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  • Cori Wittman Stitt standing in front of a combine on her family farm
    Deep dive
    January 12, 2024

    US farmers seek a different kind of green revolution

    In the 1970s, industrial-scale agriculture transformed the world's ability to feed hungry populations. As climate change threatens yields...

  • A old picture of a gas pump with leaded gasoline
    Deep dive
    December 8, 2023

    Removing lead from gasoline and paint were major health victories — now we...

    Getting lead out of gasoline was a major public health victory. Yet half of American children under 6 tested between 2018 and 2020 still...

  • Luis Felipe Lujan filling water in a tank with the words "A place of promise" on the screen
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    August 14, 2023

    A place of promise

    In the arid region of Presidio County, Texas, residents have been grappling with a severe water crisis for decades. However, a steering...

  • A sprawling shot of the Louisiana wetlands
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    August 9, 2023

    Mending the mighty Mississippi

    Thirteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Louisiana broke ground on the largest ecosystem restoration project in history. The...

  • Randall Cater standing in front of mountains in Texas
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    July 28, 2023

    Water hope for Texas’s drought-stricken borderlands

    With water in short supply, resilience is a way of life for communities on the Texas-Mexico border.

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