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Perdue just says no to chicken on drugs
One big poultry producer ditches most use of antibiotics. Now it's time for the rest of the industry to follow -- and for doctors to stop overprescribing them to us.
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Grist is looking for the spring 2015 class of fellows
Are you an early-career journalist, storyteller, or multimedia wizard who digs what we do? Then Grist wants you!
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Will Obama do the right thing on smog this time?
Over the coming year, the president will either repeat or undo one of his greatest insults to the environmental community -- and to the nation's air quality.
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Think the Southwest’s drought is bad now? It could last a generation or more
Late-summer 2014 has brought uncomfortable news for residents of the U.S. Southwest — and I'm not just talking about 109-degree heat.
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These old barns are good for more than reclaimed wood and weddings
Around the country, classic, crumbling farm buildings are being spruced up and put back to work by a new generation of sustainable farmers.
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Against the “digital detox” metaphor
Online life is not necessarily less authentic than so-called real life.
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Why Indiana is doing sauerkraut right
How Indianapolis' Fermenti Artisan is building a better food system.
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E.U. bans energy-sucking vacuums. Hairdryers could be next.
High-powered vacuum cleaners just bit the dust in the name of climate change. Hairdryers and electric kettles could be next.
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How to make a delicious cocktail out of wildflowers
Queen Anne's Lace looks delicate, but its fruit's pungent flavor and spice are anything but dainty.
