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Look after the soil, save the Earth: farming in Australia's unrelenting climate

The bones that could shape Antarctica’s fate

A push for safer fertilizer in Europe carries a whiff of Russian intrigue

R.J. Reynolds haunted by deadly legacy of Kent asbestos filters

The building of huge dump site for Moscow trash stirs uproar in Russian north

Trump issues order on Columbia and Snake River dams. He wants fewer regulations

Hurricane Michael: A likely $4 billion dollar blow to Georgia, Florida farms and timber

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We can joke about getting a receipt for cough drops that's longer than a small child. But let's talk seriously about what your skin picks up when you handle that ream of thermal paper.

In a scientific first, researchers gave people BPA — and saw a link to precursor of type 2 diabetes

The controversial study suggests that BPA exposure deemed safe by the feds could alter the amount of insulin released and elevate people's type 2 diabetes risk

Capturing and reusing urban storm water could be a boon for water-stressed cities—if we can find a way to clean it up

3 promising new technologies could help send storm water to taps in thirsty cities

Diversity in environmental organizations is improving, with still a long way to go.

A dispatch from the 2018 Society of Environmental Journalists Convention in Flint, Michigan

Peter Dykstra: Messiah wanted

The world desperately needs an environmental leader