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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Census model: More than 800K Mississippi River basin households may not have access to air conditioning
Amid dangerous heat, resources for those without air conditioning vary at the local level
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Offering solutions, rather than just describing problems
Editorial director Chas Sisk explains why he loves the Desk's recent data center stories.
Telling stories with data
Outgoing Desk data journalist Jared Whalen shares some of his favorite projects.
China resumes U.S. soybean purchases under trade deal with Trump, but future for farmers remains ‘daunting’
Exports to China, the United States’ largest soybean buyer, still lag previous years
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This summer’s ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf will be larger than average, but task force claims progress is being made
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects the oxygen-depleted zone to be about the size of the state of New Jersey
Author interview: the difficult, sometimes hilarious search for sustainably produced food
Zackary Vernon's new collection of essays investigates his yearslong efforts to eat outside of our industrialized food production system.
Here’s what communities can do when data centers arrive
We interviewed more than 50 experts to create a community toolkit. It lays out how ordinary people can respond — and how communities can prepare to handle projects beforehand.
Who are the middlemen behind data center deals?
Private consultants connect local governments with companies looking to build data centers. They’re often paid by taxpayers, but residents are out of the loop on how these groups work.
Experts say time is the key element for Louisiana vanishing coast, culture
Coastal scientists says change is inevitable, but hope is not lost