Researchers, patients optimistic in fight against alpha-gal syndrome
A support group and a lab in the St. Louis area provide resources for people with the allergy to mammal products — and evidence that its effects can be reversed.
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Silos are disappearing from the landscape. One woman wants to hunt them down before they do.
For 150 years, silos have been a fixture of the Corn Belt, but efforts to preserve them have been haphazard.
How one program is working to bring Corn Belt farmers together for conservation agriculture
The 'farmer-led movement' aims to shape the agricultural landscape — by strengthening soils and building community
Under new EPA rule, protections would dry up for wetlands across the Mississippi River basin
Many acres of wetlands across the vast Mississippi River basin would lose federal protection under a new rule proposed by
Public gives input on how to define – and regulate – nation’s waters and wetlands
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public input as it rewrites the definition of the “waters of the
One Iowa landowner fights to farm a designated wetland. Others could face consequences downstream.
DELAWARE, Iowa — In northeast Iowa, a wispy stand of trees looks out of place. It is surrounded by crop fields
Bogs sink carbon dioxide ‘like no ecosystem on Earth,’ but many are at risk of being drained
Bogs_RADIO0:00/2221× Peat bogs sequester a massive amount of the earth's carbon dioxide. But even as
As more students struggle to afford food, some campuses get creative
Research shows that college students are going hungry at a higher rate than the U.S. population as a whole. Some campuses are taking alternative approaches to tackling student hunger.
Does the Mississippi River have rights?
The Mississippi River flowed lazily under the Centennial Bridge, which connects Illinois and Iowa in the Quad Cities. Cars cruised
The Supreme Court could end protections for some wetlands, threatening water and wildlife
The remnants of the old levee are still visible at The Nature Conservancy's Emiquon Preserve in central Illinois,
The Black carp now established in parts of the Mississippi River basin
The black carp, one of four invasive species of carp in North America, has made it into the Mississippi River
Midwest river towns seek answers after 3M factory taints water with PFAS
CORDOVA, Ill. - This fall, the towns and rural farmsteads along the Mississippi River received alarming news about their drinking water.
To stay or to go: Increased flooding forces towns to make hard choices
Increased rainfall and repetitive flooding strain aging infrastructure in many towns across the Mississippi River Basin. But what options do residents have?