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Walmart’s new green product label is the most misleading yet
The “Sustainability Leaders” badge is getting great press, but even Walmart admits that it doesn't mean products are eco-friendly.
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The secret history of the taxi wars
The regulation fights didn't start with Uber. Meet the movers and shakers of the last 100-plus years.
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![A police officer in riot gear detains a demonstrator protesting against the shooting of Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri August 19, 2014.]()
![A police officer in riot gear detains a demonstrator protesting against the shooting of Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri August 19, 2014.]()
In Ferguson, walking while black was a crime
A new Justice Department report finds that Michael Brown's death was part of a pattern of racial discrimination and harassment of African Americans.
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Why “you drive a car” is not a good rebuttal to calls for climate action
Conservatives' silly "gotcha" argument falls flat on its face.
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Oklahoma scientists pressured to downplay link between earthquakes and fracking
Oil company execs and university bigwigs leaned on the Oklahoma Geological Survey so it wouldn’t blame quakes on fracking techniques.
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McDonald’s stops buying chicken with antibiotics. Here’s why that matters
The fast food giant is throwing its considerable weight into the battle against antibiotic resistance.
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Can Etsy blow up and keep its soul?
As Etsy gets bigger and bigger, the sellers who built it are starting to feel squeezed out.
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Uber, Lyft, and the growing problem of temp jobs
Riders love the convenience and availability of the swaggering, app-wielding, taxi-displacing car services. But they could turn us all into temps.
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We’re taking over Woman Crush Wednesday
Welcome to Grist’s own Woman Crush Wednesday, our weekly roundup of badass women in the news.
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This congressman doesn’t want a federal science board to be allowed to consider science
Rep. David McKinley is pushing legislation that would prohibit the EPA from even considering landmark climate reports when it’s working on climate pollution.
