Articles by Staff Writer Kate Yoder
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Tofurky is suing over Missouri’s definition of ‘meat’
The suit seeks to defend the right to market meatless products with meaty words on First Amendment grounds.
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What’s a smokestorm? A meteorologist explains.
Seattle's Cliff Mass coined the word "smokestorm." Here's what he says we need to do to prevent another one.
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Zinke blames ‘environmental terrorists’ for wildfires. What the hell does that mean?
The tenuous link between ecoterrorism, logging, and wildfires is 20 years old.
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In defense of using ‘the new normal’ to describe climate change
Scientists say "the new normal" is a flawed description of a warming world. A lexicographer says it's just right.