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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Nitrate pours into Mississippi River and other U.S. waterways, report says
Regulated industries in 2020 released at least 94.5 million pounds of potentially harmful nitrates into the Mississippi River basin. But some releases go untallied.
A wetter world is changing farm country. Can growers adapt?
Corn was just starting to tassel across much of the Midwest, including fields in southern Indiana, a golden crown signaling
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?
The Mississippi River Basin is getting wetter as climate change brings era of extreme rain, floods
This summer proved to be one of the driest on record in the Mississippi River basin. The drought disrupted agriculture,
When It Rains: How the series was reported
The Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk answers your questions about flooding and increased rainfall across the region
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
Research seeks ways to grow solar and crops together in the skeptical Corn Belt
Acres of corn stand tall on both sides of a narrow country road in northwest Indiana. It’s late August
Should you eat fish from the Mississippi River? Depends which state you ask.
Danny Paccasassi, a lifelong Memphis resident, started fishing on the Mississippi River 40 years ago. Now he runs a fishing
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
Testing the waters: How groups monitor toxic algae in the absence of state testing
Toxic blue-green algae appears in lakes across the Midwest during the summer and can sicken people and animals. Few states have routine testing programs to check for algae, so some local and volunteer groups are stepping in to fill that gap.