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After years of pushing for prairie strips, this ecologist won a MacArthur 'Genius' grant
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After years of pushing for prairie strips, this ecologist won a MacArthur 'Genius' grant

Lisa Schulte Moore used to have to explain the benefits of her work to farmers in the Corn Belt. Now, over half of farmers in Iowa are willing to plant prairie strips next to cropland to improve soil health and water quality and mitigate climate change.
Politics
Farmers have long memories: Trump's climate record could hurt him in Iowa
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Farmers have long memories: Trump's climate record could hurt him in Iowa

In rural Iowa, farmers bearing the brunt of climate change may play an outsize role in electing the next president.
Solutions
Most farmers in the Great Plains don't grow fruits and vegetables. The pandemic is changing that
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Most farmers in the Great Plains don't grow fruits and vegetables. The pandemic is changing that

Amid massive tracts of wheat and corn destined for global markets, some farmers are planting cover crop mixes designed to be harvested by their communities.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Nevada residents press lawmakers to act on deadly heat and air quality risks

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Farmers across Virginia brace for ripple effects as NOAA faces deep federal cuts

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GOP lawmakers break ranks over carbon capture projects in Louisiana

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A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

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NRC denies full hearing on Palisades nuclear restart challenge

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

CLIMATE
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World Bank tones down climate messaging as Trump allies threaten U.S. withdrawal