Articles by Diana Kruzman
Diana Kruzman is an award-winning journalist reporting on religion, the environment, and urbanism. She is Grist’s former Midwest Correspondent and her writing can be seen in Undark, the New York Times, Vice, the Christian Science Monitor, and Religion News Service.
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![An aerial view of the AltEn facility, surrounded by green fields.]()
![An aerial view of the AltEn facility, surrounded by green fields.]()
How a Nebraska ethanol plant turned seeds into toxic waste
State regulators shuttered the AltEn plant in 2021 after years of environmental violations. Residents are just beginning to grapple with its toxic legacy.
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Biden: Federal agencies must consider climate impacts of infrastructure projects
The changes to the National Environmental Policy Act reverse Trump-era rollbacks, impacting projects from roads to railways to pipelines.
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EPA to investigate racial discrimination in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
Complaints allege that industrial facilities have discharged “excessive levels” of carcinogenic chemicals in a majority-Black community.
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![A man walks toward a solar panel in Illinois.]()
As utility-scale renewables expand, some Midwest farmers are pushing back
Rural communities are concerned about losing agricultural land in a region long-defined by its farming roots.
