And does Mitch McConnell really have farmers’ best interests at heart?
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Last week, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell promised that the final version of the long-delayed Farm Bill would include the legalization of hemp. Congress’s top Republican, interestingly enough, has become a vocal champion of the versatile crop in the last five years, which is presently making a comeback in McConnell’s Kentucky—after the War on Drugs made the growing of hemp highly stigmatized and illegal. |
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| Podcast: The Overstory That’s the word ecologists use to describe the treetops. There’s a riot of life above us, but usually we’re so focused on what’s right in front that we forget to look up. The Sierra Club’s new podcast, The Overstory, provides the view from the canopy. In every episode we hear from changemakers, storytellers, and people who help us see the world in a different light and from a new angle. Our first episode features an in-depth feature story from the embattled Bears Ears National Monument, a radio diary from two members of North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe, a conversation about heirloom ciders, and sustainable-living advice from our columnist, Mr. Green. Listen to episonde one. The November/December Issue of Sierra is Now Online! Features Include: Military Moms Find Camaraderie, and Peace, in the Outdoors A Group of Young Afghan Women Reach New Heights Trekking in Nepal Is Bringing New Wolves to Isle Royale National Park "Restocking the Zoo"? The Last Stand of the Last Great Wilderness The Aloha State Paves the Way for a Clean Energy Future Photo: Fish Populations in the Sea of Cortez Are Rebounding Thanks to a Marine-Protected Area |
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