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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 29 June 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01718-0

Climate anxiety is about more than just personal risks
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Cleanup is underway for the US’s second-largest tar sands oil spill. Experts say it’ll be harder than past leaks.

The second-largest tar sands oil spill in the country — which left a black pockmark on Kansas grasslands a few weeks ago — will be harder to clean compared to past oil spills.

In early December, nearly 14,000 barrels of oil known as diluted bitumen spilled in north-central Kansas, three hours outside of Kansas City, Kansas. The cleanup is still underway, with at least 4,000 barrels now cleared from a waterway known as Mill Creek. But as time goes on, environmentalists and infrastructure experts worry about the oil that will be more difficult to clean.

According to TC Energy ,the Canadian operator of the Keystone Pipeline responsible for the spill, other sections of the pipeline have been restarted at reduced pressure. At the time of the spill, the pipeline was operating at 80 percent of the maximum recommended rate, which …

Comment: NSAC Praises USDA Announcement of More Than 3.1 Million Acres Offered Through CRP Grassland Signups

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Comment: NSAC Praises USDA Announcement of More Than 3.1 Million Acres Offered Through CRP Grassland Signups

Washington, DC, July 15, 2022 – In response to this week’s announcement that the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting offers for more than 3.1 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners through this year’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grassland Signup, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) issued the following comment, attributable to Jesse Womack, NSAC Policy Specialist.

“The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) applauds the Farm Service Agency (FSA) for its historic announcement that they are accepting offers for more than 3.1 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners through this year’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grassland Signup. This far exceeds the current minimum required enrollment of 2

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