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Indiana

Despite Capitol Hill Enthusiasm for Planting Crops to Store Carbon, Few Farmers are Doing It, Report Finds

In the nation’s Corn Belt, only about 3 million acres of corn and soybeans out of 68 million acres were planted with “cover crops,” which can help trap carbon in the soil.

By Georgina Gustin

Corn is harvested in this aerial photograph taken above Malden, Illinois, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. Credit: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images
A farmer feeds cows in front of wind turbines that stand at the Amazon Wind Farm Fowler Ridge in Fowler, Indiana on Aug. 3, 2016. Credit: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Wind Energy Is a Big Business in Indiana, Leading to Awkward Alliances

By Dan Gearino

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