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To be fair, the pig did not succeed at eating this camera. But it definitely tried.
What could be more American than a gang rivalry between nonrenewable energy and wheat, our nation’s two great loves?
In 1910, African Americans owned over 15 million acres in the former slave-holding states, much of it along the coasts. Few of them reaped the bounty as those lands were transformed into beach towns and resorts.
California cities edge closer to a comprehensive plan for riders and drivers to sensibly share the streets.
Sin City is a master of fakery and impersonation. But behind the sunglasses, it has had to grapple with some thorny realities — and climate change is bringing more.
Just before the economic collapse in 2008, the Canadian province passed a tax on carbon emissions. Five years later, it's a case study in smart climate policy.
If you wonder why more black people aren’t so quick to fight against the Keystone XL pipeline, it’s because we’re too busy fighting the school-to-prison pipeline.
This list paints a pretty bizarre picture of America's future.
Infants born near fracking sites in Colorado were found to suffer from elevated rates of congenital heart defects and neural tube defects.