A new report from the Environmental Working Group found targeting the U.S. Department of Agriculture's conservation funding to the Mississippi River region would have huge benefits to water quality and the climate.
The April 20 live event brings together Investigate Midwest, University of Iowa students, Iowa Public Radio’s Charity Nebbe and dynamic local storytellers.
Columnist Dave Dickey and investigative reporter Madison McVan were recognized for work in several categories of the North American Agricultural Journalists group.
EPA Administrator Michael Regan last month made one of his agency’s strongest statements to date about the danger of “forever chemicals.”
New restrictions on those pollutants in drinking water
Many states in the Midwest did not track COVID-19 cases by industry and date, but the Wisconsin data provides a clearer picture of how long food production employees dealt with the virus.
It was the Greek physician and philosopher Hippocrates who acknowledged there are circumstances in one's life where normal courses of action are insufficient and thinking outside the box
The legislation stems from a 2019 incident where dozens of farmworkers, including their children, were exposed to pesticides. The state must show violators sprayed off-label to assess higher fines.
