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Lettuce sprouts amid rows of plastic covering the ground at One Straw Farm, an organic operation north of Baltimore. Although conventional farmers also use plastic mulch, organic produce farms like One Straw rely on the material even more because they must avoid chemical weed killers, which are banned in organic farming.

Organic Farming Has A Plastic Problem. One Solution Is Controversial

Many organic farmers rely on plastic as a form of mulch, but it ends up in landfills. Biodegradable plastic could help, but some worry about its long-term effects on soil health and the environment.

Toni Hoy, at her home in Rantoul, Ill., holds a childhood photo of her son, Daniel, who is now 24. In a last-ditch effort to get Daniel treatment for his severe mental illness in 2007, the Hoys surrendered parental custody to the state. "When I think of him, that's the picture I see in my mind. Just this adorable, blue-eyed, blond little sweetie," Hoy says.

To Get Mental Health Help For A Child, Desperate Parents Relinquish Custody

Doctors told Toni and Jim Hoy their young son needed intensive, specialized care away from home — institutional services that cost at least $100,000 a year. Insurance wouldn't cover the cost.

People wait for news of friends and relatives in the Tunisian town of Sfax on Monday after the deadly sinking of a migrant boat off the Tunisian coast over the weekend.

More Than 100 Migrants Feared Dead In Capsizing Off Tunisia

If the death toll is confirmed, it would reportedly be this year's deadliest shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea.

Goldfish, like these showcased at Tokyo's Nihonbashi Art Aquarium, have been bred in China over centuries, into forms so varied and rare that one can be worth hundreds of dollars.

The Goldfish Tariff: Fancy Pet Fish Among The Stranger Casualties Of The Trade War

China is considered the motherland of aquarium goldfish, bred over centuries into rare forms. Now tariffs have some U.S. sellers of these goldfish in a tailspin.

Elizabeth Warren at a campaign stop at the AMVETS in Chillicothe, Ohio, on May 10. Warren released her plan to combat gun violence on Saturday.

Elizabeth Warren's New Plan On Guns Has A Goal: Reduce Gun Deaths By 80%

The Massachusetts senator introduced a sweeping gun control plan Saturday. She also said people have to maintain pressure on President Trump for more immediate change.

Jeremy Dutcher: Tiny Desk Concert

There is no one making music like this 27-year-old, classically trained opera tenor and pianist. Watch and see why.

Jeremy Dutcher performs a Tiny Desk Concert on April 22, 2019 (Michael Zamora/NPR).

Jeremy Dutcher: Tiny Desk Concert

There is no one making music like this 27-year-old, classically trained opera tenor and pianist. Watch and see why.

An aerial view of the 52-megawatt solar farm built by Silicon Ranch in Hazlehurst, Ga. Ever cheaper and better solar technology, available land and lots of sunshine are driving demand for massive, utility-scale solar projects across the American Southeast.

How Georgia Became A Surprising Bright Spot In The U.S. Solar Industry

Solar is booming in Georgia, and it's not because of state mandates supporting renewable energy or concerns about climate change. Instead, powerful market forces are driving the growth.

Dr. Dan Dahle visits his patient Wilma Chesbro, a former operating room nurse that he worked with for decades, in this undated photo.

Paging More Doctors: California’s Worsening Physician Shortage

In a northern California valley stretching under miles of bright blue sky between two snowy volcanic peaks, Mt. Lassen and Mt. Shasta, Daniel Dahle is known as a godsend, a friend, a lifesaver, a companion until the end.

A photo taken from Turkey's Sanliurfa province shows smoke rising after Turkish Armed Forces hit targets in Rasulayn, a town east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria, on Monday.

U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Turkey For Invasion Of Syria

President Trump had initially seemed to acquiesce to Turkey's attack on U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters. With the pullback, Russia now says its military is acting as a buffer on the border.

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