One Iowa landowner fights to farm a designated wetland. Others could face consequences downstream. - Investigate Midwest DELAWARE, Iowa — In northeast Iowa, a wispy stand of trees looks out of place. It is surrounded by crop fields on the north side of a four-lane highway, an oasis of nature that is uncommon in rural Io...

One Iowa landowner fights to farm a designated wetland. Others could face consequences downstream. investigatemidwest.org/2025/04/15/o...

21.04.2025 04:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Journalists @benfelder.bsky.social and @jmcjmc.bsky.social freelancer Madison Holcomb at @investigatemidwest.bsky.social appeared on @paulapoundstone.bsky.social, @wbez.org and @iowapublicradio.org to talk about the #meatindustry, #birdflu and the nation's rarely enforced #animal transport laws.

24.02.2025 23:20 — 👍 1    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Axed once, USDA employees anxiously await potentially being fired again - Investigate Midwest Following judges’ orders, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun reinstating employees who were fired en masse in February. But now, many of those workers who are being paid not to perform any…

In February, the USDA terminated about 6,000 jobs. Following a judge’s order, many employees have been reinstated, but the Trump administration is moving forward with plans to reduce the federal workforce. @skychadde.bsky.social reports @investigatemidwest.bsky.social:

26.03.2025 16:05 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Making Polluting Legal Again The new EPA head wants to abandon any semblance of environmental protection

Totally against what we should be doing for our planet...and our health.
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14.03.2025 14:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Opinion | Trump Is Going Woke (Gift Article) The president’s energy policies may not make America great again, but they will definitely help make China great again.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/o...

28.01.2025 16:43 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Tapping the Brakes
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Just a reminder to every single damn American who voted for Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans.

America has the strongest economy in 25 years!

It is the #1 economy in the entire world as a result of a Democrat administration you voted against.

Thank you, Joe Biden!

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