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T he American Dream is a fitful one these days, marked by rising income inequality and a decade of middling economic growth. But a national study published this month by the Equality of Opportunity Project at Harvard University suggests that children...

On behalf of the board of directors and advisory council of the Hoosic River Revival (HRR), I thank Williams Magazine for acknowledging the good work done by the students in Sarah Gardner’s fall 2015 Environmental Planning class (“Environmental Planning...

Jean Nouvel is engaged in talks to provide master planning concepts for the town of North Adams, Massachusetts, home to the renowned art institution MASS MoCA and a few miles from the Tadao Ando-designed Clark Art Institute. Initial discussions have...

As scientists attempt to better understand the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale, they are taking a closer look at what the whales eat, but studying the dining habits of beluga whales is harder than you might think. Sue Saupe is scientific director...

Farley Mowat dead at 92 Farley Mowat, one of Canada's best-known authors and a noted environmentalist, has died at age 92. Mary Shaw-Rimmington, the author's assistant, confirmed his passing to CBC News on Wednesday afternoon. Mowat, author of dozens...