Environment

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: The People vs the Poison protesters gather at the US Supreme Court on April 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments this morning in a case that could lead to the dismissal of tens of thousands of lawsuits against Bayer, the pharmaceutical and biotech giant, that claim the weedkiller Roundup, made by Monsanto, caused non-Hodgkin lymphoma. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Supreme Court Considers Pesticide Warnings, as MAHA Rallies

April 27, 2026

Outside the court, activists called for pesticide companies to be held accountable, while justices questioned Bayer lawyers over labeling.

Op-ed: Farming With ‘Unrelenting Hope’ in the Age of Climate Change

By Nikiko Masumoto

April 22, 2026

Happy Earth Day (Which Is Every Day)

By The Civil Eats Editors

April 22, 2026

Donna Collins-Smith hauls out kelp lines for the Shinnecock Kelp Farmers on Shinnecock Bay. (Photo credit: Rebecca Phoenix)

Alaska’s Thawing Permafrost Could Shape the Future of Farming

April 21, 2026

Maine’s Cambodian Community Aims to Keep Invasive Green Crabs at Bay

April 20, 2026

Khmer Maine, a nonprofit in Portland, Maine, uses invasive green crab to recreate a popular Cambodian dish. (Photo credit: Patrick Randall/Flickr)

Deep Soils Could Hold Keys to Climate Resilience

April 14, 2026

beneath topsoil like this, deeper soils are revealing a new frontier for research that soil scientists are comparing to outer space or the depths of the ocean.

Food Companies Backslide on Promises to Reduce Pesticides

April 8, 2026

Will AI Be a Net Positive For Aquaculture?

April 6, 2026

A Mobile Clinic Delivers Critical Care for Texas Shrimpers

By Elizabeth Myong

April 1, 2026

Nurse Martha Díaz checks a shrimper’s vitals at the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health’s Docside Clinic in Galveston, Texas. (Photo credit: Joseph Bui)

How a Tiny Farm County Is Fighting Against a Data Center

March 30, 2026

In an Ohio Apple Grove, Researchers Race to Save Rare Varieties

March 24, 2026

An assortment of wild Kyrgyz apples showcases their diversity. (Photo credit: Diane Miller)

Op-ed: The Persian Gulf Oil Crisis Is a Food Crisis

March 17, 2026

A woman in her 30's wearing a sun hat and rubber boots works her organic garden in the mid day sun. Vegetables and orange flowers are in the background. She is collecting vegetables. Small organic farm in Hawaii.

Celebrating Women in Agriculture

By The Civil Eats Editors

March 6, 2026

From left: Ederique Goudia of Gabriel Hall, Reniel Billups , Brittiany Peeler of Experience Relish, and Le'Genevieve Squires of Experience Relish. (Photo © Val Waller.)

As Louisiana’s Wetlands Erode, A Fishing Culture Fights to Survive

By Jake Price and Olivia Shaffett

March 4, 2026

Recreational fishermen at Shell Beach, Louisiana. In the foreground, storm-tossed wreckage forms a makeshift barrier against the rising waters of Lake Borgne, once enclosed by land and now a lagoon open to the Gulf.

In Oregon, a Local Seafood Movement Connects Consumers to the Coast

By Elena Valeriote

February 25, 2026

Through the Winter Waters series, participants can tour the largest land-based seaweed farm in the country at the Port of Garibaldi, and learn about the market and uses for seaweed. (Photo courtesy of Winter Waters)

How Agricultural Concerns Are Shifting Iowa’s Political Landscape

February 24, 2026

Activists demonstrate at the state Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, in January 2020, holding signs in support of clean water. (Photo credit: Lisa Held)

Here’s What’s in House Republicans’ ‘Skinny’ Farm Bill

By Rebekah Alvey and Lisa Held

February 17, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18: Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) (R), accompanied by Joyce Beatty (D-OH) (C), speaks outside the U.S. Capitol Building on December 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Lawmakers will head home after the House of Representatives holds the last votes of 2025 on Thursday, leaving unresolved the expiration of pandemic-era Obamacare subsidies for millions of Americans who risk losing health care coverage on January 01, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Advance Offshore U.S. Aquaculture

February 13, 2026

Drone camera shots of fish farm cages offer dynamic aerial perspectives, showcasing the layout and operations of aquaculture facilities from above.

EPA Reapproves Weedkiller Dicamba Despite Concerns About Drift and Crop Damage

February 9, 2026

The US Farmers Saving Palestinian Seeds

By Jennifer Cole

February 3, 2026

As part of the Palestine Heritage Seed Library (PHSL) Seed Protectors Project, volunteers collect and bag Bamyeh Falastinia okra seeds at the Hudson Valley Farm Hub (Photo credit: Karl Rabe)

The EPA Is Not Starting a New Review of Paraquat

January 28, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin testifies before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment in the Rayburn House Office Building on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Zeldin testified on the fiscal year 2026 Environmental Protection Agency budget. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Op-ed: The New Food Pyramid Is a Climate Disaster

January 13, 2026

QUEMADO, TEXAS - JUNE 14: Cows are seen standing in a feedlot on June 14, 2023 in Quemado, Texas. Ranchers and farmers have begun shrinking cattle herds due to drought and high costs in the region. The shrinkage threatens steep climbs in prices for the supply of beef. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

A Florida Oyster Fishery and Its Community Fight for Their Future

January 6, 2026

Kung Li (left) and Xochitl Bervera pour oysters from Apalichola Bay into a bag at their farm, Water Is Life Oysters. (Photo credit: Ben Seal)

Our Biggest Climate Stories of 2025

By The Civil Eats Editors

December 30, 2025

Former Indiana farm field that frequently flooded now restored as wetlands for duck hunting business credit: Ray McCormick

What to Know About PFAS in Pesticides

December 10, 2025

A pilot flies an aerial crop duster air craft low over an Idaho potato field, spraying agricultural chemicals on green farm crops in summer. (Getty Images)