Environment

Dawn Chapman is frustrated that it’s taken decades for the agency to announce what community members — many of whom have died or suffered illness from the exposure — knew for years.

Peat bogs sequester a massive amount of the Earth's carbon dioxide. But even as scientists work to better understand bogs' sequestration, the wetlands are under threat.

The U.S. could lose up to 15 million acres of forestland to development by 2060. One effort to keep forests intact is to give landowners a financial incentive through the carbon market.

Renewable energy group concerned the center’s funding may cloud its findings

The legislation proposes $1 million per year to test near contaminated sites

The herbicide maker has settled or been ordered to pay out billions tied to lawsuits claiming the weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.

Poverty, job loss and high insurance costs have led to a lack of earthquake insurance in a town with a big fault and bigger problems.

Commodity producers across the country are eligible for economic relief payments.

Biologist and birder Dr. Jay McEntee said the Ozarks region is a top spot to see a variety of birds in the winter.

The one-time payments could offer short-term support as many farmers grapple with less income and extreme weather.