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How kelp farms, an ‘environmental powerhouse,’ can help mitigate climate change

Long Island kelp farmer Sue Wicks holds a line of kelp in the Moriches Bay. Via ABC News (NEW YORK) — Underwater forests could be the answer to helping to mitigate the environment from the impacts of climate change, experts told ABC News. Kelp, large brown algae or seaweeds that grow in shallow oceans, is a nutrient-rich species that grows …

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More than 16K pounds of ground beef sold at Walmart recalled for potential E. coli contamination

Via USDA (NEW YORK) — A meat processor has recalled approximately 16,234 pounds of raw ground beef products processed in its Pennsylvania facility that may be contaminated with E. coli. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall Wednesday with Cargill Meat Solutions to alert consumers of six different types of ground beef products that …

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