Necropsy reports from sloths imported by a planned Orlando tourist attraction document stressed animals riddled with bacteria, parasites and viruses. Scientists say the situation is a warning about the threat the booming wildlife trade poses to human health.

By Katie Surma, Kiley Price

When pathologists cut open dead sloths from a planned Florida tourist attraction, they found a plethora of pathogens.

Mass Sloth Deaths in Florida Show Why the Wildlife Trade Is a Pandemic Risk

More than a decade of voluntary farm conservation programs hasn’t gotten the state far enough on water quality, the Lobe Rangers say.

By Anika Jane Beamer

ROCKWELL CITY, Iowa—James Hepp is sick of excuses.

A Water Crisis Has The ‘Poster Boys’ of Iowa Farming Ready to Talk Regulation

Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and North Carolina reporter Lisa Sorg as they explain how a new N.C. ratepayer bill would put the brakes on data centers while incentivizing the use of fossil fuels.

By Lisa Sorg

The Ratepayer Protection Act, making its way through the North Carolina legislature, conjoins two opposing ideas.

The Terrible Combined With the Good