Workers are pushing for improved training and safety standards to help avoid falls, electrocution and equipment failure.

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Saguaros are known for growing slowly, only about a quarter of an inch during their first two years. By the time he was 70, Grandpa was likely 6 feet tall and producing flowers and fruit. By his first ...

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Shaun Griswold, a citizen of the Pueblo of Laguna with Jemez and Zuni ancestry, gives everyone a lot to consider in this Fourth of July perspective piece about the meaning of truth and what it’s ...

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Amy Gamerman’s new book examines attempts to block the energy transition in Montana’s Crazy Mountains.

A mix of rain and smoke from the nearby Line Fire creates a heavy stew of air pollution this September over San Bernardino, California. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images The more researchers learn ...