Water

Sheep graze among the dormant grapevines at Dodon. (Photo credit: Tom Croghan, Dodon)

17 Food and Ag Approaches to Tackling the Climate Crisis

By The Civil Eats Editors

August 5, 2024

A roundup of the most important and promising climate solutions stories we’ve published so far this year.

Republican Plans for Ag Policy May Bring Big Changes to Farm Country

July 22, 2024

A drone photograph of a corn field in Madison County, Ohio, with a grain silo in the background. (Photo credit: Hal Bergman, Getty Images)

Across Farm Country, Fertilizer Pollution Impacts Not Just Health, but Water Costs, Too

May 1, 2024

An Illinois farmer fertilizes a field before planting. (Photo credit: Scott Olson, Getty Images)

Seeds From Wild Crop Relatives Could Help Agriculture Weather Climate Change

By Samuel Gilbert

April 22, 2024

Examples of crops and their wild relatives. (Photo courtesy of the Global Crop Diversity Trust)

Vineyards Are Laying the Groundwork for a Regenerative Farm Future

March 18, 2024

Sheep graze among the dormant grapevines at Dodon. (Photo credit: Tom Croghan, Dodon)

The Iowa Trout Stream at the Center of a Feedlot Fight

March 13, 2024

Fisherman Ted Fleener hunts for trout in Bloody Run Creek. (Photo credit: Larry Stone)

Walmart Heirs Bet Big on Journalism

By Bill Lascher

February 28, 2024

old newspapers paired with rolls of dollar bills to convey the idea of money being invested in journalism

Can Taller Cover Crops Help Clean the Water in Farm Country?

By Brian DeVore

February 27, 2024

Alan Bedtka was paid to plant sorghum-sudangrass to develop organic matter in his soil and reduce his fertilizer use.

Should a Plan to Curb Meat Industry Water Pollution Consider the Business Costs?

February 5, 2024

(Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Op-ed: The Clear Lake Hitch, and the Tribes That Depend on Them, Face Continuing Threats

By Jeanine Pfeiffer and Ron Montez Sr.

January 30, 2024

A rescued hitch (Photo credit: Luis Santana)

As Saltwater Encroaches on Farms, Solutions Emerge From the Marshes

January 15, 2024

An example of saltwater intrusion on the Delmarva peninsula. (Photo credit: Edwin Remsberg)

Our Best Climate Reporting of 2023

By The Civil Eats Editors

December 26, 2023

A USDA scientist examines sorghum plants. (USDA photo by Peggy Greb)

Could Dry-Farming Wheat in San Diego Seed a Local Grain Economy?

By Leorah Gavidor

November 14, 2023

Can Point Reyes National Seashore Support Wildlife and Ranching Amid Climate Change?

October 17, 2023

A herd of tule elk, overlooking Pierce Point Ranch and Tomales Bay.

Farming in Dry Places: Investors Continue to Speculate on Colorado Water

By Jennifer Oldham

September 13, 2023

cattle walking to a water trough in douglas county, colorado. Photo credit: thomas barwick, getty images

How Centuries of Extractive Agriculture Helped Set the Stage for the Maui Fires

By Katie Rodriguez

August 23, 2023

A sugarcane field in Pu'unene, Maui, with a sugar mill in the background. (Photo credit: John Elk, Getty Images)

The EPA Ignored the Endangered Species Act for 50 Years. That’s Changing, But Is Time Running Out?

August 22, 2023

On a foggy morning in a farm field this bird hopes to snag crawling or swimming for a tasty breakfast.

As the Salton Sea Shrinks, Agriculture’s Legacy Turns to Dust

By Virginia Gewin

July 17, 2023

Salton Sea area of Imperial County, California, with farmland and the farm towns of Niland, Brawley, Westmorland, and others. (Photo credit: Raquel Lonas, Getty Images)

Op-ed: How Federal Dollars Can Help Ease the Rural Water Crisis

By Michael Prado and Celina Mahabir

May 16, 2023

A resident of Porterville, California, carries a case of bottled water for use at home. (Photo credit: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images)

Shell or High Water: Rebuilding Oyster Reefs Is a Climate Solution

May 15, 2023

Krystin Ward (right) and her sister Laura Brown harvest oysters at their oyster farm in Little Bay in Durham, New Hampshire. Krystin and Laura participate in The Nature Conservancy's SOAR program. (Photo credit: Jerry Monkman EcoPhotography)

Unchecked Poultry Farming in North Carolina Violates Civil Rights, Residents Say

May 3, 2023

A chicken farm viewed from above in the morning.

How the Jackson Water Crisis Is Hurting Its Restaurants

By Christina Cooke

April 19, 2023

Restaurant workers in Jackson, Mississippi, use bottled water to prep before customers arrive as the city remained without reliable water infrastructure in September 2022. (Photo © Rory Doyle)

These Farmers Recharged Groundwater by Catching Atmospheric Rivers

April 17, 2023

Agriculture - Standing water in a blooming almond orchard cause by excessive rain / near Manteca, California, USA.

California Farmworkers Are Underwater in More Ways Than One

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers

March 29, 2023

Farmworkers dig an irrigation canal around a field of strawberries as the Salinas River begins to overflow its banks on January 13, 2023 in Salinas, California. Several atmospheric river events continue to pound California with record rainfall and high winds. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The IPCC’s Latest Climate Report Is a Final Alarm for Food Systems, Too

March 20, 2023

PAJARO, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 14: In an aerial view, floodwaters fill the streets on March 14, 2023 in Pajaro, California. Northern California has been hit by another atmospheric river that has brought heavy rains and flooding throughout the region. The town has been inundated with floodwaters since Saturday after a levee was breached along the Pajaro River. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)