Science & Environment

Environment
December 2, 2024

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
Environment
November 25, 2024

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.

CAFOs
November 21, 2024

When the CAFO Industry Comes for Your County

“Dodge County, Inc.” exposes the brutal costs of Big Ag

Agriculture
November 4, 2024

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

Environment
September 30, 2024

Water Protectors Use Novel Legal Tactic to Challenge the Dakota Access Pipeline

Novel anti-SLAPP laws could help uncover Dakota Access Pipeline secrets

PFAS
September 23, 2024

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.

Environment
August 29, 2024

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.

Environment
August 19, 2024

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.

Native Life
July 11, 2024

On the Chopping Block

BLM plans to raze 380,000 acres of pinyon-juniper forests vital to Nevada tribes

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”

Agriculture
June 24, 2024

Harvesting Destruction

Reflections of a lifelong Montana rancher on the corporate takeover of our food system and what it means for the future of our nation and planet

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