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The little seed library that could … get busted by a state ag department
A modest local effort to build a seed library in Pennsylvania calls down the wrath of the state's farm regulators.
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The world’s first official climate refugees land in New Zealand
New Zealand accepts a refugee family from Tuvalu hoping to escape their sinking island nation.
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This giant Canadian mine spill doesn’t make us feel good about Alaska’s Pebble Mine
A copper tailings pond discharged more than 10 million cubic meters of waste into nearby water, threatening an important salmon spawning ground.
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Will fracking in the Gulf of Mexico lead to the next Deepwater Horizon?
Deepwater fracking is booming in the Gulf, but nobody has done the research to assess its impact -- and figure out what we need to know when something goes badly wrong.
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“I Heart NY” mastermind launches catchy climate change logo
To help make climate change awareness stick (and slick), design legend Milton Glaser created a catchy logo.
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Teaching kids about climate change? Read them a classic story
Skip the lectures and the horror stories, says one environmental science prof, and just help them fall in love with nature.
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The global warming “pause,” explained by way of a cheeseburger
Turbo-charged trade winds have kept the hot side hot and the cool side cool, according to a new study. Sadly, it’s not gonna last.
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African-American Denali climbing team reaches new heights in this film
A documentary about the first all-black climbing group to attempt Denali is coming to a theater near you.
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America’s favorite nut is bad for water, good for cows
U.S. almond demand has grown by more than 220 percent since 2005.
