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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Zackary Vernon's new collection of essays investigates his yearslong efforts to eat outside of our industrialized food production system.
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‘In every room, every hand would go up’: Panelists discuss cancer, pesticides and environmental risks
Our partners at Investigate Midwest explore how decades of industrialized farming, pressure from chemical manufacturers and federal farm policy have left many producers relying heavily on pesticides.
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5 questions about U.S. wetlands following the landmark Sackett ruling
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Are Missouri and North Dakota in a water war?
A project to divert water away from the Missouri River has sparked a new fight in a decades-long conflict over how to manage the river’s water in times of drought. Ceilidh Kern reports for The Beacon in Kansas City.