Science & Environment
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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
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Rural Louisianans Confront Saltwater Intrusion on the Mississippi River
For residents of Plaquemines Parish, regional unity is needed to solve a growing drinking water crisis
Eva Tesfaye, WWNO & Lily Carey, Sierra
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The Unlikely Success of a Georgia Wildlife Highway
The Dugdown Mountain Corridor is coming together as one of Georgia’s—and the nation’s—most critical wild animal pathways.
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When the CAFO Industry Comes for Your County
“Dodge County, Inc.” exposes the brutal costs of Big Ag
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A Second Trump Administration Threatens Longstanding USDA Conservation and Insurance Programs
Family farmers fear the Conservation Reserve Program, a steady source of income, could be eliminated
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Water Protectors Use Novel Legal Tactic to Challenge the Dakota Access Pipeline
Novel anti-SLAPP laws could help uncover Dakota Access Pipeline secrets
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The Farm Bill Must Support Farmers Affected by PFAS Contaminated Sewage Sludge
Maine stepped up to protect its farmers. It’s time for Congress to protect farmers nationwide.
Rep. Bill Pluecker
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Signs of a Ceasefire in Michigan’s Energy Wars
Rural comunities have been fighting for nearly two decades over large-scale solar and wind farms. A new law might turn down the temperature as the state seeks to reduce carbon emissions from generating electricity.
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What’s Fueling Michigan’s Green Energy Backlash?
A renewable energy push is bringing millions of dollars to Michigan’s rural communities. But not everyone is pleased.
Politics
August 1, 2024
What Overturning Chevron Means for Rural America
With its Loper Bright decision, the Supreme Court has crowned itself the final arbiter of the world’s largest economy.
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Native Life
July 11, 2024
On the Chopping Block
BLM plans to raze 380,000 acres of pinyon-juniper forests vital to Nevada tribes
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Environment
July 1, 2024
Driftless Water Defenders Go on the Offensive in Iowa
New group mobilizes citizens to protect Iowa’s “last island of ecological integrity”
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