Farmers must be at the heart of biodiversity action
“Without the farmers, it is only political policy without implementation” – that was the stark message delivered by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Director-General on Tuesday to delegates attending the latest round of UN biodiversity talks in Rome. Continue Reading
Guterres urges Caribbean leaders to keep pushing for peace, climate action
In an address on Wednesday to Caribbean leaders meeting in Barbados, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced a potential plan to support an “effective force” in Haiti as armed gangs continue to terrorize the population. Continue Reading
Congress Set to Vote on Repeal of Biden Administration Climate Regulations
By Nicholas Kusnetz Congress is scheduled to vote on two bills this week that would roll back climate regulations issued in the final months of the Biden administration. The agencies that implemented the rules, which limit methane emissions from the oil and gas sector and set efficiency standards for waterContinue Reading
Austria, a Longtime Buyer of Russian Gas, Tries to Break the Habit
OMV, a multinational energy company based in Vienna, has shifted to other options, including increasing its own output of natural gas, drilling for oil and experimenting with geothermal energy.Continue Reading
Mass Federal Firings May Imperil Pets, Cattle and Crops
The terminations, which hit agencies involved in protecting the nation’s food supply and agricultural products, could have long-lasting consequences, experts said.Continue Reading
The view from Greenland: ‘We don’t want to be Americans’
Traitor 47’s calls for the U.S. to take over Greenland have sparked alarm and outrage. Denmark, which is responsible for Greenland’s security, recently announced that it would further boost its defense spending. And a recent poll found 85 percent of Greenlanders are opposed to being part of the United States.Continue Reading
The true cost of the huckleberry industry
The Ḱamíłpa Band of the Yakama Nation has wanted an end to commercial picking of a critical cultural resource for years. Finally, the Forest Service is expected to make a decision. The post The true cost of the huckleberry industry appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Killing 166 million birds hasn’t helped poultry farmers stop H5N1. Is there a better way?
Poultry producers, disease experts and government officials are now questioning the practice of widespread culling in response to H5N1 bird flu outbreaks.Continue Reading
Mitch McConnell and a History of Seven-Term US Senators
More U.S. Senators in their seventh term chose to seek reelection than to retire Kentucky U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell announced last week that he would not seek an eighth term in the chamber next year, ending many months of speculation as to his potential retirement plans. The Republican Party benchContinue Reading
A Brief History of Minnesota Lieutenant Governors Running for US Senate
Only two sitting or former Lieutenant Governors have served in the U.S. Senate from Minnesota – none directly elected from the office Another unexpected Democratic U.S. Senate seat in a battleground state opened up for the 2026 cycle this week when Minnesota DFLer Tina Smith announced she would not seekContinue Reading
Putin pulls the strings
As if there were much doubt before, it is now obvious whose side President Traitor 47 is on.Continue Reading
WikiCredCon 2025
Expanding on our Iffy.news/Veri.FYI session at WikiCredCon (February 15 2025). Please consider supporting the new Domain-Name Property Proposal in Wikidata, that emerged from this conference… Wikimedia is a wonderful source of information about the credibility of news sources. But it’s not a source of credibility data. It’s not a credibilityContinue Reading
PolitiFact 2024: Scores
Every four years Iffy.news compiles PolitiFact-checks (with permission) to rate the veracity of political people. We convert their fact-checks into credibility scores, comparing pols, pundits, PACS, and partiesContinue Reading