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The federal government is propping up cotton farming during the West's water crisis.
Nonwhites are significantly more likely to think global warming should be a top priority for the U.S. government.
As the charbroiled western states cool down for the winter, ranchers are bracing themselves for year-round fire risk. Here's what that means for the meat on our plates.
New science shows that thanks to methane leaks, gas won't work as a "bridge fuel."
The world's largest solar thermal power plant is under fire for its potentially catastrophic impact on local birds.
If the dominant rats were further down in the tunnels, mostly submissive rats would have survived. Which could make rats nicer overall. Maybe. Probably not.
If it killed politicians instead of prisoners, this illness would be national enemy No. 1.
How Patridge Farm is building a better food system.
The Defense Department says global warming "poses immediate risks to U.S. national security."
