Our latest stories: Farm emissions, Ohio train wreck & more

New stories from the Desk

Cows feed at a barn
Despite national goals, agricultural greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked By Erin Jordan, The Gazette and Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest -- Feb. 16, 2023

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Cows feed at a barn
Despite national goals, agricultural greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked By Erin Jordan, The Gazette and Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest -- Feb. 16, 2023
A map shows the downstream path from the East Palestine derailment
As pollution from Ohio train wreck heads downstream, towns worry about water By Connor Giffin, Courier Journal -- Feb. 17, 2023 Tornadoes are deadlier in the Southeast, and federal scientists want to know why By Keely Brewer, Daily Memphian -- Feb. 10, 2023

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Local coverage & more

A truck drops off feed to cattle

Fighting drought, N. Minnesota potato farmers overdrew water permits by tens of millions of gallons | By Greg Stanley, Star Tribune – Feb. 21, 2023

A man holds a bald eagle

Missouri study on bald eagles and turbines aims to find how birds and wind energy can co-exist | By Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media -- Feb. 21, 2023

Industrial facilities beside a farm field

Iowa study: Blocking carbon pipelines would devastate ethanol production | By Ag & Water Desk expert journalist/advisor Chris Clayton, DTNPF -- Feb. 14, 2023

Concerns about blackouts in the Midwest pit renewables against fossil fuels | By Ag & Water Desk expert journalist/advisor Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star


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Photo credits, L-R from top | Jim Slosiarek, The Gazette; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Patrick Lantrip, Daily Memphian; Brian Peterson, Star Tribune; Missouri Department of Conservation; Chris Clayton, DTN/The Progressive Farmer; Indiana Public Media/Creative Commons. Header: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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