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A garden layout with labeled areas for vegetables, fruits, herbs, and structures, alongside a woman holding a cucumber.

Home

More than 100 trees are reshaping this Texas yard into a drought-ready food forest

An industrial complex with large buildings, pipes, and smoke stacks, surrounded by warehouses and cargo ships in a harbor.

Business

Illinois lawsuit says Chicago plant's 'rotting fish' odor made inspectors nauseous

A subway station platform with tiled walls, yellow safety markings, and signs for train directions.

Tech

New York launches $800,000 study on subway heat capture to cool platforms, warm buildings

Workers in protective gear cleaning up an oil spill.

Business

California businesses hit by East LA oil spill say promised payments are still missing

An Amazon delivery van.

Business

New Jersey sues Amazon, says delivery rules held down driver pay, stifled organizing

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Business

Amazon hits $3 trillion for first time as AWS surges, but Bezos sale lands as a 'buzzkill'

A Utah resident looking at a wildfire.

Outdoors

'It's so bad': Utah resident shares alarming wildfire footage

An industrial site with storage silos, machinery, and ongoing construction in the surrounding area.

Business

Georgia data center surge faces pushback as towns move to curb water, power, and noise strain

A person holding a kitten in front of a cat mural.

Home

In Texas, waived fees could help more shelter pets leave crowded kennels this August

A thrifter upcycling a coffee table.

Home

Thrifter buys $1 Goodwill coffee table, turns water-damaged find into a 'designer' piece

People on a beach at sunset.

Home

Florida heat advisories cover 62 counties as heat index nears 112 through Friday

An electric car plugged into a home charger.

Home

As California deals with 110-degree heat, some households wait until night to run appliances