JBS is planning to build a $2.5 billion industrial beef operation in Nigeria, its first foray into Africa in 2024. Environmental groups are concerned about the lack of transparency from JBS and the Nigerian government. Greenpeace International sent a letter to JBS alleging that the company is in violation of Dutch law and that its expansion into Nigeria could cause further climate, environmental and human rights damage.

Raquel Lía Chan, 66, is a biotechnologist from Santa Fe, Argentina. She has been recognized with the L’Oréal-UNESCO International Award for modifying wheat and soybean with a sunflower gene adapted to water stress. She and her team from the Litoral Institute of Agrobiotechnology developed GMO seeds to combat drought.

A child ate beef kofta at The Kebab shop on Los Feliz Boulevard on April 1. Two days later, he developed symptoms consistent with E. coli infection, including nausea, vomiting, severe fatigue and bloody diarrhea. On April 6, he went to the hospital and was diagnosed with hemolytic uremic syndrome, a life-threatening blood vessel condition. He required dialysis and blood transfusions and suffered seizures and decreased pancreatic function. The whole genome sequencing linked his illness to the outbreak strain associated with Theebab Shop. The company is cooperating with public health officials and has voluntarily stopped sales of grilled meat at all locations since May 18.

Jackie Onsurez saw a geyser of toxic oilfield wastewater spewing from a pipe at a site operated by NGL Energy Partners in southeast New Mexico. He called 911, the New Mexico Environment Department and others and was at the site for about a half hour. The fire department cordoned off the area and NGL representatives arrived and shut off the shooting water.

A mouse plague is terrorising farmers across large swathes of Australia. The rodents are ravaging fields of grain. Farmers are already under pressure from unpredictable fuel and fertiliser supplies due to the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran. Geoff Cosgrove, 43, runs a 14,000-hectare farm in Mingenew, Western Australia. He's been farming for 25 years and he's only had to bait twice.

The death toll from a chemical tank rupture in the US state of Washington climbed to 11 as crews recovered the bodies of all nine missing people. Two fatalities had been confirmed after the tank containing “white liquor” – a chemical solution of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide used in making paper pulp – imploded at a Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility on Tuesday. The search for the missing carried on through the week.

There are a growing number of invasive species in the U.S. due to climate change, global trade and shifting environmental conditions. They damage habitats, outcompete native plants and animals, and introduce disease. Authorities have developed a set of measures aimed at limiting their spread.

Geraldo Gomes is a farmer in the semi-arid Caatinga in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is known as a guardian of heirloom seeds in his region. He has more than 200 varieties of seeds and keeps them in his seed house.