Environment All the Pretty Beach Horses Can the descendants of horses left by Spanish explorers coexist with native plants and animals on North Carolina's environmentally sensitive Outer Banks? A study will tell. Nick DiUlio
Economics The Buds of Wrath A financial stimulus for the recession-battered middle class: pot farming. Susan Kuchinskas
Environment Faux Better or Worse To save water, some cities let residents replace grass lawns with artificial turf. Environmentalists call for xeriscaping. Aesthetes wince. Nate Berg