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A new scientific report lays bare the stark impacts of land-system change and land degradation on planetary health, while also offering solutions to these problems. The report was published on the eve ...

Land use advocates have ramped up the fight over turning farm-zoned land in Deschutes County into rural housing. They argue that the county is ignoring statewide planning goals meant to preserve ...