Science & Environment

Will the Vampire of the Great Lakes Rise Again?
The Trump administration’s budget cuts could undermine bipartisan efforts to keep the Great Lakes great
S. Nicole Lane

From Frying Pans to ‘Teflon Flu’: How One Scientist’s Discovery Changed the World Forever
The origins of PFAS “forever chemicals”
Sharon Udasin & Rachel Frazin

How to Keep Your Garden Free From Toxic Forever Chemicals
Is your big box store selling you soil contaminated with PFAS?
Rep. Bill Pluecker

Farmers in Trump Country Were Counting on Clean Energy Grants. Then the Government Changed the Rules.
Thousands of farmers and small rural businesses now in limbo as USDA demands grant rewrites that favor fossil fuels over renewables
Ames Alexander & Mario Alejandro Ariza, Floodlight; Joe Engleman, Barn Raiser

Virtual Fences, a Rancher’s New Best Friend?
New research demonstrates the potential benefits of virtual fencing for cows, pollinators and grasslands
Rebecca Owen

Undoing the Power of Big Ag
A conversation with author Sonja Trom Eayrs and Farm Action co-founder Joe Maxwell
Justin Perkins

In a North Dakota Courtroom, the Battle for Standing Rock Continues
Greenpeace and the owner of the Dakota Access Pipeline square off in court
Winona LaDuke

‘Cruelty Is the Point’: The Toxic Trickle-Down of Musk’s Government Purge
Kyla Bennett, former EPA whistleblower, says Musk’s DOGE “coup” has major ramifications for rural America
Justin Perkins & Joel Bleifuss
Investigative Report

Learning from Beavers to Build Dams and Restore Ecosystems
In Jackson County, Wisconsin, Jim Hoffman builds BDAs—beaver dam analogs—to restore wetlands
Bennet Goldstein
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Environment
December 23, 2024

The Largest Oil Spill in Wisconsin History Happened Three Days Before Approval of Line 5 Reroute

Why was the public alerted about the spill more than a month later?

S. Nicole Lane
Environment
December 22, 2024

Who Does Minnesota’s White Earth State Forest Belong To?

Can a beloved forest bridge the gap between a fractured past and a hopeful future?

Maija Hecht, essay & photography
Environment
December 12, 2024

Mapping a Mountain Lion’s Ghost

One mountain lion’s 800-mile journey to the heart of Chicago offers a window into the Midwest’s changing ecology

Robyn Mericle

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