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Two birds are visible, long beaks in the water beside plants

Humans Are Wiping Out Water Bodies That Life Depends On, New Report Says

By Katie Surma

Brittany Staie, with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, gathers samples of vegetables that are being grown at the NREL agrivoltaic solar garden in Golden, Colo. Credit: Werner Slocum/NREL

In the Sweltering Southwest, Planting Solar Panels in Farmland Can Help Both Photovoltaics and Crops

By Tina Deines

Volunteer Jessica Wilks waters the plants of the Hell’s Kitchen Farm Project with the bridges of the Port Authority in the background. Credit: Ryan Krugman/Inside Climate News

A New York Rooftop Blossoms with Lessons About Food Literacy

By Ryan Krugman

A view of the Des Moines River as it flows through downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Credit: Clay Masters/Iowa Public Radio

Pollution, Not Drought, Prompts Lawn-Watering Ban in Des Moines

By Anika Jane Beamer

A construction worker takes a break to wipe his brow while digging a trench amidst a heat wave in Irvine, Calif., on Sept. 5, 2024. Credit: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

US Labor Advocates Demand Heat Protections for Workers as Planet Warms

By Liza Gross

A view of an ethanol production plant on March 20, 2024, near Ravenna, Neb. Credit: David Madison/Getty Images

Biofuels Policy, a Mainstay of American Agriculture, Has Been a Failure for the Climate, a New Report Claims

By Georgina Gustin

A construction worker takes a sip of water during a heat wave while repairing a road that was damaged from the heat in Houston, Texas on June 27, 2023. Credit: Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images

Republicans Attack Rules Designed to Keep Workers Safe From Heat

By Liza Gross

Evans Miles, Jr. talks about his participation in the NRCS Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program on his farm near the Chesapeake Bay in Chestertown, Md. Credit: Preston Keres/USDA

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

By Charles Paullin

The Soybean Innovation Lab coordinated tests of soybean varieties in Malawi and other parts of Africa to create a database that farmers could access. Credit: Courtesy of Soybean Innovation Lab

Soybean Lab Scheduled to Close After USAID Cuts Gets a Year-Long Reprieve

By Susan Cosier

Beef cattle graze near a machine that releases a seaweed supplement and measures methane emissions on a ranch in Dillon, Mont. Credit: Paulo de Méo Filho/UC Davis

Seaweed Could Reduce Methane Emissions from Grazing Cattle, New Study Shows

By Miranda Lipton

Credit: Edwin Remsburg/VW Pics/Getty Images via Grist

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

By Ayurella Horn-Muller, Grist

A hog farm in eastern North Carolina. Credit: Rick Dove

N.C. Farm Bureau Asks State Supreme Court to Strike Environmental Protections From Hog Farm Permits

By Lisa Sorg

A nonprofit helping farmers adopt sustaibable practices in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions is among the plaintiffs suing the Trump administration over its funding freeze. Credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

Judge Asks Trump Administration for More Evidence That Funding Freeze Is Constitutional

By Amy Green

A tractor pulls a machine for composting cow manure at a dairy farm in Fort Morgan, Colo. Credit: Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Images

A Byproduct of Manure Runoff Is Polluting Drinking Water in Thousands of US Communities, According to a New Report

By Georgina Gustin

Ohio faced its most severe drought in a century in 2024. Credit: Seth Herald/NurPhoto via Getty Images

After Severe Drought and Storms, Ohio Farmers Fear for Long-Term Soil Health

By Anika Jane Beamer

Al Krupski, owner of Krupski Farms in Peconic, N.Y., holds dry soil in one of his pumpkin fields on Nov. 19, 2024, as Long Island undergoes a three-month drought. Credit: Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images

Small New York Farms Suffer as Federal Funds Freeze

By Lauren Dalban

A warning sign is posted at the edge of a celery farm to indicate the field is unsafe to enter shortly after an application of pesticide in Salinas Valley, Calif. Credit: Jack Clark/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

California Farmworker Communities Win the Right to Be Notified of Pesticide Applications in Advance

By Liza Gross

The Soybean Innovation Lab supported tests of soybean varieties in Malawi and other parts of Africa to create a database farmers could access. Credit: Soybean Innovation Lab

The Soybean Innovation Lab Is Set to Close in April After Trump Cuts

By Susan Cosier

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