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.
Solutions
Stories highlighting innovative approaches to agriculture, water and environmental challenges across the Mississippi River Basin
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As the trucker shortage deepens, some groups are trying to make it easier to become a driver
The Ottawa Cooperative Association, which moves grain and fertilizer in eastern Kansas, lost many of its truck drivers during the
How small rural towns can access Inflation Reduction Act funding
The Inflation Reduction Act provides funds for clean energy, transportation, electrification and more for rural communities, but small towns with few resources and staff may have trouble accessing those programs.
Congress approves ecosystem restoration program for lower Mississippi River
Congress has approved $40 million for ecological restoration in the lower Mississippi River — the first federal program of its kind
Making room for the river: Communities look at nature-based solutions
The western border of Atchison County, Mo., follows the twisting path of the Missouri River. Acres of corn and soy
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
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.
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
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.
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