Agriculture

Cancer Rates Are Higher Near Large Livestock Feeding Operations in 3 States, a New Study Finds

Researchers comparing maps of CAFOs with county-level disease data from California, Texas and Iowa found increased rates of all types of cancer, but said more research is needed to determine the cause.

By Steven Rodas

California Bill Aims to Keep Toxic PFAS off Its Crops

By Liza Gross

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

By Georgina Gustin, Peter Aldhous

Trump Administration Targets Bison on Federal Grazing Lands

By Blaine Harden

Critics Call the Poultry Farming System Rigged. Craig Watts Is Fighting to Overturn It.

By Lisa Sorg

The Trump Administration’s New Biofuels Targets Threaten Carbon-Rich Rainforests

By Georgina Gustin

Summit Sold Its Midwest Pipeline as a Carbon Solution. Now, It’ll Be Used for Fossil Fuels.

By Anika Jane Beamer

As Prices Soar, EPA Greenlights Higher Ethanol Blends in Gasoline

By Georgina Gustin

Iowa’s Cancer Crisis Linked to Pesticides, PFAS, Fertilizer and Radon, Report Says

By Anika Jane Beamer

California Water Board Will Soon Release a New Rule to Limit Water Pollution From Dairies in the State

By Blanca Begert

North Carolina Created Complaint Systems for Its Industrialized Farms. They Don’t Work Very Well.

By Lisa Sorg

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

By Jordan Gass-Pooré

The Farming Industry Has Embraced ‘Precision Agriculture’ and AI, but Critics Question Its Environmental Benefits

By Georgina Gustin

Grasslands and Wetlands Are Being Gobbled Up By Agriculture, Mostly Livestock

By Georgina Gustin

Iowa’s Water Crisis Could Help Tip the Scales for Control of US House

By Anika Jane Beamer

The Voracious Vine That ‘Ate the South’ Can Also Fuel Wildfires

By Jaylan Sims

California Pays Farms to Make Biogas from Hog Waste in North Carolina, Where Locals Say It’s Fueling Pollution

By Blanca Begert

Local Barley Becomes Local Booze at a Wisconsin Distillery Prioritizing Ag Sustainability

By Sarah Mattalian

California Explores First-Time Regulation on Dairy Methane Emissions

By Blanca Begert