U.S. Department of Agriculture

Mass Sloth Deaths in Florida Are a Warning About Wildlife Trade and Pandemic Risk, Scientists Say

Necropsy reports from sloths imported by an Orlando business found the animals were riddled with bacteria, parasites and viruses. The situation illustrates how the wildlife trade poses risks to public health.

By Katie Surma, Kiley Price

Faster Slaughterhouse Line Speeds Are Increasingly a Climate Problem

By Georgina Gustin

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

By Georgina Gustin, Peter Aldhous

USDA Says It Needs Roads to Fight Remote Wildfires, but a New Study Says Roads Bring More Fire to Forests

By Zoë Rom

On the Farm, the Hidden Climate Cost of the Broken U.S. Health Care System

By Jordan Gass-Pooré

Could Rescinding The Roadless Rule Make It Harder To Delist Yellowstone Grizzlies?

By Jake Bolster

One Year After Trump’s Election, This Group Is Celebrating Their Sway Over U.S. Energy Policy

By Aidan Hughes

Regenerative Agriculture Is All Over the Agenda at Climate Week NYC. But What Does It Mean?

By Georgina Gustin

The US Department of Agriculture Bans Support for Renewables, a Lifeline for Farmers

By Georgina Gustin

Potential Repeal of Roadless Rule Could Permanently Damage Midwest National Forests

By Sarah Mattalian

Trump Administration Acts to ‘Severely Weaken’ a Key Environmental Law

By Kiley Bense, Wyatt Myskow

Funding Shortfalls Hamper North Carolina’s Program to Buy Out Hog Farms in or Near Floodplains

By Lisa Sorg

A Twinkle in Trump’s Eye: A Shakeup at Alabama’s Top Utility Regulator

By Lee Hedgepeth

Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Environmental Grant Funding

By Amy Green

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

By Charles Paullin

Trump’s Latest USDA Cuts Undermine His Plan to ‘Make America Healthy Again’

By Ayurella Horn-Muller, Grist

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

By Georgina Gustin

Farmers and Community Groups Sue Trump and the USDA, Seeking Funds They Were Promised

By Georgina Gustin

In Arizona’s Famed Sky Islands, Trump Administration’s Funding Freeze Stalls Crucial Conservation Work

By Wyatt Myskow