HARTFORD, Conn. - The 19th Amendment, which gave women the vote, turns 93 today, and Connecticut voting rights advocates say this a good day to take note of some voting-related changes in laws and regulations. Carole Young-Kleinfeld with the League of Women Voters of Connecticut noted that state law ...Read More

EAST TROY, Wis. - All farmers and producers, both conventional and organic, are invited to learn more about cover-cropping at a research field day to be hosted by the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute. The field day will be Wednesday, Sept. 4, from 12 noon to 3 p.m., near East Troy. Dr. Erin S ...Read More

GREENSBORO, N.C. - This week marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington (Aug. 28), and several communities in North Carolina are remembering the day with silent vigils. Guilford College will be the site of one of the events taking place on Wednesday. Student Jodie Geddes will be partici ...Read More

LANDER, Wyo. - The future of the nation's first national forest is being debated, and an analysis of public comments has shown a skew toward conservation. Connie Wilbert, associate field organizer for the Sierra Club-Wyoming Chapter, helped analyze more than 23,000 comments on the Shoshone National ...Read More

SEATTLE - Many people are not saving enough for retirement, and even those who are saw their savings take alarming dips during the recession. Now, a new report calls the traditional IRA and 401K plans inefficient and risky - and suggests a different kind of retirement account. The Center for Ameri ...Read More

AUSTIN, Texas - Most students across Texas are now back in class, but some of them will still get plenty of time outside. In the Austin Independent School District, the Discovery Hill Outdoor Learning Center is now open and serving as a classroom. It is the first Outdoor Learning Center to be instal ...Read More

BOZEMAN, Mont. - Wilderness support is being crowd-sourced in Montana. The Montana Wilderness Association set up a website called Bring Them Together to collect essays, poetry, photos and videos from Montanans about their favorite outdoor places. According to MWA wilderness campaign director John ...Read More

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Some California farmers are voicing concerns over the FDA's proposed implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act. They say the rules are excessive and may put small farmers out of business. Judith Redmond, the co-owner of Full Belly Farm in Guinda, sells her organic frui ...Read More