Forgotten Endangered Species: Freshwater Mussels
The phrase “endangered species” elicits many images: fluffy grizzly bears, majestic gray wolves, stealthy panthers, lovable manatees. But many of the 1,467 current endangered or
The phrase “endangered species” elicits many images: fluffy grizzly bears, majestic gray wolves, stealthy panthers, lovable manatees. But many of the 1,467 current endangered or
This story was originally published on August 19, 2018, and updated on February 18, 2019. The nearly 2,000-mile border wall proposed by President Donald Trump
In California, wildfires are having devastating effects on the landscape and those who live there, destroying forests, wildlife habitat, homes and buildings and taking lives.
Twelve years. More than the maximum number of years your hot water heater should last, that figure represents the amount of time humans have left
This story was updated on Sept. 23, 2019. In the early 1800s, an estimated 50,000 grizzly bears inhabited the land stretching from the Great Plains
Deceptively narrow, the Farm Bill is in fact definitively far-reaching. Beyond just agriculture, it allocates funds and has implications for everything from jobs and trade
On the high plains of Northeastern Montana, private industry is assuming an unexpected form. In an undertaking historically only pursued by government agencies, the American
Every April, the thin, white and light-yellow flowers begin to bloom in pairs, creating a dense thicket of vines. Emitting that sweet smell that so
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