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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

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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

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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

Smoke rises from the stacks at U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Braddock, Pennsylvania.

The IRA will help ‘energy communities.’ But what does that mean?

Biden’s green transition could overlook towns heavily reliant upon fossil fuels for industries like steelmaking and fertilizer production.

Katie Myers Equity February 26, 2024

A closeup of two men installing solar panels on a roof with mountains in the background

This coal-heavy rural co-op utility is buying its first solar plants

Colorado-based Tri-State will soon serve half its customers’ electricity needs with renewable energy, thanks to new Inflation Reduction Act policies.

Julian Spector, Canary Media Energy June 22, 2024

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The race for clean energy is local

A couple hundred overlooked public officials control the U.S. power grid — and some of them are on your ballots.

Emily Jones & Gautama Mehta Elections November 3, 2024

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Pennsylvania landowners could be forced to accept carbon dioxide burial on their land

Environmentalists fear leaks, explosions, earthquakes and more from a carbon capture bill with bipartisan support.

Audrey Carleton, Capital & Main Energy June 16, 2024

Chemicals are sprayed onto green crops. The chemicals are part of farm machinery.

EPA declines stricter regulation on pesticide linked to bee die-offs

The birds and the bees and the pesticide-covered seeds that kill them.

John McCracken Agriculture September 30, 2022

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