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.
Recently, I crunched the latest data on how Ag & Water Desk stories are reaching audiences throughout the Mississippi River watershed and beyond. Taken together, the outlets that have picked us up just within the basin reach nearly 100 million people — and our stories have run in almost all of the 31 states the basin touches.
Our stories have run in more than 400 outlets total, appearing more than 800 times in publications of all shapes and sizes since we began publishing in summer 2022. We’ve put out about 120 collaborative stories so far, and altogether, our reporters have had more than 1,000 bylines — local and otherwise — between them.
We’re so proud to be fulfilling our goal of bringing more coverage of the nation’s largest watershed to audiences and news outlets that need it most — those serving farmers, rural areas, environmental justice communities, states often treated as “flyover country,” places with dwindling local news options and more.
Stay tuned for a couple of big projects in the coming weeks, and thanks as always for keeping up with the Desk.
Wishing you well,
Annie Ropeik Ag & Water Desk Assistant Director
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A prothonotary warbler at Great Dismal Swamp Refuge in Virginia. Courtesy: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
As one of four flyways in the U.S., the migration route along the Mississippi River is used by an estimated 40% of waterfowl and shorebirds in North America. It offers a rest stop for more than 325 species of sparrows, warblers, owls, ducks, plovers, cranes, chickadees and more, amid long journeys between Southern winter habitats and Northern breeding grounds.
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