Data Harvest Cancer is a statewide problem in Ohio, including in the pesticide-heavy northwest corner Ohio has one of the highest cancer rates in the nation, often linked to a variety of factors, including industrial pollution and pesticide use. By Ben Felder, Investigate Midwest / 20 Apr 2026
Data Harvest Farmers were exposed to roughly twice as many pesticides as general population in EU study Even people outside of agriculture carried residue from dozens of chemicals after just one week, the study authors said. Many of these same chemicals, including several banned in Europe, are still in use across US farms. By Lauren Cross, Investigate Midwest / 10 Nov 2025
