Topic

Environment

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• December 29, 2015

Scientists expect greenhouse gases to cause a historic dry period in the Great Plains this century

• December 23, 2015

Bee-lovers race against population declines and bureaucracy

• December 13, 2015

Climate and soil explain the country's varying tree preferences

• October 27, 2015

Even though we can’t see them, microbes have an important role in the Hudson River

• September 10, 2015

As heat waves increase, worried scientists are pushing greener city roofs and streets

• August 9, 2015

A couple’s crusade against ocean plastic attacks a vast problem from multiple angles.

• August 7, 2015

This woman’s love for wildlife has saved thousands of urban birds

• July 8, 2015

A hunger for both meat and a sustainable lifestyle can be combined, but with some caveats

• June 30, 2015

Georgia used policy to spur electric vehicle sales, but that changes July 1.

• June 29, 2015

Engineers are creating more efficient rooftop wind turbines, but their cost is a problem

• June 3, 2015

A government-sponsored scientific panel called for more research on geoengineering — here’s why we shouldn’t even consider it

• May 20, 2015

Water quality reports are misleading, cryptic and incomplete

• April 29, 2015

Farm director and writer Scott Chaskey balances his winter season between composing poetry and challenging the national organic standard

• April 13, 2015

A chemist flies through smoke plumes to better understand global warming

• April 8, 2015

A community restores vitality to a superfund site in New York City

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