Page 15 - Dan Egan News Today

Forget big luxury names like Aspen and Vail, hidden away in more remote corners of the American wild west are the retreats of the true elite

The COVID-era program helped New York farmers who struggled with supply-chain interruptions, and aided feeding programs hit with more hungry.

The excessive use of phosphorus is depleting reserves vital to global food production, while also adding to the climate crisis

Booklist Online Book Review: The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and a World out of Balance. <ParaStyle:ByStar

Phosphorus is an element that’s critical to all life on earth, including the food we eat. But it’s also causing significant harm to our environment. Milwaukee writer Dan Egan has taken on the topic in his new book called, The Devil’s Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance.

Harmful algal blooms are a growing concern in the Great Lakes. The toxins they produce can close beaches and even poison drinking water. What’s fueling these blooms? Phosphorus – a key ingredient in agricultural fertilizers. But the way it’s being used comes at a cost.

Dan Egan, the author of The Death and Life of the Great Lakes and The Devil’s Element, is the Brico Fund journalist in residence at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Center for Water Policy and a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist. Dan lives in Milwaukee with his wife and children.

The state has mined and abused the Devil's Element for decades, and now it is increasingly fouling precious coastal waters

Food Banks Prepare For Cuts To SNAP

We sat down with Anne Stanton, executive director of the National Writers Series to hear her thoughts on the joy of reading and the 2023 author event series.