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States Must Lead in Adapting to Big Weather Events

The following op-ed was first published in The Oklahoman on May 16, 2018.

Status quo Farm Bill falters on economic, climate challenges

MINNEAPOLIS—The 2018 Farm Bill passed by Congress on Wednesday is largely status quo from the 2014 version and will continue to drive overproduction and low farm income while ignoring the stark realities of climate change, commented the

Civil society groups oppose climate-denier Pompeo as Secretary of State

Yesterday, more than two hundred national and state-level organizations wrote to their Senators urging them to reject the nomination of Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State. IATP is one of the signatories to the letter.

IATP Comment to UNFCCC on SBSTA-SBI "Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture" (KJWA)

At COP23, Decision–CP/23 invited parties and observers to submit their views on elements to be included in the joint SBSTA-SBI work that is now known as the “Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture” (KJWA).

Uprooted, Episode 27: The State of the States on Climate and Agriculture

Last week, IATP launched the report, From the Ground Up: The State of the States on Climate Adaptation for Agriculture. Josh talks with Lachlan Anathasiou, who interned at IATP in summer 2017 about the research he did on the report and the report's findings.   

From the Ground Up

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States are Unprepared for Climate Change Impact on Agriculture

MINNEAPOLIS – State-level climate adaption strategies frequently do not include agriculture, and an alarming number of states don’t have plans at all, a blind spot in preparing for climate change that will be costly to farmers and state governments, finds a new report by the Institute

Electrifying the Local Energy Discussion

This blog overviews our February 2018 "Our Energy Future: Ideas to Action" event in Morris, MN.

Hurricane Trump

The difficult business of assessing damage in the midst of a heavy storm is worth the effort if findings might offer some protection against further harm, provide insight about what to expect next, and help bind a community together to rebuild.

Incompetent and Unprepared

This piece is part of an assessment of damage wrought in the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency and the 115th Congress, including thoughts about what we might expect next and what we can and must do about it. In six articles, we offer a critical assessment of the impact of gale-force political winds on agriculture and trade, farmers and rural communities.

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