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Environmental Defense Fund/Courtesy imageBiden-era changes to the Clean Air Act would have tightened regulations for industrial sites, but the Trump administration has given exemptions to hundreds of facilities. People living near the sites are concerned about air quality and their well-being. -
Celia Llopis-Jepsen/Harvest Public MediaPeople have harvested wild foods for millennia, but learning how to do it today is harder, because fewer people have those skills. These groups are teaching people to eat "field to fork" again. -
Carlos Moreno/KCURAcross the central U.S., more communities are passing ordinances to regulate renewable infrastructure development. A University of Missouri study examines the economic impact of renewable energy in rural areas. -
Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval/Harvest Public MediaHarvest season is nearing for many farmers. But the railroads that transport their harvested grain have raised their shipping costs with record-high diesel prices. That could mean lower grain prices for growers.
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The Pentagon says it will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan at Fort Hood, the site of his 2009 mass shooting. That would be the first public execution in the U.S. since the 1930s. -
The Trump administration's effort to return Ahmed Soliman to the U.S. come after an Arizona judge said his deportation violated due process. -
A global treaty signed by 197 countries — including Russia — requires reporting any death that could be a sign of an outbreak to come. -
Cristian Mungiu's latest film takes place in a small Norwegian town, where a recently arrived couple stands accused of abusing their children — but in Fjord, the truth is never quite clear. -
Hurricane Isaias is this season's first Atlantic hurricane, and is on a path to hit the northern Gulf Coast. How is the oil industry preparing?
