Johnathan Hettinger - In These Times

Johnathan Hettinger is a journalist based in Central Illinois, where he grew up. A graduate of the University of Illinois, he has worked at the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting, the Livingston Enterprise and the (Champaign-Urbana) News-Gazette. Contact Johnathan at jhett93@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @jhett93.

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The "Yellowstone" TV Show Is Over, but Not the Damage It’s Done to the West

The caricatured version of Montana sold by the show is helping ruin a place its creators never truly understood.

Johnathan Hettinger

Inside the Government’s Failing Program to Protect Farmworkers

Fifty years ago, the U.S. created a program to protect farmworkers from dangerous housing, wage theft and other rampant abuse. Internal documents show a failing system.

Johnathan Hettinger and Sky Chadde

Oversight Has Led to Better Housing for Migrant Farmworkers. Why Aren't Some States Doing It?

With no national regulation, employers often provide subpar housing to the migrant farmworkers who sustain the billion-dollar food industry.

Johnathan Hettinger and Sky Chadde

Surging Wheat Prices and Fertilizer Shortages: How the War in Ukraine Could Impact U.S. Agriculture

Both Ukraine and Russia are major exporters of agricultural products. In a market that’s “incredibly global,” U.S. farmers will feel the effects of war and sanctions.

Johnathan Hettinger, Madison McVan and Amanda Pérez Pintado

A Pesticide-Laced Flea Collar Has Been Linked to Almost 1,700 Pet Deaths. Why Hasn’t the EPA Issued a Warning?

Some experts say the collar reveals a fundamental problem with EPA’s pesticide regulation process.

Johnathan Hettinger

There Are Only 300 Wolverines Left in the Lower 48. Why Won’t the Government Protect Them?

The Fish and Wildlife Service downplayed the threat of climate change and deferred to industry groups in a recent decision not to protect wolverines under the Endangered Species Act, according to two lawsuits.

Johnathan Hettinger

‘Buy It or Else’: How Monsanto and BASF Forced a Toxic Weed Killer on Farmers

Internal records show the companies knew crop damage from their weed killer would be extensive. They sold it anyway.

Johnathan Hettinger

Bayer Engineered a New Corn Seed That’s Resistant to Five Herbicides. But How Long Will It Work?

Johnathan Hettinger

Deadly Drift: The Herbicide Dicamba is Damaging Trees Across the Midwest and South

Johnathan Hettinger

EPA Gives Agribusiness Giant Syngenta a Pass on Pesticide Monitoring Due to Covid-19 Concerns

Johnathan Hettinger

The EPA Sidestepped the Normal Public-Comment Process to Approve a Cancer-Linked Herbicide

Johnathan Hettinger

Dicamba on Trial: Jury Sides with Farmer in Lawsuit Against Monsanto

Johnathan Hettinger

Dicamba on Trial: Monsanto Decided to ‘Pull Back’ on Testing of Herbicide Prior to Roll Out

Johnathan Hettinger

Dicamba on Trial: Peach Farmer’s Case Against Bayer, BASF Set to Begin Monday

Johnathan Hettinger

Report: Illinois EPA Staff Has Been Cut in Half and That Risks Public Health

Johnathan Hettinger

Foreign Control of U.S. Farmland has Recently Doubled, And the USDA Doesn’t Know Who Owns What

Johnathan Hettinger