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Brown bear on Baranof Island, Tongass National Forest, Southeast Alaska, USA. (Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Threats to Tongass National Forest

Naveena Sadasivam - Grist
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2017, file photo, Agriculture Secretary-designate, former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue attends a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump tapped Perdue to be his agriculture secretary six weeks ago, but the administration still hasn’t formally provided the Senate with the paperwork for the nomination. The delay is frustrating farm-state senators, who represent many of the core voters who helped elect Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) (AP)

Perdue: SNAP users need dignity restored

David Edwards - Raw Story
(AP/Photo montage by Salon)

Trump props up farmers hurt by trade war

Matthew Rozsa
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"Perfect storm for animals to suffer"

Sarah Okeson - DCReport
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