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![Along the back of this field of sugar snap peas, sunflowers and bachelor buttons at Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center is a buffer of maturing big-leaf maples and red-osier dogwoods. It's a combination of forest and thicket that the farm has left standing to help protect water quality in the river and aquifer.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/e5ff336b-bd2f-4ce2-a2ba-2b4dfcc82edc-3944c6eeace218b5f8c8a63c4fa8191550f3f63c-e1533315815639-900x422.jpg)
Which Vision Of Farming Is Better For The Planet?
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Should we concentrate farming in a small area, or spread it out to reduce the environmental impact? It’s a dilemma farmers face as they feed a growing planet. A new study weighs in.
!["Our health care systems need to adjust a little to try to get knowledge about cancer prevention to everybody," says Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical and scientific officer of the American Cancer Society.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/b64c395a-aab9-409c-8860-c9743a76a508-1227-000000fdb3fb9122_tmp-1-0d5bb4d691e004a141feec8a843fb1dbbd6774a6-e1531239705858-900x422.jpg)
Q&A: Wider Knowledge About Cancer Prevention Would Reduce U.S. Deaths
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Cancer death rates remain high for some groups of people, including African-Americans, despite general gains made in recent decades. The American Cancer Society has ideas about reducing the gaps.
![An increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide would lead to a decrease in the nutritional content of many foods, such as rice, seen here growing in Malaysia.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/gettyimages-521783196-1-b8354d41ee98f28095e08f9df9d876e0c84fd905-e1530647243111-900x422.jpg)
How More Carbon Dioxide In The Air Could Lead To More Human Disease
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Nutrients in crops fall as carbon dioxide rises. People who don’t get enough of the right nutrients are more likely to get sick. Researcher have now estimated the effects.
![In 2016, Donald Trump captured 68 percent of the vote in West Virginia, a state hit hard by opioid overdoses.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/gettyimages-528521004_wva-0024eb167ed7245755420f5d8e14717c0e280c00-e1529767678637-900x422.jpg)
Analysis Finds Geographic Overlap In Opioid Use And Trump Support In 2016
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Counties with higher rates of opioid use skewed heavily Republican in the 2016 election. What role did the opioid epidemic play in President Trump’s victory?