Midwest
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In Nebraska, he’s working to break up meat monopolies
Graham Christensen comes from a long line of Midwestern farmers. Now, he’s setting his sights on improving the landscape for the next generation.
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Severe flooding at Pine Ridge Reservation ‘a humanitarian disaster’
While flood recovery is underway in other parts of the Midwest, South Dakota's Oglala Sioux Tribe is still treading water.
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Terrifying map shows all the parts of America that might soon flood
By the end of May, nearly 60 percent of Americans could see flooding severe enough to cause damage.
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The Midwest is calling for a clean energy revolution
Could bipartisan success in the Midwest pave the way for carbon-free energy in almost every state?
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The government is back, and it’s debunking Trump’s tweets
NOAA has the facts about extreme weather in a warming world.
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Crazy floods hit the Midwest when hardly anyone was looking
In northern Indiana, people kayaked across grocery store parking lots.
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Are giant suction cups the key to cheap wind power?
Sometimes the future looks like a toilet plunger, and that's OK.
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Critical List: America has 3.1 million green jobs; a battery made of paper waste
The United States has 3.1 million green jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. High temperatures in the Midwest are as much as 40 degrees F above normals for this time of year. Is the EPA ever going to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants?
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Rancher sticks up for animals in factory farm country
Farmer and strongman Kevin Fulton has taken on the admirable if unenviable task of bridging conventional agriculture and animal rights.