Entire Midwest

This report explains how carbon capture projects can deliver environmental, health, and economic co-benefits, including reduced air pollution, job creation, community investment, and support for equitable climate and industrial transition strategies.

Carbon capture and storage refers to a suite of technologies that reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution from industrial facilities and power plants. Carbon capture and storage captures CO2 and other pollutants directly from a facility before they are emitted. The CO2 is then compressed and transported to where it is permanently and securely stored in […]

This document provides a snapshot of public farmland in Illinois and how it is currently managed. The information sheds light on the existing challenges and informs strategies for working with public institutional landowners to improve farmland management through their leasing programs.

A scoring framework that helps evaluate economic, environmental, equity, public health, and community impacts of projects, measuring job creation, market growth, sustainability, and regional benefits across target populations.

The report warns that unchecked climate change will bring severe heat, higher energy costs, reduced labor productivity, crop losses, and more heat-related deaths across the Midwest’s economy unless aggressive mitigation and adaptation occur.

USDA regional hubs providing climate science and adaptation support to agricultural producers.

National public media organization covering climate, energy, and environmental policy.

Interactive environmental tool visualizing water flow across landscapes.

Public research university in Nebraska that produces applied climate and agricultural resources, including materials on climate change implications for Nebraska.

Regional government organization supporting energy planning and sustainability initiatives.