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Conservationists are putting backpacks on owls — and it is so damn cute
This is about as adorable as it gets, folks.
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The climate movement doesn’t need conservatives
An environmentalist calling for the climate movement to incorporate conservatives is like a fundamentalist pastor calling for the anti–gay marriage movement to incorporate liberals.
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This little clinic is tackling the big problem of rural teen pregnancy
Organizations like Room One are invaluable to the women and girls they serve, but they’re too few and far between.
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Which hardware store is the greenest?
A reader wonders where to get sustainable home-improvement supplies. Umbra is the helpful hardware ham.
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Study says street harassment is everywhere, still sucks
Hollaback! and Cornell University have just published the results of the largest international study of street harassment to date.
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Why are federal dollars financing this thirsty crop in Arizona?
The federal government is propping up cotton farming during the West's water crisis.
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Get me off this planet, because we have climate change zombies now
Thanks to decades of ice melt caused by climate change, lost artifacts are now popping up all over the place.
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The Santa Barbara oil spill is already killing a lot of animals
The waters off Santa Barbara carry a mosaic of unusual species, all of which are at risk of being damaged by the oil spill.
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What do we do with all these dead coal-fired power plants?
About 13 gigawatts worth of coal plants will close this year. What should we do with these old things?
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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.
