Future Farming of America

When the Food and Drug Administration approved the production and sale of genetically modified salmon in 2015, some consumers were alarmed by the prospect of consuming “Frankenfish.” But are all genetically modified foods dangerous?

Southwest Virginia has seen a decline in coal and tobacco—two industries that once boomed in the region. Could hemp be a way to boost the local economy?

When a person’s time is taken up by the needs of daily subsistence due to poverty, environmental concerns can recede as a priority. Camellia Moses Okpodu is investigating ways to get more disenfranchised minorities and people who are economically at risk interested in environmental activism.

In July of 1975, news spread that workers at a factory in Hopewell, Virginia had been poisoned by an insecticide called Kepone. Historian Greg Wilson traces the environmental crisis that followed with the discovery that the James River and marine life were saturated with the chemical.

What if there was an app that worked like Google Maps, but for marine animals? Sara Maxwell is using satellite tracking to help fisheries avoid catching animals like whales, turtles, and sharks while they’re hunting for other fish.