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Farmers markets are growing, but farmers’ incomes are not
The small-scale local food movement isn't paying off for small-scale local food producers.
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Two reasons climate change is not like other environmental problems
Commentators often think about climate change as an "environmental problem," but it's very different from traditional environmental problems, in two important ways.
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Summer rains in Southwest arriving late because of climate change
Delays to the monsoon season in America's southwestern desert states could hurt farmers, cities, and ecosystems.
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Natural-gas liquid is gushing near a Colorado creek, and nobody can figure out how to stop it
More than 60,000 gallons of unidentified hydrocarbon gunk have leaked into the ground near a gas processing plant, and more just keeps on leaking.
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Why in the world are so many manatees dying?
Manatees are dying off both Florida coasts, and by God we want the culprit brought to justice! (It's probably us.)
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Researchers find that ‘wind turbine syndrome’ is bogus
Complaints about turbine-caused illness tend to surface after wind-energy opponents have made a stink and caused people to worry.
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Australia’s Plan to Nuke the Great Barrier Reef
A recent green light could see radioactive uranium shipped right over one the greatest natural wonders in the world. Ever scuba dived? Or even just put a mask to your face in knee-deep water and looked under the surface at all the brilliant fish and creatures that make a tropical reef their home? It is […]
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America’s infrastructure grade improves to a still very sad D+
For the first time in 15 years, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave the U.S. a better grade than last time.
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Google Maps can now make you a virtual mountain climber
Google Maps gets you from your house to Petco. And now it gets you to the world's highest peaks.
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How scientists are bringing this weird, extinct, baby-barfing frog back from the dead
The frog DNA sat around for 40 years before scientists used cloning technology to bring the species back to life.
