Investigate Midwest (https://investigatemidwest.org/tag/climate-change/)
A collection of original and curated stories, reports and resources on climate change and agribusiness
A climate study released during one of the hottest summers on record predicts a 125-degree “extreme heat belt” will stretch across a quarter of the country by 2053.
Climate change is redrawing the agricultural map of the United States. As corn becomes less economically viable with changing Midwestern weather patterns, farmers look to a more diverse future.
Climate experts say summer nights have gotten warmer, harming farmers and animals.
The proposal would require the reporting of "Scope 3" emissions, which happen outside a business's main enterprise.
Climate change is making water more scarce in some areas, but water-intensive meat production isn’t slowing down.
For those too busy to keep track of what's been happening to bees in general, and the American Bumblebee in particular, the little critters are being absolutely obliterated by Big Ag pesticides from companies including Bayer AG and Syngenta. And that's a big deal because bees pollinate a bunch of fruits and vegetables in your local grocery.
Between 1995 and 2020, the amount of crop insurance payments for drought increased about 400%, according to an analysis of government data by the Environmental Working Group.
In Iowa, drought — which is devastating to farmers — is intertwined with the flow of nitrogen — which is devastating to ecosystems and human health.
At least 65 farmworkers have died from heat-related causes since 2002, according to an Investigate Midwest analysis of OSHA data. The Biden administration has promised to address the dangers of extreme heat in workplaces.
“It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land,” the report reads.