Agriculture

Experts warn that the shutdown has furloughed or hobbled personnel responsible for diagnosing and detecting wildlife diseases.

New analysis reveals that we have much less water in our aquifers than we previously thought — and the oil and gas industry could put that at even greater risk.

Paige Embry’s new book gives a rare look at the often-overlooked world of America’s native bees.

They tried to bury the report by releasing it on Black Friday, but the threats we face — and possible solutions we can take on — are still very real.

We asked Leah Penniman, cofounder of Soul Fire Farm and author of Farming While Black, about the healing power of soil and ending an unjust food system.

Books on our ballot this month look at wolves, turtles, animal activism, the psychology of climate change and a lot more.

Drought can lead to anger and even violence. Climate change will make things worse. One cop is on the beat.

Experts warn that we’ll keep having dangerous floods of feces unless state and the federal governments change the way big producers do business — and unless consumers start eating less meat.

Wildfire expert and Arizona State University professor Stephen Pyne answers five burning questions.

Books coming out this month include a series of terrifying climate-change novellas and a look at the occupation of Oregon’s Malheur Wildlife Refuge.