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Hot air, rising seas, and other findings from NOAA's latest State of the Climate report.
Rising food prices are one of the hidden causes of Egypt's conflict. And they'll keep fueling discontent until we come up with a better system.
Most African Americans, Caribbean Americans, and African immigrants live in cities. That doesn’t mean they don’t have deep roots.
New Mexicans are having to rely on trucked-in water, bears are getting antsy, desperate farmers are selling their water to frackers, and more.
Today's agribusiness patent holders have locked out innovation. The annals of maritime exploration offer a way out. Really!
In an address to her department, the secretary of the interior called climate action a "moral imperative."
Plants engineered to produce their own bug-killing toxins really have helped farmers cut the use of nastier chemical insecticides.
I spent the past two weeks saying goodbye to my father, Jim Farrell, so instead of my usual discussion of...
The former Chicago mayor is launching a company to help cities pursue money-saving infrastructure investments.