National Archives - Investigate Midwest
Oct 30, 2024 · In May, a CBS News reporter asked the Illinois Department of Agriculture if there were bird flu-positive dairy herds in Kane County, only to be told the department “doesn’t have any role in this testing” and was directed to the state’s health department.
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Jan 15, 2025 · Investigate Midwest is an independent, nonprofit newsroom. Our mission is to serve the public interest by exposing dangerous and costly practices of influential agricultural corporations and institutions through in-depth and data-driven investigative journalism.
Risky Revival: How Michigan’s Palisades nuclear plant could impact ...
Dec 10, 2024 · COVERT, Michigan — The Palisades Nuclear Generating Station, long synonymous with safety lapses and regulatory oversight, is poised for an unprecedented comeback under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to reopen the shuttered plant by 2025 — the first attempt of its kind in U.S. history. However, in this robust agricultural region, there are fears about […]
IowaWatch Archives - Investigate Midwest
Oct 2, 2024 · Just as he did in 2016 and 2020, Iowa farmer and rancher Lance Lillibridge plans to vote for Donald Trump this November. However, this self-described conservative said his vote for the former president will come with concerns.
Illinois Archives - Investigate Midwest
Aug 9, 2024 · THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS Chicago Region Food System Fund, Data-Driven Reporting Project, Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, Fund for Investigative Journalism, Gary Marx Journalism Fund, Arnold Ventures, Kirkpatrick Foundation, Lumpkin Family Foundation, Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting, Builders Initiative
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Investigate Midwest (previously The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting) is an independent, nonprofit newsroom. Our mission is to serve the public as a watchdog over influential corporations and institutions through in-depth and data-driven investigative journalism. Started in 2009 by journalist Mike Sherry, Investigate Midwest provides training and education for students, professional ...
Editorial Standards - Investigate Midwest
Dec 1, 2022 · Investigate Midwest is pleased to be a member of the Trust Project and to support efforts to increase transparency and trust in journalism. As part of this commitment, here is a summary of our editorial standards and practices and policies on ethics, diversity, corrections, unnamed sources and fact-checking, plus information about our staffing and funding. Mission statement Investigate […]
Investigate Midwest expands coverage to Illinois statehouse
Jan 24, 2024 · The latest news from Investigate Midwest: We kicked off 2024 by expanding our reporting to the Illinois Capitol and welcoming a new reporter to our award-winning team. Investigate Midwest has hired Jennifer Bamberg to bring new in-depth coverage of agriculture and food legislation and policy in Illinois and how it impacts farmers, workers, the environment […]
Ethanol Spills, 1985 through 2015 - Investigate Midwest
Over the past 30 years, ethanol spills have increased tenfold as production and transportation of the biofuel has spiked. Between 2011 and 2015, ethanol spills occurred between 607 and 741 times each year nationwide, about two a day on average.
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