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Since 1955 the Vermilion Power Plant has been storing toxic coal ash in three ponds next to the Middle Fork Vermilion River near Oakwood, Illinois

GRAPHIC: Environmental regulation enforcement varies widely from state to state

By Madison McVan, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | March 24, 2021

The number of enforcement actions and the size of fines levied against companies for violating environmental protection laws is vastly different from state to state.

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Database: Tracking Covid-19’s impact on meatpacking workers and industry

USDA photo by Preston Keres

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) meat inspectors and graders perform their mission.

DATABASE: WHERE ARE FARM BANKRUPTCIES HAPPENING?

Aerials in Vernon County Wisconsin on Saturday, February 29, 2020. photo by Darrell Hoemann/The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

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