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'Wrecked their fertility': Heat waves devastate sperm counts in crop-critical bees

A new bee study suggests heat waves may be doing more damage to pollinating insects than scientists had realized.
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South Carolina county lifts moratorium for 1,500-acre solar farm as divided residents largely boo vote

A narrow county council vote led to shouts and boos from the crowd and a massive solar project moving one step closer to reality in rural South Carolina.
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Scientists crawl through bogs searching for eggs as rare salamander nears an extinction vortex

The mission is urgent as the frosted flatwoods salamander slips toward what biologists call an extinction vortex.
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Christmas tree farmer says pipeline company destroyed hundreds of holiday-ready trees then offered him $32,000 to stay quiet

Jon Bigler has spent 30 years growing and selling Christmas trees on his farmland in Waldo, Wisconsin, according to News 8 Now. He said that ANR Pipeline Company, owned by TC Energy, recently cleared ...