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Among Big Ag facilities, ADM’s Decatur plant emits most carbon dioxide, EPA data shows

By Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest | June 3, 2021

Among agricultural facilities with emissions tracked by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, this ADM plant has emitted the most carbon dioxide into the atmosphere — by far — over the past decade, according to an Investigate Midwest analysis of agency data.

Climate Change and Agribusiness

Once climate change deniers, the agriculture industry positions itself as part of the solution

By Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow | April 1, 2021

Recently, a coalition of Big Ag companies and groups formed the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance, which has the stated aim to help address a warming planet.

Graphic of the Week

Contaminants from the coal ash ponds are currently entering the Middle Fork through several discolored seeps on the riverbank. The Illinois EPA has issued to Dynegy two violation notices: one in 2012 for polluting the groundwater and another in 2018 for contaminating the Middle Fork

GRAPHIC: Fines for environmental violations dropped during Trump administration

By Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow | February 18, 2021

Fines have ebbed and flowed over the years, but there was a drop off in the past four years.