In these orchards, fruit has all but disappeared this year
Across the country, farmers who grow apples, peaches, and plums had catastrophic losses tied to freezes and a changing climate.

The war in the Middle East has sent Big Oil’s profits soaring; companies are pocketing the money rather than expanding drilling.
Mosquito levels are down 50 percent across some western and Midwest states, but the West Nile virus caseload has hit a 22-year high
Conservationists have created a "coastal corridor" of ocean-based projects designed to preserve and nourish vulnerable marine life.
