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- U.S. farmers anticipate planting the most corn since 1936, a total of 97.3 million acres. Farmers are hoping to rebuild their corn supplies after last year's drought. Chad Hart, economics professor at Iowa State University, explains why farmers...
- Photo from a coal export public hearing. This week, the Sierra Club, several Waterkeepers, and other allies in the Northwest filed legal action that put companies on notice for coal pollution coming off of trains and polluting the region. The...
- Any action on climate change during Obama’s second term will likely come via EPA, not Congress. Crucial new EPA rules are in the works, including regulations on carbon dioxide from new power plants and, climate hawks hope, existing power...
- Ecologists are wary of non-native species, but along the shores of Cape Cod where grass-eating crabs have been running amok and destroying the marsh, an invasion of predatory green crabs has helped turn back the tide in favor of the grass.
- Company to Pay $316,000 in FinesSAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement with Hydrofarm, Inc. for selling two unregistered pesticides in violation of federal pesticide law. As part of...
- Proponents say bill would speed Chesapeake Bay cleanup; critics decry secrecySupporters and critics of legislation that would grant farmers a 10-year reprieve from new environmental regulations squared off before a House committee Tuesday, with much...
- State tracking data shows coal production and employment continue to...
- WASHINGTON, April 3, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced recent results of the Agency’s efforts to support exports of U.S. agricultural products. APHIS’ recent...
- WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it is withdrawing approval of the import and sale of up to 74,000 gas-powered on- and off-road motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles...
- Chinese fishing boats catch about US$11.5 billion worth of fish from beyond their country's own waters each year -- and most of it goes unreported, according to a new study.
- With warm summer days at the beach on the minds of millions of winter-weary people, scientists are reporting that use of a new water quality test this year could prevent unnecessary beach closures while better protecting the health of swimmers.
- Some geoscientists have taken an uncommon, “Earth is lazy” approach to modeling fault development in the crust and it is providing new insights into how faults grow. In particular, this group is studying irregularities along strike-slip faults, the...
- Researchers have discovered a way to extract large quantities of hydrogen from any plant, a breakthrough that has the potential to bring a low-cost, environmentally friendly fuel source to the world.
- With the controversy over the Keystone XL pipeline extension surfacing yet again -- opponents will hold a rally Wednesday night in San Francisco's Pacific Heights neighborhood, outside a fundraiser President Obama is headlining--we thought...
- Analysts say Australia has a difficult legal case to make but a U.N. court could side with Australia and order Japan to cease whaling.
- WASHINGTON, April 3, 2013 – Agriculture Undersecretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon today announced Washington and Ohio have joined a new federal-state partnership targeting recipient fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition...
- WASHINGTON, April 3, 2013 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has developed a program to certify processed eggs and egg products for export, providing new opportunities for...
- Two weeks before the third anniversary of the BP Gulf oil spill, the National Wildlife Federation has issued a report declaring that the environmental effects are far from over and recommending ways to respond to lingering impacts and prevent future...
- Henley-on-Thames. Head of the Charles. Gowanus Canal? The heavily polluted central Brooklyn sluice — and federal Superfund site — is about to host its first rowing regatta, a term typically associated with waterways that are clear and blood that is...
- What are the consequences of workout clothes spiked with "moisture-wicking" nano silver? Before the apparel industry started spiking socks and even underwear with silver bits, you might assume the Environmental Protection Agency had thoroughly...
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