Articles by John McCracken
John McCracken is a journalist who focuses mainly on agriculture, climate change, and industrial pollution. A former Midwest Reporting Fellow for Grist, he won a 2022 SEAL Environmental Journalism Award. He lives in Wisconsin and can be found online most everywhere @johnmccwrites. Follow John
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![A train rolls past backyards in Camanche, Iowa]()
![A train rolls past backyards in Camanche, Iowa]()
Railroaded
In the wake of the East Palestine, Ohio, disaster, other train towns wonder: Are we next?
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![ponds filled dark liquid next to smoke stacks of coal plant next to Lake Michigan]()
![ponds filled dark liquid next to smoke stacks of coal plant next to Lake Michigan]()
New EPA rules tell polluters in Great Lakes communities to clean up legacy coal waste
One advocate calls the coal ash pits in her town a "ticking time bomb."
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![A white man in a grey suit and a striped tie holds up his thumb and index finger in gesture.]()
![A white man in a grey suit and a striped tie holds up his thumb and index finger in gesture.]()
How bad was Tucker Carlson for the planet?
Good news: He's gone. Bad news: Someone else will pick up the climate disinformation mantle.
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![Image of a gas pump with an ethanol symbol on it.]()
![Image of a gas pump with an ethanol symbol on it.]()
Midwestern leaders want to sell ethanol in summer despite smog risks
Ethanol was sold for years as a “climate-friendly” fuel, but research says it could harm the planet and your health.
