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300 dpi 5 col x 9.25 in / 246x235 mm / 837x799 pixels Reid Brown color illustration of allergy season with a swollen faced man with red, watery eyes standing in tall grass and under a pollenating bee. San Jose Mercury News 2001

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There are ways to decrease pollen exposure

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Lexington's third annual coop tour illustrates growing popularity of back-yard chickens

Having back-yard chickens sounds like great fun in the summertime when the birds are out eating bugs and skedaddling around the garden. But what happens when winter arrives and snow begins to fall? Do chickens get cold? Do you have to put a heater in the chicken house? Do chickens suddenly become...
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Along N.J. bay, rising sea draws ever closer

The night Meghan Wren got stranded by floodwaters and had to sleep in her car, she knew it was time for a reckoning.
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Grand Canyon wildlife event to honor memory of park biologist

Eric York was obsessed with the big cats - their health, temperaments and survival rates amid the park's annual tourist invasion.
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Interior Department proposes new rules for fracking on federal lands

The Interior Department proposed new rules to regulate hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on federal lands Thursday, drawing criticism from environmentalists that it had weakened an earlier draft to placate industry.
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Along N.J. bay, rising sea draws ever closer

The night Meghan Wren got stranded by floodwaters and had to sleep in her car, she knew it was time for a reckoning.
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Hoe, hoe, hoe! Christmas trees are back, in new farm bill

A Christmas tree-promotion program that pumped up conservative mockery and panicked the Obama administration is back for a second go-around, under a new farm bill.
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Plan carefully to get a bumper tomato crop

It's time to dream of those summertime sandwiches and BLTs, made with tomatoes you grow in your own yard - in pots or the ground.
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Living Smart: Pet fencing

Ah the family pet. A source of great joy, deep camaraderie and yes, at least occasional frustration.
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Increase in greenhouse gases reaches ominous milestone

The following editorial appeared in the Miami Herald on Wednesday, May 15:
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Report says more woes for Appalachian coal mining

LOUISVILLE — Hard times are expected to continue in the Appalachian region that was once the heart of the nation's coal production, according to a new report.