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This summer, the newsroom added four new staffers to cover decarbonization, Indigenous affairs, and the Midwest.
The drastic policy shifts will make it harder on those who grow food — and on those struggling to afford to eat.
The grim milestone arrives as rampant flooding hits the Northeastern U.S., India, and Japan.
As storms get warmer and wetter, the state's flood control system is struggling to keep up.
Farmers spread treated human waste on their crops. It's full of forever chemicals.
Regulators just imposed unprecedented fees on water usage in the state's agricultural heartland.
The Federal Reserve is putting the country's biggest banks to a test.
The closure of one of the nation's most toxic medical equipment sterilization facilities will reduce residents' exposure to carcinogenic ethylene oxide.
The temperature-sensitive pathogens that caught U.S. communities off guard are a grim preview of the future.