Science & Environment

Agriculture
June 26, 2023

Extreme Drought Threatens Farmers’ Livelihoods and Rural Economy

The signs of a changing climate harbinger hard times for agricultural communiities in the Great Plains and the Midwest

Agriculture
June 16, 2023

Three Ways to Stop the Pollution of Iowa’s Water

A University of Iowa researcher has a solution to the decades-long degradation of the state's water quality

Environment
June 7, 2023

Uprooting Invasive Plants Across America

The Weed Wrangle movement invites people to pull together.

Environment
May 11, 2023

Canadian ‘Super Pigs’ Threaten Minnesota. How Will the State Respond? 

Experts say once a feral swine population is established, it’s nearly impossible to remove.

Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest
Environment
May 3, 2023

Rural Women Are Leading the Conversation on Climate Justice

An interview with Mallory McDuff, author of Love Your Mother: 50 States, 50 Stories, and 50 Women United for Climate Justice

Environment
April 21, 2023

Five Myths About Wild Horses in the West

Despite Bureau of Land Management claims, wild horses do not damage the ecosystems of the American West

Environment
April 17, 2023

Five Native Groups Have Established Rights of Nature

"For Ho-Chunk, rights of nature has always been around.”

Native Life
April 17, 2023

The Black Snake Threatens Turtle Island

When I moved to the Great Lakes, I did not know a pipeline threatened my ancestral homeland

Environment
April 17, 2023

Native Communities Fight Oil Pipeline in Wisconsin and Michigan

The 70-year-old Line 5 pipeline threatens lives, livelihoods and Great Lakes ecosystems

Politics
April 17, 2023

To Serve and Protect?

Enbridge pays Minnesota law enforcement agencies to arrest pipeline protesters

Environment
March 25, 2023

Not Your Enemy: Reimagining the Human-Wildlife Divide

The new book Tenacious Beasts explores how we can work in partnership with our fellow animals

Environment
March 14, 2023

Don’t Let Your Food Waste Become Sewage Sludge

The solid waste industry is greenwashing food waste-to-sewer programs

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