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Here's what snow forecasters are watching, and why skiers and other snow lovers shouldn't lose hope.

The Moss Landing battery fire became an unintended experiment - showing how burning lithium-ion cells scattered nickel, cobalt and manganese over a protected marsh.

Iran's sprawling cities and irrigated agriculture, along with tight market controls, have left the country vulnerable to drought. There are steps that would help.

Despite the administration's claim of streamlining the government to make its operations more efficient, a range of recent federal policies have, in fact, exacerbated food wastage.

Understanding what happens to Antarctica's ice matters, because as it melts, sea levels rise, affecting lives and economies around the world.

The people who manage America's aquifers, wetlands, shorelines and recreation areas rely on federal science as they face new and rising risks in a changing climate.

In the past, farmers have balanced their political beliefs against market logic. How much pressure can farmers endure?

Wealthy countries promised billions of dollars to help developing nations adapt to climate change, but the result rests on a shaky foundation of fuzzy accounting.

Pecans are a truly American nut: They grew on George Washington's estate, and they flew to space on an Apollo mission.

Pecans are a truly American nut: They grew on George Washington's estate, and they flew to space on an Apollo mission.