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An inclusive climate movement starts to rise in the Southeast
The South is heavily hit by climate change and dirty energy, but activists are fighting back and keeping the focus on justice and equity.
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When I eat honey, do I hurt bees?
A reader wonders if she should avoid using beeswax, royal jelly, and honey. Umbra's answer is sweet.
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Break-up of the century: U.S. emissions and economic growth are really, finally separating
As the U.S. embraces energy efficiency and renewables, economic growth is now rising much faster than greenhouse gas emissions.
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The most (and least) polluted cities in America
The American Lung Association ranked cities according to their air pollution. Here’s the good news, and the bad.
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Watch this Kansas farm beat the market with the honor system (and a llama)
JaKo Farm avoids the farmers market by selling their products through an on-farm store -- and it's paying off.
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Climate change is melting Arctic archaeological sites
The Canadian Arctic is losing centuries-old, perfectly preserved Inuit villages as permafrost melts and coast erodes.
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Baltimore riots flared up in a toxic environment
A local youth activists says the enraged protesters’ “behavior is a result, or correlates with the environment that they live in.”
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California sets fancy new climate goal, makes other states look bad
Gov. Jerry Brown declares his state will cut emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. Even Europe can't beat that.
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Emma Thompson, an ant biologist, and a bodega documentarian: It’s Woman Crush Wednesday!
Need a bit more pep in that step? Give yourself a little break and check out our weekly roundup of badass women.
