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‘You Want Me to Die So You Can Get Your Slippers?’ Amazon Workers Say They’re Pressured to Work in Dangerous Weather
A tornado that collapsed an Amazon warehouse and killed six workers on Friday has prompted Amazon workers across the country to speak out.
Rotten Eggs, Paint, and Garbage: What Environmental Racism Smells Like
Neighborhoods of color across the country are coping with horrible smells—and their health impacts. It’s racism on full display.
How the GM Strike Threatens Trump in 2020
The president won the Rust Belt with his promise to save manufacturing jobs. Now auto workers are striking—and Democrats are pouncing.
Inside the Surging Rage at Trump in Midwest Factory Towns
Conservative areas like Miami County, Indiana, are sick of seeing profitable companies ship jobs offshore despite the president's promises.
The Midwest needs more than levees to survive its "biblical" floods
The race is on to repair aging flood-protection systems before the rivers rise again.
Hemp Is Good, but Probably Won't Save America's Struggling Farmers
Experts worry that hemp advocates have overhyped its potential as a cash crop.
Extreme Flooding Submerges Strategic Military Base in Nebraska
The Pentagon and US intelligence community warned this year that climate change is a national security threat.
Please Don't Let Your Tiny Dog Blow Away in the Wind
The National Weather Service just issued a "small dog warning" for the Cleveland area, where winds have reached upward of 50 MPH.
Poop From Invasive 'Crazy Worms' Is Altering Midwest Soil
Scientists found that the poop-balls produced by invasive Asian jumping worms are packed with nutrients that can’t be easily accessed by plants native to the Midwest US.
A Lot of People Are Creeped Out by Walmart's Ad for 'Funeral Potatoes'
If you're not from Utah or the Midwest, you might not be familiar with the cheesy potato dish you eat when someone dies.
I Started Milwaukee's Epic Bloody Mary Garnish Wars
It all started with a few pickles, and the next thing I knew, I was putting entire fried chickens in my Bloody Marys. A full-out garnish war in Milwaukee has ensued.