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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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.
Millions spent to keep invasive fish out of the Great Lakes, but who is protecting the Mississippi River?
Federal and state agencies spend millions of dollars every year to keep destructive invasive carp out of the Great Lakes.
A federal funding program has helped clean up the Great Lakes. Could it work for the Mississippi River?
BAY CITY, WISCONSIN - Summers in Bay City when Frank and Cathy Dosdall were young revolved around Lake Pepin. The small
Summer nights are heating up — and that’s impacting crops and livestock
Climate experts say summer nights have gotten warmer. One study found the average minimum temperature in the United States has
What the Inflation Reduction Act could mean for farmers
OMAHA — A sweeping bill that would have major ramifications for agriculture and energy has been sent to President Joe Biden’
With Corn Belt inching north, Midwest farm diversification gains momentum
Climate change is redrawing the agricultural map of the United States. As corn becomes less economically viable with changing Midwestern weather patterns, farmers look to a more diverse future.
EPA is monitoring possible cancer-causing emissions in Southwest Memphis
The Environmental Protection Agency is monitoring 23 communities across the country for newly identified cancer risks associated with a chemical
‘Dead Zone’ smaller than expected, but bigger than desired
The so-called dead zone where the Mississippi River dumps into the Gulf of Mexico, an area of low oxygen
How year-round crops could reduce farm pollution in the Mississippi River
Don Wyse’s field of winter barley used to be mostly empty in the spring. Eight years ago, just a