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Money spent cleaning up BP’s mess skipped those who needed it most
Minority-owned businesses and low-income residents were cut out of the economic frenzy following the Deepwater Horizon spill.
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All Obama wants for Earth Day is a new power grid
OK, not really. He wants lots of other stuff too.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “StarTalk” puts science in the late-night spotlight
Maybe -- just maybe! -- Nat Geo's StarTalk will teach us that the best way to make people take science seriously is to find a way to laugh at it.
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The Obama administration has its own climate denial problem
On Earth Day, Obama will call for protecting public lands from climate change. He should also call for an end to selling off publicly owned fossil fuels.
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This trippy map shows all of NYC’s street trees
Check out the city's 592,130 street trees, representing 52 species, all at once.
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Beijing’s air is now a little less toxic
A new study suggests China's tough new pollution standards might actually be working.
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What one farmer learned from surviving the ’80s farm crisis
Farming changes may be inevitable, but that doesn't make their human cost any easier to bear. You can hear it in this farmer's voice.
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Here are 4 big pollution problems EPA has (mostly) fixed already
For Earth Day, here's a look back at EPA successes, and a look ahead to the next big challenge: climate change.
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Marijuana is a gateway drug … to backyard goats
Watch this dope video about pot growers who transitioned into urban farming.
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Watch John Oliver introduce our obscene new Earth Day mascot
John Oliver proposes a new mascot for Earth Day we can all get behind: Marshmallow, the polar bear with a broken penis.
