Reporters gather soil samples for testing at two certified radiation labs.

New figures show large swathes of the country remain in the grip of drought, with worse to come.

The annual spring outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted hotter, drier conditions across much of the U.S., including parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, where farmers have been fighting to hang on to crops of winter wheat

Any commercial fisherman used to be able to fish in U.S. seas. Today, the right to fish belongs to a number of private individuals under a system called "catch shares." Learn more in this animation.