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19 manatees avoid garbage ocean, hang out in actual sewer
On a quest to find warmer water, a posse of 19 manatees lumbered into a storm drain in Satellite Beach, Fla.
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IPCC chief Pachauri resigns over sexual harassment charges
Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, is stepping down after leading the organization for more than a decade.
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What a 20-year biomass battle tells us about environmental justice policy
A recent news story held up a wood-burning power plant as the poster child for the EPA's civil rights failures. But the issue is not black and white.
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What we can learn from British Columbia’s carbon tax
A new report contains interviews with 14 key figures in the development of British Columbia's carbon tax. They share what they've learned.
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Why some grads are refusing to pay their student loans
Occupy leaders' latest move is supporting students who were burned by a shady for-profit college.
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Tiny apartments: The new trend that’s not actually new
Decades ago, lots of Americans lived in rooming houses and residential hotels. Today's micro-pods are just resurrecting a good old idea.
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Meet Amanda Cohen, the raddest vegetarian chef in the U.S.
Chef Amanda Cohen wants to boost women in the kitchen, pay her employees equal wages, and get you to eat your vegetables while she's at it.
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19 badass Little Free Libraries spotted by our readers
Tiny libraries made from bicycle parts, painted in Hufflepuff colors, and crafted with stained glass? Knowledge can be dangerous and adorable.
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Patricia Arquette had a great Oscar speech — and then something went wrong
In a post-ceremony press conference, Arquette said a couple of things that were markedly less clap-worthy.
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This map shows where your state’s oysters are in trouble
A new study pinpoints when ocean acidification will become a big problem near you.