It’s no secret to anyone paying attention that the POTUS is the nation’s science and climate change denier-in-chief. It’s a given undisputed fact at this point. But sometimes behind the scene what government does compared to what the POTUS says are two vastly different things. Four years ago the 201
We heard from more than 200 disaster survivors and people helping them. Here’s what we learned.
The Center for Public Integrity, Columbia Journalism Investigations and our partners in newsrooms
The Center for Public Integrity and Columbia Journalism Investigations collaborated on this project with newsrooms around the country: IowaWatch, California Health Report, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, City Limits, InvestigateWest, The
In 2008, residents of Iowa waited a day for a major disaster declaration when an EF-5 tornado struck Parkersburg.
That twister cut through Black Hawk and Butler counties, killed
OK, let's begin with the obvious. The POTUS is not a meteorologist (although he's been known to play one on TV). Meteorologists pride themselves on using
A roundup of news, reports, and research on agribusiness and related issues.
* Cargill opens expanded $34m feed mill at Texas site | Feednavigator.com
A renovated Cargill feed production facility in
A new spinoff from DowDupont could mean fewer seed and pesticide options for farmers, who are already facing mounting challenges that include low commodity prices, poor weather conditions and a
Severe weather and flooding that impacted much of the Midwest are expected to cause multinational agribusiness company Archer Daniels Midland to lose millions of dollars.
The latest findings from a study of drinking water wells and their surroundings finds manure from cows that is stored or spread on farm fields poses the highest risk for certain contaminants.
The body of 10-year-old Minnie Bowers was found lodged in a pile of mud and debris. She was one of over 40 people who died in the flood of 1876 that swept through northeast Iowa wiping out the tiny hamlet of Rockdale near Dubuque.
Natural Resources Conservation Service officials predict that drought conditions will persist or intensify for much of the western United States. The predictions come after an unusually dry 2013 in much of the country, including California -- which experienced its driest year on record.
