Russia destroys commodities terminal: Ukrainian authorities said Russian shelling destroyed the second-largest grain terminal in the country, in Mykolaiv, near the Black Sea. An agricultural official said the Russian blockade would limit grain exports to no more than 2 million tonnes a month. (Reuters)
Twenty hunger hotspots: Two UN agencies listed 20 “hunger hotspots” that are expected to worsen this summer due to warfare, harsh weather and the pandemic, with the most dire in Afghanistan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen. (FAO)
Eating local has limits: Most Americans believe that eating locally produced food is good for the environment but transportation accounts for as little as 5 percent of food’s carbon footprint; more important is the type of food being consumed. (Vox)
POET joins carbon pipeline: Ethanol maker POET signed a letter of intent to ship millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide annually through the proposed Navigator pipeline for injection underground in south-central Illinois from 18 of its plants in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. (Cedar Rapids Gazette)
Californians face “unprecedented” water cuts: On Tuesday, the state’s Water Resources Control Board announced a new wave of restrictions, which prohibit cities and farmers from pumping river water out of the San Francisco-San Joaquin River Delta watershed. The restrictions will impact thousands of water rights holders in the north of the state, including the city of San Francisco. (Cal Matters)