What Will Farmers Do Once the Cow Is Obsolete?
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
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A River Ran Through It
Scientists want to create a nationwide network of river corridors. Here’s why that’s not as crazy as it sounds.
How Environmental Groups Won the Keystone XL Debate
Despite a majority of Americans supporting the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, powerful protests by environmentalists won the day.
Does Utah Really Think It’s Protecting Sixth Graders by Keeping Climate Science Out of Classrooms?
School officials in Utah think sixth graders are too young to be taught about climate change—but the perfect age to be misled about it.
How Big Ag Stampeded Over Science and Reason to Keep Sustainability Out of Our Dietary Guidelines
Did Big Ag’s beef-loving cowboys just lasso the 2015 Dietary Guidelines? It sure does look that way.
How Hunting Sea Otters Killed the Sea Cow—Maybe—and Other Tales of Megafauna Extinction
New research highlight the dangers of standing by while large animals go extinct.
How a Concerned Mother and Her Pediatrician Uncovered Flint, Michigan’s Lead-Laden Tap Water
Toxic tap water is just not acceptable in 2015 (in Flint, Michigan, or anywhere else).
Why Are We Allowing Uranium Miners to Pollute Groundwater in Drought Zones?
Uranium mining threatens aquifers that could provide the drought-stricken West with emergency water supplies.
Please Silence Your Sonar
The U.S. Navy agrees to give marine mammals off California and Hawaii a break from deafening noise.
What Cheating Emissions Standards Tells Us About Ourselves
To understand the outrage over the Volkswagen scandal and recall, consider the meat industry.