Agriculture
Faster Slaughterhouse Line Speeds Are Increasingly a Climate Problem
By Georgina Gustin
With Fertilizer Pollution on the Rise, Iowa Will Invest $100 Million in Water Treatment
By Anika Jane Beamer
Thousands of People Say Roundup Caused Their Cancer. The Supreme Court May Quash Their Lawsuits.
By Lee Hedgepeth
Nearly One-Fifth of Americans Are Consuming Water With High Levels of Nitrates
By Georgina Gustin
Major Livestock and Animal Agriculture Companies Are Making Climate Promises They Aren’t Keeping
By Georgina Gustin
Illinois Weighs Early Warning System For Pesticide Spraying Near Parks, Schools
By Gabriel Matias Castilho
Iowa Moves to Shield Farmers, Ethanol Plants, From Lawsuits Over Emissions
By Anika Jane Beamer, Georgina Gustin
Cancer Rates Are Higher Near Large Livestock Feeding Operations in 3 States, a New Study Finds
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