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European Space Agency announces Biomass satellite to monitor forests
Jon Amos May 14, 2013
A new satellite could tell us a lot about climate change.
Construction is back in Southwest, but where are the workers?
Jude Joffe-Block May 14, 2013
Housing seems to be in recovery mode in places like Phoenix, Arizona. But it may be tough for homebuilders to lure back construction workers.
Inside the National Craft Championship
David Brancaccio May 13, 2013
A competition for the construction industry.
Housing prices surge, rise 9.3% since last year
Jeremy Hobson Apr 30, 2013
Home prices rose 1.2 percent in February and were up 9.3 percent since last year, according to the S&P Case-Shiller Index.
EU looks to protect bees from pesticides
Nigel Cassidy Apr 29, 2013
The vote, which will restrict the use of certain types of pesticides for two years unless decisive new information becomes available, is an effort to protect the dwindling honeybee population.
Putting a dollar value on that tree in your yard
David Weinberg Apr 26, 2013
Yes, it's Arbor Day again. Don't hug a tree, plant one. Or, calculate the value of what a tree is doing for the environment.
Caterpillar profits fall 45%, cuts forecast
Stacey Vanek Smith Apr 22, 2013
Caterpillar reported disappointing earnings this morning. The heavy-equipment maker announced its profits are down 45 percent and also cut its forecast for the rest of the year.
China's toxic harvest: A "cancer village" rises in protest
Rob Schmitz Apr 19, 2013
Farmers in Liuchong village in the Central Chinese province of Hubei are standing up to a local phosphate mining operation and fertilizer factory they blame for polluting the village's water and air, killing their crops and livestock, and leading to a sharp increase in cancer rates in the region.
Your gas bill will rise under new rules (but by how much?)
David Weinberg Mar 29, 2013
Oil companies say new EPA rules on sulfur levels in gas will increase prices several cents a gallon, but higher refining costs could play out many ways.
Downside of a housing rebound? The price of plywood on the rise
Adam Allington Mar 22, 2013
As the housing market recovers, prices for some construction and building materials reach pre-bust highs
