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California wells are running dry: “People are … going to lose access to drinking water.”

08.19.2021
Rachel Becker
“I’m not playing any of this, ‘The customer is always right’”
08.06.2021
by José Cardenas + Safiya Charles
One of the places I’ve missed most was my local grocery-store beer den. When its popular bartender died, it was only right to mourn him there—with half-price pints and memories.
06.30.2021
by Tina Vasquez
GRAPHIC: Expect to pay more for food in 2021–except for eggs
06.07.2021
by Pamela Dempsey
Running out of water and time: How unprepared is California for 2021’s drought?
05.24.2021
by Julie Cart + Rachel Becker
Tensions rise in the Klamath Basin as feds further reduce water allotments to farmers
05.21.2021
by Jessica Fu
Frogs in the water, sheep poop near the fields: FDA raises flags about onion farm linked to massive Salmonella outbreak
05.17.2021
by Jessica Fu
GRAPHIC: Americans are drinking less cow milk and more plant-based alternatives
05.14.2021
by Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agriculture Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest
Junk food ads don’t just harm children’s health—they also infringe on their online privacy
05.13.2021
by Jessica Fu
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