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Drop a brick, feel better about the California drought
A witty crowdfunding campaign is hawking water-saving toilet "bricks" for Californians.
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Money, death, and danger in North Dakota’s fracking capital
Being a waitress in Williston, N.D., is just as horrible as it sounds.
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Watch Cascadian Farm’s dramatic effort to save the bees
A General Mills-owned company is trying to save the bees -- one flower bomb at a time.
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How deforestation helped unleash Ebola
When the forests of Guinea were cut down, fruit bats and humans became a lot cozier -- and so did their diseases.
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Meet the mailman who mapped Rio’s slums before Google could
An ex-bodysurfing champ and former census worker is leading a volunteer effort to give slum residents mailing addresses.
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Pentagon says we could soon be fighting climate wars
The Defense Department says global warming "poses immediate risks to U.S. national security."
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New York is about to get safer for walkers — if the NYPD does its job
The city is lowering its default speed limit, which will prevent pedestrian deaths, assuming the cops actually enforce the law.
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Democrats: Coal country is just not that into you
Dems should stop wasting time trying to win over rural whites and instead embrace the diverse, urban voters who value a clean environment.
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Today, “Made in Detroit” is a label in search of a story
The archetypal factory town struggles to turn "manufacturing renaissance" from a slogan into a reality.
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Why are black lawmakers fighting clean energy?
A Tea Party mouthpiece says Obama's plan to clean up power plants is the "green movement's new Jim Crow." You'll be amazed at who's buying it.
