Los fondos federales para la agricultura son recursos esenciales, pero los productores inmigrantes se enfrentan con barreras lingüísticas y culturales que no les permiten sacar provecho de ellos
Articles Tagged: Iowa Journalism Lab
Agriculture May. 25, 2023 10:16 am8d ago
Federal agriculture funding is a vital resource, but immigrant producers face language and cultural obstacles to benefiting from it.
By Kari Lydersen - Energy News Network
Energy Feb. 13, 2023 6:00 am109d ago
Officials in McDonough County passed a pipeline moratorium last year; developers offered 30 years of payments in exchange for “good faith” support of the project.
Environmental News Feb. 9, 2023 7:54 am113d ago
There is no long-term, stable financial support for watershed management authorities, creating unmet demand for local conservation practices.
Energy Dec. 7, 2022 2:39 pm177d ago
The facility’s retirement, scheduled for the end of the year, brings Alliant Energy one step closer to achieving its renewable energy goals.
Environmental News Dec. 13, 2022 2:54 pm171d ago
This marks the first time the DNR has proposed to withdraw such a plan.
By Connor Giffin - Louisville Courier Journal
Environmental News Oct. 20, 2022 6:00 am225d ago
States across the Mississippi River basin are experiencing drought more commonly found in the arid Southwest, federal data show. The dryness has disrupted agriculture, beached barges and upset ecosystems across large swaths of the Midwest, Great Plains and beyond, in epic proportions — even as the region also sees climate change-induced increases in rainfall.
Energy Nov. 8, 2022 7:47 pm206d ago
Summit executive, University of Iowa engineering professor and pipeline safety expert discuss carbon sequestration at an Iowa Ideas panel
By Erin Jordan, The Gazette; Chloe Johnson, Minneapolis Star Tribune; Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star
Agriculture Oct. 10, 2022 6:00 am235d ago
Farmers’ adaptations to increased rainfall are changing how water moves across the landscape
By Brittney J. Miller, The Gazette; Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media; Halle Parker, WWNO-New Orleans Public Radio
Environmental News Oct. 11, 2022 10:42 am234d ago
As rainfall has increased — a symptom of our warming atmosphere — the frequency of flooding has intensified. Now, river-adjacent communities like Cedar Rapids are turning away from flood mitigation to instead make room for the water.
Environmental News Oct. 10, 2022 5:30 am235d ago
After floods hammered St. Louis and eastern Kentucky this summer, the Ag & Water Desk wanted to know: Is rainfall increasing in the Mississippi River basin? Here’s how we reported it.
By Bryce Gray, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal
Environmental News Oct. 10, 2022 5:30 am235d ago
A journalism partnership of more than 14 newsrooms — including The Gazette — asked climate scientists to analyze 50 years of rainfall patterns. They found that some parts of the U.S. now receive up to 8 more inches of rain each year than they did 50 years ago.
By Bennet Goldstein - Wisconsin Watch
Iowa Water Quality Oct. 8, 2022 6:00 am237d ago
The report focuses only on releases from industry - not farm and animal feeding operations, which exacerbate the pollution problem.
By Eva Tesfaye, - Harvest Public Media
Agriculture Oct. 3, 2022 5:00 am242d ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture spent $7.4 billion in payments to farmers between 2017 and 2020 through two of its biggest conservation programs, but very little of that money went to practices that help fight climate change, according to a report from the Environmental Working Group.
By Brittney J. Miller, The Gazette; Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest; and Erin Jordan, The Gazette
Environmental News Dec. 13, 2022 2:56 pm171d ago
Two decades of bacteria and algae have plagued Iowa beaches, leading to constant warnings. The Gazette and Investigate Midwest analyzed 20 years of beach monitoring data from the Iowa DNR. The results show that although individual locations show some progress, Iowa’s beaches overall show little to no improvement.