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A sustainable meat company wants beef to be a luxury food. But will America buy it?
Recent studies show that air pollution decreases test scores and contributes to ADHD, both of which can cause big trouble later in life.
Late-summer 2014 has brought uncomfortable news for residents of the U.S. Southwest — and I'm not just talking about 109-degree heat.
The so-called "Hail Mary" to save Sen. Mary Landrieu's political hide is a pointless Kabuki dance.
Here are five things you should do if you’re ever unlucky enough to be hit. And a shining example of what not to do.
Activists around the country are shaping public decisions -- and reshaping their communities for the better.
ProPublica's interactive 50-state map is the best tour guide yet for this increasingly common hazard of North America's energy boom.
Even if you failed SCUBA certification, you can visit the world's coral reefs -- minus all the water and animals that might slime or sting or bite you.
The retail behemoth gets a lot of good press for putting up a few solar panels, but it gets far more electricity from coal than from the sun.
