Farmers in Texas Face Severe Losses From Floods July 11, 2025 By Melina Walling and Joshua A. Bickel Across a wide swath of Texas, the inundated rivers that ravaged communities also tore through farms and ranches. In the...
Deadly History of Flooding in ‘Flash Flood Alley’ Along Guadalupe River July 10, 2025 By Michael Phillis and Melina Walling Cindy Manley was a summer camp counselor in 1987 when a different devastating flood scarred the Texas Hill Country. The...
Ash Left Behind by LA Wildfires Might Be Toxic, Experts Warn January 23, 2025 By Melina Walling Toni Boucher threw up the first time she saw the charred remains of her home and neighborhood after this month’s...
Winter Weather Wallops US Farmers January 10, 2025 By Melina Walling A nasty dose of winter weather has pummeled much of the U.S. from Kansas to the East Coast, leaving many...
After Beryl, Houston Area Farmers Come Together to Face Unique Challenges July 15, 2024 By Melina Walling and Juan A. Lozano PORTER, Texas (AP) — Hurricanes cause trouble for everyone, but farmers have a whole other list of problems. Beryl has...
Two Years After Deadly Tornadoes, Some Kentucky Families Still Waiting for Housing February 8, 2024 By Melina Walling MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Ashley Prince and her family have been chasing “normal” for years now. Two years ago, the...
EPA Assessment Reveals Persistent Nutrient Pollution in US Rivers and Streams January 22, 2024 By Melina Walling and Michael Phillis The nation’s rivers and streams remain stubbornly polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and fuel a gigantic dead zone...
When Extreme Weather Hits, Smaller Farms Often Pay the Price November 21, 2023 By Melina Walling Justin Ralph estimates he`s made about 200 trips delivering grain from the fields he farms with his brother and uncle...
Weather Extremes May Force More Farmers, Ranchers to Consider Costly Irrigation August 24, 2023 By Melina Walling The Texas ranch where Gilda Jackson trains and sells horses has been plagued by grasshoppers this year, a problem that...
Canadian Wildfires Are Causing Unhealthy Air Quality Again in Chicago, Other Parts of the US June 29, 2023 By Melina Walling and Melissa Winder CHICAGO (AP) – Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality...