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Under Trump, the Department of Agriculture Has Ditched Conservation and Climate Efforts

An Inside Climate News analysis found the department lost 21 percent of its workforce in 2025. Those cuts have thrown it into disarray.

By Georgina Gustin, Peter Aldhous

 USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service staff visits farmers in Missouri on June 4, 2025. Credit: Jenny Long/NRCS
Evans Miles, Jr. talks about his participation in the NRCS Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program on his farm near the Chesapeake Bay in Chestertown, Md. Credit: Preston Keres/USDA

USDA Staffing and Funding Cuts Would Threaten Virginia’s Ability to Reach Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals

By Charles Paullin
A farmer plants corn using a Case IH tractor and 16-row planter assisted by an on board computer that monitors and controls seed and fertilizer application. Credit: Andrew Sacks/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

American Farmers and the USDA Had Finally Embraced Their Role in the Climate Crisis. Then Came the Federal Funding Freeze

By Georgina Gustin
Residents watch as the Kickapoo River jumps its banks and floods the small town of Viola, Wisconsin, in August 2018. Credit: Tim Hundt/Vernon Reporter

The Fate of Thousands of US Dams Hangs in the Balance, Leaving Rural Communities With Hard Choices

By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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