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WEBAbout Investigate Midwest Investigate Midwest (previously The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting) is an independent, nonprofit newsroom. Our mission is to serve the public as a watchdog over influential corporations and institutions through in-depth and data-driven investigative journalism.
Breaking down the use of glyphosate in the U.S.
WEBMay 26, 2019 · Of 400 pesticides used on agriculture crops across the U.S, glyphosate is used at least three times more than all others, according to an analysis of data estimates from the U.S. Geological Survey.
‘Buy it or else’: Inside Monsanto and BASF’s moves to force …
WEBDec 4, 2020 · Hines of BASF pointed out that in the Missouri trial: “The jury’s verdict found that only Monsanto’s conduct warranted punitive damages.”. Following the trial, Bayer announced a $400 million settlement with farmers harmed by dicamba, including $300 million to soybean farmers.
Meatpacking plants have long relied on immigrant labor. Now, …
WEBAug 19, 2021 · For decades, the industry has recruited immigrants and refugees to perform the dangerous job of cutting America’s meat. Now, a small but growing number of plants are employing visa workers.
Farm to Trouble - Investigate Midwest
WEBRampant fertilizer runoff from Midwest farm fields is choking the Gulf of Mexico. The resulting ocean dead zone shows little sign of shrinking despite decades of effort. What more can be done to stem the flow?
Iowa’s shrinking towns could be state, regional mentors
WEBFeb 25, 2022 · Iowa’s shrinking towns could be state, regional mentors. Downtown Sac City, Iowa, on June 17, 2021. Credit: Lyle Muller/IowaWatch. Some Iowa towns may be shrinking in population, but they may have an impact on other communities in Iowa and beyond. Officials with the Iowa League of Cities and …
Roundup maker Monsanto settles for over $10 billion in class …
WEBJun 24, 2020 · Bayer-owned Monsanto and law firms representing about 125,000 plaintiffs reached a settlement worth over $10 billion in a suit about the alleged cancer-causing effects of the popular herbicide Roundup.
Climate change worsens flooding devastation across the Midwest
WEBJul 7, 2021 · Developments in Climate Change The effects of climate change have intensified across the state, and scientists have identified a connection between the earth’s heating and an increase in flooding events. The rise of greenhouse gasses, like carbon dioxide, in the air has warmed the surface of the earth by one degree in the last 50 years, according to a report by the United States ...
‘I don’t know who will still be here in five years’: Texas vineyards ...
WEBJun 4, 2021 · The lawsuit raises the question of what’s next for specialty crop farmers, many of whom have said dicamba damage limits their ability to grow their products and make a living.