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As water dries up, so do crops. Get used to it.
The link between reduced agricultural irrigation and reduced crop yields is becoming increasingly apparent -- and for a more populous world, an increasing problem.
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Black lung disease, once on the brink of extinction, is back. Thank the coal industry
A new report from NPR and the Center for Public Integrity finds that an affliction once nearly eradicated is back – and more dangerous than ever.
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Apple withdraws its products from national environmental standard
Apple's new MacBook laptops are hard to take apart, and thus hard to recycle, so they fail to meet one key green standard.
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Norway could halt all oil extraction tonight, probably only temporarily
Not that a fella can't dream.
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Mother Nature has evil plans for your weekend
Seriously. For most of America, tomorrow is going to be miserable. Read our tips on not dying.
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Europe goes crazy for coal — and we can blame ourselves
A spike in coal usage in the Old World is bad news. Blame America.
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Warming waters pose a huge threat to the world’s coral
Coral reefs will likely be devastated by climate change-related ocean warming, according to a new study. But the good news is that they've demonstrated their resiliency in the past.
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Duke Energy CEO Bill Johnson resigns after one day, gets $44 million in severance
For his eight-hour tenure as top dog at Duke, Bill Johnson made a cool $44.4 million.
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Economy adds 80,000 new jobs — fewer than expected, hoped
The monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics report released this morning is not great news for the incumbent president -- or the country.