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Stop trashing the climate! EPA’s new plan would crack down on landfills
The latest component of Obama's climate plan aims to cut methane emissions from garbage by one third.
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New research shows a flaw in the plan to tax soda out of existence
Merchants aren't passing the cost along to consumers, and that means the tax might not reduce soda consumption as supporters intended.
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Climate change could wipe out the internet’s favorite animal
The red panda is, without a doubt, the most adorable animal to ever walk the earth -- and now they're in trouble.
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How an inspiring group of women built one of the greenest buildings in Portland
This African-American sorority turned an old gas station into a sleek eco-paradise.
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Check out these amazing photos of activists shutting down a coal mine
Climate protesters in Germany blockade a huge strip-mining machine in a scene that looks like it's straight from Star Wars.
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The secret ingredient in your homemade jam may be coming from the lid
Sure, there's less BPA in use these days -- but, a reader asks Umbra, what about the plastics that replaced it in our cans and bottle tops?
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How much plastic is in our oceans? Ask the woman trying to clean it up
Carolynn Box, environmental program director of 5 Gyres, talks about what it's like to sail across the ocean, pulling up plastic in the middle of nowhere.
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Here’s where every single presidential candidate stands on Keystone — except Hillary Clinton
Rumor has it that Obama will reject the Keystone pipeline soon. We've rounded up the positions of all the people running to replace him.
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Amazing cucumber salad — and other recipes for your CSA veggies
Your cucumber salad will never be bland again with this great trick.
