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Frac sand, ho! The result of a recall election in a small Wisconsin town favors a Texan company that wants to mine for frac sand.
Nearly half of Pennsylvania's shale-rich state forests have been leased to frackers. The state's Republican governor thinks that's not enough.
The five-foot wall is multicolored and glows from inside.
Landlocked Zimbabwe has been experiencing worsening droughts and worsening floods. Right now the floods are the big problem.
Decades ago, the federal government recognized that people of color were getting unequal protection under environmental laws. That may finally change.
Linebacker Will Witherspoon is spreading the message of happy, healthy cows to athletes and congressmembers alike.
The EPA dropped its investigation into complaints about contaminated water last year. Now Duke researchers have found dangerous levels of methane in wells.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation argues in favor of smaller, older buildings. But big, new projects are critical to healthy cities as well.
Staff at the Dallas Zoo got a little wacky and fed a bunch of baby jellyfish some preservative-free peanut butter. What the what?!