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The US labor department added new farmworker protections, but agency needs more resources ‘to do what we need to do,’ agency head says - Investigate Midwest...

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Illinois bills seek to regulate carbon dioxide pipelines and sequestration - Investigate Midwest

...the Illinois Commerce Commission last year. ... ...and Wolf Carbon Solutions — were withdrawn from consideration by... ...Pam Richart, a central Illinois resident and co-founder of the Coalition... ...Cassel explained that once the study is done, the Illinois EPA would...

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FTC Chair Lina Khan listens to Iowa farmers’ concerns about fertilizer plant deal - Investigate Midwest...

...This story was originally published by the Cedar Rapids Gazette.... ...The Federal Trade Commission chair spoke briefly before listening... ...Aaron Heley Lehman, president of the Iowa Farmers Union, read a letter... ...Koch Ag & Energy Solutions is allowed to buy the Iowa Fertilizer...

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How tribes are reversing years of consolidation within the cattle industry with their own meat processing plants - Investigate Midwest...

...“This part’s not easy,” said McKinney, the plant manager at Butcher... ...Owned and operated by the Osage Nation tribal government, the plant... ..., the plant manager at 1839 Cherokee Meat Co., the Cherokee Nation... ...’s Food Safety and Inspection Services division, which monitors meat...

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GRAPHIC: China returns as one of top poultry export destinations - Investigate Midwest

..., according to the Poultry and Egg Export Council.  ... ...value, according to data from the Foreign Agriculture Service.... ...Gary Marx Journalism Fund, Arnold Ventures, Kirkpatrick Foundation... ...Reynolds Journalism Institute, Fund for Investigative Journalism,...

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GRAPHIC: More than a third of the food produced in the US is wasted

...the Environmental Protection Agency states that the amount of surplus... ...In a 2021 report on the environmental impacts of U.S. food waste,... ...Gary Marx Journalism Fund, Arnold Ventures, Kirkpatrick Foundation... ...Reynolds Journalism Institute, Fund for Investigative Journalism,...

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There soon will be more fireworks over U.S. meat labels

...Appropriations Act in response to a World Trade Organization ruling... ...Back in 2015, former President Barack Obama signed the Consolidated... ...Gary Marx Journalism Fund, Arnold Ventures, Kirkpatrick Foundation... ...at the WTO or rules under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement...

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GRAPHIC: US ag census showed fewer farms used manure as fertilizer in the Midwest

...South Dakota and North Dakota saw the most significant reductions... ...Nebraska, Michigan and Illinois also experienced decreases of 17%... ...Gary Marx Journalism Fund, Arnold Ventures, Kirkpatrick Foundation... ...Learn More » Chicago Region Food System Fund, Data-Driven Reporting...