Hannah Faris

Hannah Faris is a freelance reporter and the editor-in-chief of the Hyde Park Herald, Chicago’s oldest community newspaper. She has written for In These Times and WBEZ.

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Wisconsin Notches a Win Against Big Ag—For Now

A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled that the state’s Department of Natural Resources has the authority to regulate large-scale animal farms, a blow to big farm groups amid their decades-long fight to scale back environmental oversight.

September 18, 2025