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EPA’s new rules on river pollution outrage the usual suspects
The agency reasserts its authority to regulate rivers in the wake of court decisions that reined in its powers. This rankles some politicians.
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How one N.Y. museum is already prepping for the next big flood
The new Whitney Museum on the Hudson offers a glimpse of architecture's future: It's built like a bunker to ride out assault by a warmer global climate.
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Amy’s Kitchen moves to fast food
Will Americans go for vegan, gluten-free fast food?
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Why are all the badass women getting left out of the Mad Max video game?
Oh, another video game where the women are just passive, anatomically impossible sex objects? Yawn.
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A Seattle high school is taking birth control access to the next level
Now, it’s easier for a Chief Sealth student to get an IUD than it is to get a Coke.
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It’s Woman Crush Wednesday! Let’s celebrate our new college grads
This Woman Crush Wednesday, we bring you ladies running everything from climate cash to computer science.
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Bill Nye, Amy Schumer, and Broad City team up to explain the universe in 3 minutes
Ladies, let's not rely on "the universe" to tell us what to do with our lives.
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2 cool maps that show how wind power is poised to go big — really big
The U.S. Department of Energy has published two new maps that put that our wind-powered future in concrete terms.
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5 ways to tackle the mess that bees are in
You can spray 'em, breed 'em, even genetically engineer 'em. But the best way to fight bee mites might be to change the whole system.
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Can the “whitest city in America” deliver green living for all?
Portland, Ore., has set out to bridge the "green divide," bringing environmental justice to poor communities and communities of color.