Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Discusses potential impacts of losing federal climate adaptation programs for farmers.

Like other regions in the United States, agricultural and forestry productivity in Minnesota is vulnerable to weather and climate variability. In recent decades, changes in Minnesota’s climate, including temperature and precipitation variability, have emerged, with continued change expected in the future. Although some of these shifts may appear minor now, agriculture is already being impacted […]

From 2013 – 2015, Delta Institute conducted research on waste management practices in municipalities across Cook County to identify opportunities to maximize environmental and economic benefits. As part of this research, Delta collected and reviewed waste contracts from 128 municipalities, and these contracts revealed a wide variation in services, practices, and costs. Delta created these […]

To date, the [Forest Preserve District of DuPage County (FPDDC)] has pursued activities that positively impact the environment and reduce its carbon footprint, positioning itself as ahead of the curve in many important ways compared to its peer organizations. [This Plan details how FPDDC has implemented its clean energy, resiliency, and sustainability initiatives]

The report provides data to the private and public sector to decrease the disposal rate of reusable materials—and save these valuable supplies from landfills—and increase the capacity of local and state governments to adopt policies encouraging building material reuse and recycling with the recognition of local economic benefits.

Public radio station providing journalism on environmental and agricultural issues in Missouri.

Confronting environmental change through research, education, and community collaboration

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.

The Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission is commonly known by its acronym, GLIFWC. Formed in 1984, GLIFWC represents eleven Ojibwe tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan who reserved hunting, fishing and gathering rights in the 1836, 1837, 1842, and 1854 Treaties with the United States government. GLIFWC provides natural resource management expertise, conservation […]

GLISA works at the boundary between climate science and decision making, striving to enhance Great Lakes communities’ capacity to understand, plan for, and respond to climate impacts now and in the future.