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The agency is finally moving on getting gridlocked money to farmers. But at what cost?
Researchers in Vermont infected 5,300 American elms with a lethal dose of Dutch elm disease. Those that survive could help them build the most genetically diverse, disease-resistant population yet.
One sound index used to monitor biodiversity fell by as much as 15 percent following particularly smoky days, according to a new study.
A poll finds less than one-third of Americans want a fully electric home. That number jumps to 60 percent if people can continue cooking with methane.
Republican lawmakers want to use the Congressional Review Act to permanently erase federal land use plans in Alaska — and beyond.
Aerosol pollutants have masked the effects of global warming. Without them, the U.S. is about to get a lot wetter.
A former EPA official warns exemption for some coal-fired power plants could be the first step toward gutting pollution rules for all plants.
Research shows that, instead of replanting rainforests, allowing them to bounce back naturally would store loads of carbon.
With rivers across the West running low, utilities must get creative if they are to meet demand without increasing emissions.
