The EPA issued rules for large livestock feedlots that would allow farm operators to avoid having to get a permit if they claim the facility will not put harmful discharges into waterways.
Yahoo curbs severance pay in case of takeover
In a sign its board may be fishing for a sale, Yahoo Inc. has overhauled an employee severance program so the required payments won't discourage potential suitors from trying to buy the...
Climate crusaders set to act in Congress
Democrats now have all their climate ducks lined up: Four crusaders from California ready to join forces in Congress with President-elect Barack Obama to pass mandatory emissions curbs .
Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love
"If you want flashes and particular experiences of romantic love, read novels. If you want to understand this central quality of human nature to its roots, read Why We Love." —Edward O....
The Perfect Machine: Building the Palomar Telescope
Almost a half-century after is completion, the 200-inch Palomar telescope remains an unparalleled combination of vast scale and microscope detail. As huge as the Pantheon of Rome and as heavy...
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