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Mary-Dell Chilton Dies at 87; Helped Create First Genetically Modified Plant

In 1982, she led the research team that figured out how to genetically alter plants, a discovery that would eventually transform global agriculture.
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Tensions Are Rising Among States That Rely on the Colorado River

A prolonged drought means the nation’s largest reservoirs are dwindling, and litigation over access to water could lie ahead.

Β© Nina Riggio for The New York Times

The Upper Colorado River on the Grand Canyon last month. About 40 million people and 5.5 million acres of cropland depend on the Colorado for drinking water and irrigation.
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Fish and Wildlife Service Clears a Weedkiller, Saying It Won’t Cause Extinction

The finding effectively paves the way for continued use of atrazine, a widely used herbicide that has been linked to birth defects and cancer in humans.

Β© Julie Ingwersen/Reuters

Test plots at a Syngenta research site in Junction City, Kan. Atrazine is made primarily by Syngenta.
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