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Newly confirmed Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue joins ‘farmers roundtable’ discussion at White House as Trump issues executive order

By Robert Holly | April 26, 2017

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a new executive order targeting economic development in rural America.

Election 2016

Ag Secretary Vilsack stresses value of rural voters in presidential election

By Robert Holly | September 28, 2016

Rural America’s vote is “still up for grabs” and worth the attention of both presidential candidates, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said on Tuesday morning.

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The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that covers agribusiness and related topics such as government, environment and energy through both original and curated content. Check out our reporting, training materials and research tools! Learn More »

Original Investigations

  • 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
    Loose regulations allow coal ash to threaten river
    Middle Fork River at risk from Dynegy coal ash ponds

    Each year thousands of families boat down the Middle Fork branch of the Illinois Vermilion River below an embankment that holds back 3.3 million cubic yards of toxic coal ash sludge stored in three large ponds.

  • Erosion on the bank of the Middle Fork River near the Dynegy coal ash ponds
    Riverbank near coal ash ponds found unstable
    Residents, environmentalists worry about a possible collapse

    Environmentalists and community members in Vermilion County have expressed deep concern over the pollution from toxic chemicals seeping from large coal ash ponds into the Middle Fork River in Vermilion County.

  • Help us investigate the growing number of pesticide drift complaints

    The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting found that the number of alleged pesticide misuse complaints in Illinois this year is already more than the previous three years combined.

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