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I’m a farm worker in Washington state, picking apples during the wildfires. All I have is a cloth mask to protect myself.

09.16.2020
Jessica Fu + "Mr. Gonzalez"
Ranchers say they can graze away wildfires. Environmentalists beg to differ.
07.09.2020
by Sam Bloch
A Louisiana spillway helps flood-proof New Orleans. It’s killing Mississippi’s local seafood industry.
09.16.2019
by Boyce Upholt
Another summer, another run of toxic algal blooms
07.09.2019
by H. Claire Brown
#NoPlant19: Unrelenting rain forces Midwest farmers to make a painful choice—plant or wait until next year
05.31.2019
by Sam Bloch
#NoPlant19: Unrelenting rain forces Midwest farmers to make a painful choice—plant or wait until next year
05.30.2019
by Sam Bloch
Maryland lawmakers double down on contentious oyster restoration efforts
04.09.2019
by Jessica Fu
After the floods, a struggle on the Pine Ridge Reservation for food and water access
03.29.2019
by Jesse Hirsch
Flooded Midwest communities face contaminated drinking water
03.25.2019
by Sam Bloch
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