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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.
Linebacker Will Witherspoon is spreading the message of happy, healthy cows to athletes and congressmembers alike.
By Emily E. Adams The amount of Arctic sea ice has plummeted in recent decades—a bold manifestation of the rise...
Decades ago, the federal government recognized that people of color were getting unequal protection under environmental laws. That may finally change.
Retractions are typically the result of big goofs and frauds -- but in this case, the problem was inordinate attention paid to inconclusive results.
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 National Trust for Historic Preservation argues in favor of smaller, older buildings. But big, new projects are critical to healthy cities as well.
Landlocked Zimbabwe has been experiencing worsening droughts and worsening floods. Right now the floods are the big problem.
Climate change and fiscal prudence be damned.
