How North Carolina Wasted the Chance To Fix Hog Pollution
A pact between the state and Smithfield Foods “failed miserably.” Those who worked on the agreement explain why.
By Lisa Sorg
Agriculture
California Dairy Farm’s New Biogas Project Makes History and Raises Eyebrows
By Steven Rodas
Can California Farmers Break Free From Plastic?
By Liza Gross
As Water Pollution Concerns Grow in Iowa, So Do Fertilizer Industry Profits
By Anika Jane Beamer
Secret Plan to Dump Slaughterhouse Waste Blindsided Residents of Iowa’s Loess Hills
By Anika Jane Beamer
California Pesticide Agency Hopelessly Captured by Industry, Critics Charge
By Liza Gross
A Very American Invention, Pushed to an Extreme
By Georgina Gustin
A Minnesota Dairy Company’s Rapid Expansion Is Prompting Lawsuits Against Regulators
By Georgina Gustin
A New Oregon Permit for Industrial Farms Violates the Clean Water Act, Advocates Allege
By Claire Barber
The Clock Is Ticking for New Mexico to Cut Rio Grande Water Use
Story by Martha Pskowski, photos by Paul Ratje
The World’s Largest Meat Company Abandons Its Climate and Deforestation Goals
By Georgina Gustin
In Gambia, Salt Water Intrusion Is the Leading Edge of Climate Change
By Phred Dvorak
Dairy Farms’ Expansion Plan Worries California Families Who Once Had a ‘Little Piece of Heaven’
By Steven Rodas
A New Book Tells the Story of Albuquerque Through the Rio Grande
By Martha Pskowski
Supreme Court Delivers a Victory for Pesticide Companies in Fight Over Cancer Claims
By Anika Jane Beamer
Colombia Passes First-Ever National Law Requiring Beef to Be Traced Back to Its Origins
By Georgina Gustin
A Sloth Exhibitor Shut Down by New York Wants a Florida Comeback—and Florida Licensed Him
By Katie Surma
Wild Rice Faces Numerous Threats—and Has Determined Protectors
By Susan Cosier
