National Centers for Environmental InformationCommentary 2 Convicted in Plot to Tamper with NOAA Climate-Gauges Devices - Was This Fraudulent Data Used? Crooks engaging in insurance fraud is a reminder that fraud is always possible -- and a warning of what could happen on a vaster scale. By Michael Schwarz March 11, 2024
Scott Olson / Getty ImagesCommentary Company Admits Role in Record-Breaking Wildfire Now Burning Through Texas "We are deeply saddened by the losses incurred in this community," the company's president said in a statement. By Connor Cavanaugh March 7, 2024
Scott Olson / Getty Images Cattle Country Ravaged, Tens of Thousands Estimated Dead and Many More Will Soon Be Lost "Even if they survive it, more than likely they’re gonna get pneumonia, they’re gonna get sick, they’re gonna die." By George C. Upper III March 4, 2024
@KBTXRusty / X screen shot Massive Fire Engulfs US Chicken Farm, Containment Expected to Last Days A massive fire has destroyed two buildings at a Texas chicken farm, with authorities taking two days to contain the flames. By Jack Davis January 30, 2024
Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP via Getty ImagesCommentary Angry Farmers Lay 'Siege' to Paris in Fight Against Climate Regulations Protesters carried banners reading "Proud to Feed You!" and "We Will Not Die in Silence," as demonstrations continue. By Rachel M. Emmanuel January 30, 2024
Terry Chea / AP Avian Flu Strikes California's 'Egg Basket,' Leading to Mass Slaughter of Chickens A year after the bird flu led to record egg prices and shortages, the disease is wreaking havoc in California. By The Associated Press January 26, 2024
Wilfredo Lee / AP Photo Growing Egg Shortage Hits America at One of the Worst Possible Times "It's really sad for the farmers and then there's us. You want to go bake something, and you can't find eggs." By George C. Upper III January 13, 2024
MSNBC / YouTube screen shotCommentary Ex-MSNBC Host Accidentally Discloses What Elites Really Think of Rural Americans In a rant that denigrated rural Trump voters, Chris Matthews exhibited condescension, authoritarianism and irony. By Michael Schwarz January 11, 2024
John MacDougall / AFP via Getty ImagesCommentary Nationwide Farmer Revolt Shuts Down Roads Across the Country, Threatens to Drag on All Week German farmers bring country to a screeching halt over subsidy cuts. American farmers take note in the wake of similar issues at home. By Laura Wellington January 10, 2024
@ScottEnlow / X screen shot Texans Think They're Seeing Eerie Pink Lights in the Night Sky, But Expert Assures Them They're Not Residents of Temple, Texas, noticed some strange lights in the sky, but the source of those lights isn't what they thought. By Levi Mikula December 24, 2023