Trump shadow over COP29: The impending return of Donald Trump to the White House is reducing the chances of an agreement at the UN climate summit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from food systems, the source of one-third of emissions. (Grist)
Caraveo, Chavez-DeRemer lose, Costa wins: House Agriculture Committee members Yadira Caraveo, a Colorado Democrat, and Lori Chavez-DeRemer, an Oregon Republican, lost re-election bids. But Jim Costa of California, the second-ranking Democrat on the committee, won his 11th term. (AP)
One death in carrot recall: The FDA said one person has died and 15 were hospitalized due to an outbreak of food-borne illness in organic whole and baby carrots sold from Aug. 14-Oct. 23; the supplier, Grimway Farms, has initiated a nationwide recall. (FDA)
Interior chief and ‘energy czar’: A day after announcing North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum was his nominee for Interior secretary, President-elect Donald Trump said Burgum also would head a National Energy Council. (AP)
North Dakota okays pipeline route: State regulators unanimously approved a route permit for the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline after the company modified the route. (North Dakota Monitor)