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A red tractor bulldozes through a field of corn.

Drought hits the Midwest, threatening crops and the world’s food supply

America's Breadbasket hasn’t had enough rain to sustain crop growth, including food, animal feed, and ethanol production.

Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Drought July 2, 2023

A desolate highway in Colorado, with transmission lines in the foreground and mountains in the background

Colorado’s rural electric co-ops are determined to go green

The federal government promised to pay for upgrades to keep utility rates down. Now what?

Keaton Peters, High Country News Energy May 10, 2025

A fire rages at night with a transmission line in the foreground

Who pays for wildfire damage? In the West, utilities are shifting the risk to customers.

Utah laws cap wildfire damages and let utilities pass the cost onto customers. Utility lobbyists are pushing the model in other states.

Will Peischel Wildfires September 19, 2025

A rancher moves a herd of cattle between pastures in Colorado.

The wealthy profit from public lands, and taxpayers pick up the tab

Roughly two-thirds of grazing on Bureau of Land Management land is controlled by just 10 percent of permit holders.

Mark Olalde, ProPublica & Jimmy Tobias, High Country News Economics December 6, 2025

A close-up of someone's hands holding a green strip containing several computer chips above a disassembled computer, next to a black keyboard, on a light blue tabletop

The environmental policy backed by free-market Republicans

The right to repair can reduce emissions and pollution. But for conservatives, it's "a freedom and liberty issue."

Maddie Stone Politics April 18, 2025

Meatpacking plants mostly pollute low-income, communities of color, EPA data shows

Postville, Iowa, has long dealt with the fallout from Agri Star Meat and Poultry, the town’s largest employer.

John McCracken & Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest/Report for America Accountability October 25, 2024

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.

John McCracken Energy April 14, 2023

A collage of black and white images of hands and electrical transmission towers

Utility regulators take millions from industries they oversee. What could go wrong?

A Floodlight analysis in nine of the 10 states that elect public utility commissioners found that more than a third of their contributions of $250 and up are from fossil fuel and electric utility interests — more than $13.5 million in all.

Mario Alejandro Ariza, Floodlight, Miranda Green, & Pam Radtke, Floodlight Accountability November 3, 2024

Grist and the Center for Rural Strategies award $100,000 in grants for rural reporting

The two organizations funded 15 newsrooms and freelance projects covering rural America.

Rachel Glickhouse Grist News August 7, 2023

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