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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Why I care so much about rural water
A pair of stories about struggling systems shows what the Desk is all about, says editorial director Chas Sisk
Author W. Ralph Eubanks reflects on the Mississippi Delta
Eubanks' new book, “When It's Darkness on the Delta: How America's Richest Soil Became Its Poorest Land,” focuses on the Mississippi Delta and how policy, or lack thereof, has created poverty and inequality that is persistent and acute.
What is a Superfund site? And how does cleanup work?
There are more than 1,300 active Superfund sites across the country, including nearly 200 on tribal land
A Superfund site in Minnesota is spreading, disrupting a tribe’s way of life
Little progress has been made despite 40 years of cleanup on Leech Lake Reservation. Locals fear for the health of surrounding lakes and the Mississippi River downstream.
How long does it take to get federal assistance after a disaster? There’s no set timeline.
States need a major disaster declaration to access federal aid, but the wait time ranges from a few days to a few months
A subdivision struggles with the massive data center moving in next door
Residents of Canton, Miss., say traffic and dust have already made life a ‘mess’. And they worry what will happen when hundreds of backup diesel generators go online. New Desk reporting by Illan Ireland, Mississippi Free Press.
What a shrinking Delta town’s struggles tells us about failing water systems
Cotton Plant, Ark., can’t maintain water infrastructure for its residents. With an aging population and a lack of state resources, long-term solutions seem far from reach.
Brown water and boil notices: Small towns struggle with failing water systems
Millions of rural Americans get their water from districts that serve 10,000 people or less. Thousands of those systems are failing to meet federal standards.
‘Gaining back our identity’: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe looks to expand buffalo herd
Reaching a goal of 1,000 buffalo will require more land and fencing. An alliance of tribal nations may help. By Gabrielle Nelson, Buffalo’s Fire.
A subdivision struggles with the massive data center moving in next door
Residents of Canton, Miss., say traffic and dust have already made life a ‘mess’. And they worry what will happen when hundreds of backup diesel generators go online.
Novice farmers face big challenges making it in today’s ag sector
Consolidation in ag, higher input prices, land access issues and other obstacles are making it hard for young farmers to gain a foothold in U.S. agriculture. By Olivia Cohen, The Gazette & Cassandra Stephenson, Tennessee Lookout.
‘Gaining back our identity’: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe looks to expand buffalo herd
Reaching a goal of 1,000 buffalo will require more land and fencing. An alliance of tribal nations may help.