A 1,600-Ton Grape Glut Exposes a Growing Crisis for America’s Fruit Farmers
A Pennsylvania grape farmer is facing the possibility of watching roughly 1,600 tons of Concord grapes rot on the vine, a dramatic example of how changing consumer habits are reshaping one of America’s historic fruit-growing regions. Mark Terrell owns a 200-acre vineyard near North East, Pennsylvania, along the shores of Lake Erie. Normally, this time […]
Deadly Mill Explosion Shadows a High-Stakes House Race in Working-Class Washington
A devastating paper mill explosion in southwest Washington has become an emotional and political backdrop to one of the most closely watched U.S. House races of the 2026 midterm elections. In May, an explosion at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging mill in Longview killed 11 workers, making it one of Washington state’s deadliest industrial accidents in […]
Supreme Court Takes Up Big Oil’s Bid to Shut Down a Wave of Climate Lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court is opening its new term with a major climate case that could reshape efforts by cities and states to hold fossil fuel companies financially responsible for the costs of climate change. At the center of the dispute is a lawsuit filed by Boulder, Colorado, and Boulder County against ExxonMobil and Suncor […]
