North Carolina Cattle Farmer to Pay $92,000 for Damaging Mountain Streams
Wildlife officials had to rescue, relocate brook trout after Bottomley Properties cleared hundreds of acres of mountain forest for grazing.
By Lisa Sorg
Agriculture
The US Department of Agriculture Bans Support for Renewables, a Lifeline for Farmers
By Georgina Gustin
After a Drought Last Year, Ohio Farmers Wished for Rain. Now Downpours Are Destroying Their Crops
By Theo Peck-Suzuki
Why Farmers May Be Able to Continue Fertilizing Fields With PFAS-Contaminated Sewage Sludge
By Tom Perkins
Weather Extremes Caused by Climate Change Are Driving Up Food Prices, a New Report Says
By Georgina Gustin
Iowa Agriculture Runs on 110 Billion Pounds of Manure, at a Cost to Its Water
By Anika Jane Beamer
Humans Are Wiping Out Water Bodies That Life Depends On, New Report Says
By Katie Surma
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
US Labor Advocates Demand Heat Protections for Workers as Planet Warms
By Liza Gross
Chesapeake Bay Health Slips in 2025 Report Card as Persistent Challenges Threaten Long-Term Gains
By Aman Azhar
Biofuels Policy, a Mainstay of American Agriculture, Has Been a Failure for the Climate, a New Report Claims
By Georgina Gustin
Republicans Attack Rules Designed to Keep Workers Safe From Heat
By Liza Gross
USDA Staffing and Funding Cuts Would Threaten Virginia’s Ability to Reach Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals
By Charles Paullin
Soybean Lab Scheduled to Close After USAID Cuts Gets a Year-Long Reprieve
By Susan Cosier
Seaweed Could Reduce Methane Emissions from Grazing Cattle, New Study Shows
By Miranda Lipton
Trump’s Latest USDA Cuts Undermine His Plan to ‘Make America Healthy Again’
By Ayurella Horn-Muller, Grist
N.C. Farm Bureau Asks State Supreme Court to Strike Environmental Protections From Hog Farm Permits
By Lisa Sorg
