Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

The National Climate Assessment (NCA) assesses the science of climate change and variability and its impacts across the United States, now and throughout this century.

Adapt Douglas County: A Climate Action and Adaptation Plan is a cross-organizational, countywide effort, involving input and participation from across Baldwin City, City of Lawrence, Eudora, Lecompton, and the unincorporated areas of Douglas County. Set in motion before the COVID-19 pandemic, and publicly launched in 2021, the planning process was initially spearheaded by a formerly […]

The Climate Action Plan for the Chicago Region is built on a solid foundation of work by the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus (Caucus) to lead local and regional climate action. We have begun the decisive decade: climate action must reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and we must adapt equitably to changes that are inevitable. This plan for […]

In 2022, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer unveiled her MI Healthy Climate Plan, a commitment and roadmap to getting Michigan toward carbon neutrality by 2050. The plan, made possible by numerous expert working groups, was big in its vision but lacking in some spaces on the methods of getting there. Enter this policy report by the Michigan […]

The Illinois Agri-Food Alliance (ILAFA) is an independent, multi-stakeholder collaborative network working to harness the strengths of Illinois’ food and agriculture sector. As a neutral third-party convener and connector, the Illinois Agri-Food Alliance is building a platform for non-partisan collaboration that convenes government, NGOs, and industry members.

The Environmental Protection Network harnesses the expertise of over 650 former EPA career staff and political appointees from across the country to serve as a trusted resource, answering calls for objective analysis, scientific rigor, and a vision for a transformed 21st century EPA.

Statewide environmental advocacy organization.

The Nation’s Leading Geospatial Research Collaborative Rooted in St. Louis and the Midwest

Our mission is to find, connect, train and amplify the leadership of farmers and eaters who use their choices and their voices to shape a more just, local and regenerative food and farm system.