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=====Farmers are abandoning their land. Is that good for nature?===== | |||
[https://www.npr.org/2025/01/03/nx-s1-5246186/farmers-are-abandoning-their-land-is-that-good-for-nature by Dan Charles 3/1/25 npr] | |||
A century ago, a thousand people lived in this village. Today, there are only about 200. People left for jobs in Bulgaria's cities, or abroad. Their heirs may still own land around the village where crops once grew, or sheep grazed, but much of that land now sits unused. Shrubs and small trees are taking over. | |||
=====How Black North Carolinians pay the price for the world’s cheap bacon===== | =====How Black North Carolinians pay the price for the world’s cheap bacon===== | ||
[https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23003487/north-carolina-hog-pork-bacon-farms-environmental-racism-black-residents-pollution-meat-industry by Jamie Berger 1/4/24 Vox] | [https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23003487/north-carolina-hog-pork-bacon-farms-environmental-racism-black-residents-pollution-meat-industry by Jamie Berger 1/4/24 Vox] | ||
