Iowa Moves to Shield Farmers, Ethanol Plants, From Lawsuits Over Emissions
Climate lawsuits are a largely nonexistent threat to farmers in the state, but ethanol producers could benefit from the law.
By Anika Jane Beamer, Georgina Gustin
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California Bill Aims to Keep Toxic PFAS off Its Crops
By Liza Gross
A New Wine Label Promotes Workers’ Rights
By Liza Gross
Unpredictable Spurts of Dry and Wet Weather Cause Confusion and New Challenges for Midwestern Farmers
By Katie Cerulle
Cranberry Farmers Consider Turning Bogs Into Wetlands as Temperatures Rise
By Nicole Williams
America’s Rye Whiskey Resurgence Could Help the Climate, but Not by Itself
By Emily Payne
Ohio Has Invested Millions in Wetlands to Catch Nutrient Runoff From Farms. A New Report Suggests It’s Working.
By Theo Peck-Suzuki
Growing ‘Continuous Corn’ Drives Emissions of a Powerful Greenhouse Gas. It Doesn’t Have To.
By Anika Jane Beamer
California Updates Pesticide Alert System
By Liza Gross
The US Department of Agriculture Bans Support for Renewables, a Lifeline for Farmers
By Georgina Gustin
Iowa Agriculture Runs on 110 Billion Pounds of Manure, at a Cost to Its Water
By Anika Jane Beamer
In the Sweltering Southwest, Planting Solar Panels in Farmland Can Help Both Photovoltaics and Crops
By Tina Deines
Pollution, Not Drought, Prompts Lawn-Watering Ban in Des Moines
By Anika Jane Beamer
Funding Shortfalls Hamper North Carolina’s Program to Buy Out Hog Farms in or Near Floodplains
By Lisa Sorg
In California, Flawed Air Rules Threaten Farmworkers as Wildfires Pump More Smoke Onto Fields
By Rambo Talabong
USDA Staffing and Funding Cuts Would Threaten Virginia’s Ability to Reach Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals
By Charles Paullin
‘Bayer Bill’ Granting Legal Protections to Pesticide Companies Fizzles Out in the Iowa Legislature Again
By Anika Jane Beamer
A Byproduct of Manure Runoff Is Polluting Drinking Water in Thousands of US Communities, According to a New Report
By Georgina Gustin
