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Two Tesla EVs charge at the City of Palo Alto EV charging station in a public garage in Palo Alto, Calif.

Electric vehicle sales are up, but in some states charging stations are hard to find

January 6, 2020 at 10:59 a.m.

Electric vehicle owners — nearly 1.2 million of them on United States roads today — share the thrills of being energy-efficient and progressive. But they also have one big worry...

The gig-economy model for pet care has disrupted a standing industry in somewhat the same way that ride-hailing services upended the taxi industry.

The Uber and Lyft of dog walking fight state oversight

December 17, 2019 at 12:20 p.m.

All Connecticut state Rep. Kim Rose wanted was to make sure home-based "doggie day cares" followed the same health and safety rules as commercial kennels. It sounded deceptively simple. But...

Oregon hemp grower Ajit Singh pulls a hemp flower apart to show where mold has set in. Hemp crops across the Rogue Valley have been blighted by mold after unusually heavy rain in September.

Farmers struggle as hemp harvest winds down

November 15, 2019 at 1:46 p.m.

Ajit Singh strode across his 16-acre hemp field toward a broken-down harvester. He'd been hoping all day that the mechanic now crouched beside the machine could get it back up...

Once one of America’s favorite pastimes, greyhound racing eats dust

November 1, 2019 at 11:41 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Rick Bartley once raced the greyhounds he breeds in Kansas all over the country, but the past decade has slowly stripped him of his livelihood. As state laws...

Hemp cannabidiol (CBD), a cannabis extract largely unknown a few years ago, has become so popular that some Americans take a spoonful every day. But the health benefits of cannabidiol are unclear.

CBD may be natural, but is it safe?

October 21, 2019 at 11:46 a.m.

At a recent conference here, Denver and Colorado public health officials recounted their scariest hemp CBD manufacturing stories to a packed hotel ballroom. There was the woman who was making...

Kat Merryfield, right, answers questions about her organic hemp business, Kat's Naturals, at the Southern Hemp Expo in Franklin, Tenn., last month.

Cannabis banking challenges go beyond marijuana

October 18, 2019 at 10:25 a.m.

Kat Merryfield was ready to share her farm-to-home oils, chocolates and creams with the rest of the country. But banks and credit card processors weren't ready to work with her...

Luxury apartments get the tax breaks meant to boost low-income areas

October 9, 2019 at 9:24 a.m.

DENVER — Elyria-Swansea is a short bike ride from the epicenter of Denver's brewery-hopping and co-working scene, but it feels farther away. Here modest mid-century bungalows and Victorian houses boxed...

Michelle Shelly inspects her hemp in Liberty, Tennessee.

Dreaming big for a risky hemp crop

September 25, 2019 at 3:07 p.m.

ORLINDA, Tenn. — Standing between two rows of thigh-high hemp crops close to the Tennessee-Kentucky border, the retired owner of a New Hampshire convenience store cheerfully recalled why he chose...

Where doctors can recommend marijuana to replace opioids

August 19, 2019 at 10:04 a.m.

DENVER — A car accident 17 years ago shattered Ashley Weber's spine and left her confined to a wheelchair. After the accident, she said, she was prescribed strong opioids, developed...

How disaster warnings can get your attention

August 7, 2019 at 8:25 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Gerardo Ramirez, a central Texas dairy worker, was near his home but taking an unusual route to a children's hospital in April when he drove his Volkswagen Jetta...

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