Impact Our biggest stories in 2025 A year of power, policy and the people caught in between. By Ben Felder, Investigate Midwest / 22 Dec 2025
Climate Change and Agribusiness Corn’s clean-energy promise is clashing with its climate footprint Corn dominates US farmland and fuels the ethanol industry. But the fertilizer it relies on drives emissions and fouls drinking water. By Ames Alexander, Floodlight / 4 Dec 2025
Agribusiness Tax credits jump start Midwest carbon capture projects A program once expected to cost $3.2 billion through 2031 now could exceed $100 billion through 2033. By Erin Jordan, The Gazette and Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Harvest Public Media / 7 Jul 2023
Business & Consumer Affairs Bioengineers Hope Turning Garbage Into Gas Opens A Green Frontier in Iowa, Midwest The thought of turning your dinner table leftovers, old cardboard boxes and even dirty diapers into fuel for your car might sound ambitious, or even absurd. But scientists, bioengineers and profit-minded businesspeople say they can do it. By Gabriella Dunn / 1 Jun 2014
