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Millions of mosquito nets are given out fight to malaria in
Millions of mosquito nets are given out fight to malaria in Africa, yet many faced with hunger use them as fish nets, creating potential environmental...

President Barack Obama will propose protecting 1.4 million acres
President Barack Obama will propose protecting 1.4 million acres (556,000 hectares) of the Arctic from oil and gas drilling, the Interior Department s...

The problem is manmade. Over the last 80 years, Louisiana’s
The problem is manmade. Over the last 80 years, Louisiana’s coast has been starved of sediment by river levees and eviscerated by canals dredged for...

Americans for Prosperity, the grassroots organizing group founded
Americans for Prosperity, the grassroots organizing group founded by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch, spent $125 million in the midt...

At a remote research center on the Nebraska plains, scientists are
At a remote research center on the Nebraska plains, scientists are using surgery and breeding techniques to re-engineer the farm animal to fit the nee...

I am very honored to be addressing you here today, though it is
I am very honored to be addressing you here today, though it is not without some trepidation. You see, the distance between where I grew up, where I c...

Earlier this week, Rep. Don Young (R-AK) introduced a bill to
Earlier this week, Rep. Don Young (R-AK) introduced a bill to strip current and future presidents’ authority to designate national monuments, propos...

The value of the California almond market hit $4.8 billion in
The value of the California almond market hit $4.8 billion in 2012—thats triple the level of a decade earlier. Only dairy is worth more to the state...

Specifically, the bill — misleadingly dubbed the “Regulatory
Specifically, the bill — misleadingly dubbed the “Regulatory Accountability Act” — would add burdensome hurdles to make it virtually impossibl...

Why the Arctic is Warming Faster than the Rest of the Planet
Why the Arctic is Warming Faster than the Rest of the Planet Bad news for the new year. It looks like not only is Earth’s climate continuing to wa...