Europe is racing to investigate potential acts of sabotage after both the natural gas pipelines linking it to Russia suffered sudden inexplicable leaks. This comes as Europe transitions away from Russian fossil fuels.

The White House hosted its first conference on hunger since 1969 this week. While President Biden announced several steps to increase access for free school meals and more incentives to purchase fruits and vegetables with food stamps, some say protein from animal agriculture could help answer the need for healthy and nutritious food for Americans.

Step into the greenhouses at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and you’ll discover research taking root to answer a growing global need for more oil — for jet fuel and heavy equipment to food products and industrial needs. A team of researchers is working to introduce genes that increase the genetic diversity of the plant and allow it to produce higher levels of oil, which could then be introduced into crops that don’t produce oil today.

After slamming into Florida, Hurricane Ian is moving east. Meteorologist Andrew Whitmyer is tracking the rain potential over the next several days.