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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‘This is on our doorstep now’: Wildfire smoke is new hazard in upper Midwest
Smoke from Canadian wildfires that turned skies along the East Coast a sickly yellow also brought air quality alerts to
Fertilizer plants add to toxic loads in Louisiana’s 'Cancer Alley'
Along one section of the Mississippi River, residents struggle for environmental justice
Embracing traditional foods rejected by centuries of colonization
While on a foraging trip through a wooded area of Kansas City, Jojo Blackwood discovered a plant that would change
Midwest states, often billed as climate havens, suffer summer of smoke, drought, heat
MADISON, Wis. — Masks made a comeback in Wisconsin this week. As smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed the state, health officials
Summer 2023 is going to be dangerously hot in Louisiana. Here’s what you need to know.
Less than a month into the official start of summer, record-breaking heat has already swamped Louisiana and much of
The cost of growth: Fertilizer companies cash in while farmers and communities struggle
Claims of market manipulation drive national concern over fertilizer industry consolidation
From Factory to Field, Fertilizer Is a Huge Source of Planet-Warming Emissions
Critics say producers are choosing false solutions to shrink their footprint
Does the Mississippi River have rights?
The Mississippi River flowed lazily under the Centennial Bridge, which connects Illinois and Iowa in the Quad Cities. Cars cruised
See mayflies on the Mississippi? This citizen science program wants your help tracking them.
On July 4, 2015, crowds gathered in downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin, to watch the fireworks. But it wasn't
Millets – ancient, drought-resistant grains – could help the Midwest survive climate change
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Midwest is known for its rows and rows of corn and soybeans that uniformly cover the
Lost in translation: How USDA barriers leave immigrant farmers and ranchers behind
Federal agriculture funding is a vital resource, but immigrant producers face language and cultural obstacles to benefiting from it
Rail merger means more hazmat shipped along upper Mississippi
A recently completed merger between two of the country’s top-tier rail lines will send more trains along the