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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What is a Superfund site? And how does cleanup work?
There are more than 1,300 active Superfund sites across the country, including nearly 200 on tribal land
Grassroots air monitoring helps people track pollution in their own backyards. Those efforts are under threat in Louisiana.
As the state limits sharing of independent data, the Trump administration is delaying new testing requirements for dozens of chemical plants around the Mississippi River Basin
China is investing billions in Latin America, potentially sidelining U.S. farmers for decades to come
Chinese state-backed money is remaking the hemisphere’s ports —from Santos to Chancay — reshaping grain routes to Asia and squeezing U.S. farmers as tariffs deepen the split with Washington.
Soybeans have been a top U.S. ag export for decades. What happens when the top buyer stops buying?
The Trump administration has announced $12 billion in relief for farmers but that won’t cover all their losses.
Under new EPA rule, protections would dry up for wetlands across the Mississippi River basin
Many acres of wetlands across the vast Mississippi River basin would lose federal protection under a new rule proposed by
A tool tracking billion-dollar disasters is back after the Trump administration retired it
It shows that in 2025, approximately $40 billion in damage was caused by severe storms and tornadoes that struck states like Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, and others.
Ag department cuts 30-year survey of food insecurity
1007Bill0:00/81×1007Survey0:00/421× The U.S. Department of Agriculture is canceling a survey that hunger groups use
Pig farmer reimagines her future as Trump officials cut local food program
Web summary: Jess D’Souza had hoped to finally turn a profit this year, aided by a federal program to bolster local food systems. The Trump administration canceled the initiative, upending her plans.
Revised wetlands protection laws in Louisiana, other states open door to development
BATON ROUGE, La. — Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge, an area of marshland at the eastern edge of New Orleans,
Trump’s Tariffs Are Hurting U.S. Agriculture. Some Farmers Support Them Anyway
BELZONI, Miss. — For Pepper Roberts, running a successful farm comes down to managing risk and planning for potential challenges. While
Size of ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf expected to be about average this year. Funding woes for research and action could be much bigger
The annual forecast for the “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico, which President Trump has renamed the Gulf of
Retired National Weather Service director says cuts could lead to ‘needless loss of life’
The National Weather Service, which is responsible for tracking storms and warning the public about them, has lost hundreds of