Two Mexican farmworkers died in a trailer fire in North Carolina. Their story illustrates how the nation’s most important agricultural visa program is failing the workers it is supposed to protect.
The Nov. 9 live event brings together Investigate Midwest, University of Iowa students, Iowa Public Radio’s Charity Nebbe and dynamic local storytellers.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a history of discrimination. Legislators are pressing it to release more data that could show what progress it’s making.
After more than a century of government actions that led to the loss and sale of reservation land, the Nebraska tribes are buying some back. They’re running into high prices and, some allege, bigotry as they do.
Belle Plaine is scraping the bottom of its water reserves and is searching for reprieve and solutions. It’s not the only Iowa town suffering amid the record drought.
Illinois' attorney general has filed a petition against Spire, saying the company hasn’t made good on its promise to limit the pipeline's impacts. Spire said it is willing to work with landowners about their concerns.
The Wisconsin Farmers Union says giving CAFOs more latitude jeopardizes water quality and public health. Experts agree it’s an issue of concern for rural communities across the country.
In recent years CAFO operators have successfully lobbied state legislatures to minimize nuisance/trespass lawsuits from being filed, Dave Dickey writes in his latest column.
