Water

Thousands of dead fish float in the Boca Ciega Bay located near the mouth of Madeira Beach, Florida, on July 21, 2021. (Photo credit: Octavio Jones/Getty Images)

Fishermen and Scientists Probe Phosphate’s Connection to Florida Red Tides

April 26, 2022

A new nonprofit connects fishermen and scientists to determine whether the state’s phosphate mines are linked to the harmful algal blooms.

How Mexican Public Health Advocates Fought Big Soda and Won

By Lisa Held

April 18, 2022

The Trickle-Down Effect of Agriculture in Iowa

By Charlie Hope-D'Anieri, Sierra Magazine

April 15, 2022

A soybean farm being harvested in Rippey, Iowa. (Photo credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

A Regenerative Grazing Revolution Is Taking Root in the Mid-Atlantic

By Lisa Held

March 30, 2022

Chickens graze outside their mobile pen on Open Book Farm. (Photo credit: Mary Kathryn Barnet)

As Drought Intensifies, a Return to Wild, Less Restricted Waterways Offers Solutions

By Greta Moran

March 23, 2022

journalist and author erica gies and the cover of her new book

The Field Report: The Clean Water Act Has Failed to Curb Ag Pollution

By Lisa Held

March 22, 2022

An aerial view of farmland and irrigation canals running through the fields.

Dust Is a Growing Problem. What Role Does Farmland Play?

By Virginia Gewin

January 6, 2022

Big farm tractor tilling dusty Springtime fields

After Years of Pushing for Prairie Strips, This Ecologist Won a MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant

By Nathan Beacom

November 22, 2021

Lisa Schulte Moore. (Photo credit: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation)

In the Arid Southwest, Growing Seeds for Climate Resiliency

By Jonnah Perkins

November 9, 2021

Laura Parker in her production field at High Desert Seeds. (Photo credit: Jonnah Perkins)

The Resurgence of Waffle Gardens Is Helping Indigenous Farmers Grow Food with Less Water

By Greta Moran

October 26, 2021

Curtis Quam's waffle garden, which he tends with his family. (Courtesy of Curtis Quam)

A Native-led Land Trust Is Working to Empower Indigenous Youth Through Kelp Farming

By Judy Bankman

October 13, 2021

Sugar kelp remnants from Native Conservancy's test site in Simpson Bay, Prince William Sound. (Photo By Tesia Bobrycki)

How an Ancient Potato Could Thrive in a Changing Climate

By Alastair Lee Bitsóí, Yale Climate Connections

October 1, 2021

digging up some four corner potatoes from the soil in utah

Tourism vs. CAFOs: A New Front in the Fight Against Industrial Animal Ag

By Mallory Daily

September 28, 2021

Skull Bluff, a natural landmark on the Buffalo River in northwest Arkansas. (Photo credit: Mallory Daily)

We Can Grow Coffee in California. But Should We?

By Lindsay Campbell

September 21, 2021

Jay Ruskey's Good Land Organics coffee farm in Goleta, California. (Photo credit: Alex Nye)

‘In the Struggle’ Chronicles the Roots of California’s Food Justice Movement

By Nancy Matsumoto

September 16, 2021

From left: food justice and farmworker justice Ernesto Galarza, Janaki Jagannath, and Isao Fujimoto

Could Climate Change Put an End to Arizona’s Alfalfa Heyday?

By Greta Moran

September 15, 2021

Stacks of rectangle hay bales stacked high in the Mohave Valley Arizona

EPA to Revise Outdated Water Pollution Standards for Slaughterhouses

By Greta Moran

September 13, 2021

Closeup motion blur of storm water runoff flowing through metal drainage culver under road. January storms brought heavy rain and flash flooding to Illinois - stock photo

As Their Wells Dry Up, California’s Small Farms Seek Emergency Relief

By Greta Moran

August 18, 2021

A worker uses a tractor to pull an uprooted almond tree at a farm near Mendota, California. As the California drought continues, Central California farmers are hiring well drillers to seek water underground for their crops.

A New Indigenous-led Student Movement Is Protecting Sacred Waters

By Libby Leonard

August 9, 2021

A member of the Hoopa Valley High School Water Protectors Club speaks at a 2020 rally to shut down the Delta Tunnels Project. (Photo courtesy of Wingspan Media)

Small Farmers in California Face Tough Choices Amidst Drought

By Hannah Ricker

June 18, 2021

A California farmer facing drought holds dried out soil in his hand

Dead Bees, Sick Residents from Pesticide Pollution in Nebraska

By Lisa Held

June 15, 2021

From a drone survey in February by the NDEE, piles of wet cake sit outside the AltEn facility in Mead, Nebraska. (Photo courtesy of NDEE)

Enbridge’s Line 3 Is Putting Wild Rice at Risk—and Indigenous Water Protectors Are Taking a Stand

By Lynn Sue Mizner

May 18, 2021

Tania Aubid harvesting manoomin. (Photo courtesy of Keri Pickett, from the documentary

As the West Faces a Drought Emergency, Some Ranchers Are Restoring Grasslands to Build Water Reserves

By Greta Moran

May 17, 2021

Doniga Markegard standing with her grazing cattle. (Photo courtesy of Markegard Ranch)

Op-ed: The High Cost of Cheap McDonald’s Fries

By Winona LaDuke and Donald Carr

April 15, 2021

A helicopter sprays pesticides on a potato field owned by RD Offutt in Minnesota's Pineland Sands region. (Photo credit: EWG)

Op-ed: Water Pollution in Iowa Is Environmental Injustice

By Chris Jones

March 26, 2021

Water runs off a farm in Iowa. (Photo credit: Lynn Betts / NRCS)

Water

Fishermen and Scientists Probe Phosphate’s Connection to Florida Red Tides

How Mexican Public Health Advocates Fought Big Soda and Won

The Trickle-Down Effect of Agriculture in Iowa

A Regenerative Grazing Revolution Is Taking Root in the Mid-Atlantic

As Drought Intensifies, a Return to Wild, Less Restricted Waterways Offers Solutions

Today’s food system is complex.

The Field Report: The Clean Water Act Has Failed to Curb Ag Pollution

Dust Is a Growing Problem. What Role Does Farmland Play?

After Years of Pushing for Prairie Strips, This Ecologist Won a MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant

In the Arid Southwest, Growing Seeds for Climate Resiliency

The Resurgence of Waffle Gardens Is Helping Indigenous Farmers Grow Food with Less Water

A Native-led Land Trust Is Working to Empower Indigenous Youth Through Kelp Farming

How an Ancient Potato Could Thrive in a Changing Climate

Tourism vs. CAFOs: A New Front in the Fight Against Industrial Animal Ag

We Can Grow Coffee in California. But Should We?

‘In the Struggle’ Chronicles the Roots of California’s Food Justice Movement

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Could Climate Change Put an End to Arizona’s Alfalfa Heyday?

EPA to Revise Outdated Water Pollution Standards for Slaughterhouses

As Their Wells Dry Up, California’s Small Farms Seek Emergency Relief

A New Indigenous-led Student Movement Is Protecting Sacred Waters

Small Farmers in California Face Tough Choices Amidst Drought

Dead Bees, Sick Residents from Pesticide Pollution in Nebraska

Enbridge’s Line 3 Is Putting Wild Rice at Risk—and Indigenous Water Protectors Are Taking a Stand

As the West Faces a Drought Emergency, Some Ranchers Are Restoring Grasslands to Build Water Reserves

Op-ed: The High Cost of Cheap McDonald’s Fries

Op-ed: Water Pollution in Iowa Is Environmental Injustice