SpaceX ‘pinky promises’ no bad impacts for Louisiana locals — then forced to backtrack
In a tense meeting, SpaceX managers told locals the massive spaceport won’t affect them at all. Then locals pressed for specifics.
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Midwest farmworkers struggle with extreme heat — and almost no regulatory safeguards
A fifth of reported heat-related deaths between 2017 and 2022 were agricultural workers, according to OSHA data. Academics, occupational health specialists, and advocacy groups are calling attention to the under-reported impact of climate change on this group from heatwaves.
Tax credits jump start Midwest carbon capture projects — but the cost will be in the billions
Program once expected to cost $3.2 billion now could exceed $100 billion
Embracing traditional foods rejected by centuries of colonization
While on a foraging trip through a wooded area of Kansas City, Jojo Blackwood discovered a plant that would change
Millets – ancient, drought-resistant grains – could help the Midwest survive climate change
The United Nations declared 2023 the International Year of Millets. Some Midwestern farmers are already growing the grain.
As the trucker shortage deepens, some groups are trying to make it easier to become a driver
The Ottawa Cooperative Association, which moves grain and fertilizer in eastern Kansas, lost many of its truck drivers during the
How small rural towns can access Inflation Reduction Act funding
The Inflation Reduction Act provides funds for clean energy, transportation, electrification and more for rural communities, but small towns with few resources and staff may have trouble accessing those programs.
Worried about spying and tensions with China, many states limit who can buy farmland
A proposed corn mill processing plant was expected to be a big economic boon for Grand Forks, North Dakota, bringing
Farmers are still waiting for CBD product regulation 5 years after U.S. legalized hemp
Demarkius Medley, an urban farmer in Galesburg, Illinois, decided not to grow hemp last year, a crop that was at
Warming winters are increasing fertilizer runoff and polluting waterways, a new study finds
A new study finds as winter weather warms across the Midwest, fertilizers that once froze are now finding their way into streams and rivers.
Making room for the river: Communities look at nature-based solutions
The western border of Atchison County, Mo., follows the twisting path of the Missouri River. Acres of corn and soy
USDA spending only a sliver of conservation funding on climate-smart practices, a new report finds
The U.S. Department of Agriculture spent $7.4 billion in payments to farmers between 2017 and 2020 through two
Study finds that Mississippi River Basin could be in an ‘extreme heat belt’ in 30 years
A climate study released during one of the hottest summers on record predicts a 125-degree “extreme heat belt” will
