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Sierra Club honors environmental justice. Who’s next?
The club's new award is named after environmental justice pioneer Robert Bullard. Nice move. Here are some ideas for other green groups.
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Watch drought take over the entire state of California in one GIF
California, the producer of half of the nation's fruits, veggies, and nuts, is experiencing its third-worst drought on record.
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As residents leave this Detroit street, it sprouts art
The Heidelberg Project is art made of abandoned houses. It has attracted a steady stream of pilgrims -- and now, it seems, arsonists as well.
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How to forage for wild berries
A primer on American-born berries, plus a pie for whatever berries you have on hand.
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Patagonia makes waves with plant-based wetsuits and obligatory weed jokes
The outdoor outfitter has cooked up a green alternative to non-biodegradable, resource-intensive neoprene. But no, it's not going to get you high.
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Using Airbnb is greener than staying in hotels
Score one for the sharing economy? According to a new study, travelers who choose Airbnb tend to eat up less energy than hotel guests.
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Cargill promises to get right with palm oil
The agricultural giant joins a growing bandwagon of companies pledging not to promote deforestation as they supply their (and our) vegetable-oil habits.
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The EPA’s struggle to combat water pollution
Frustration and inaction color efforts to enforce the Clean Water Act.
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This GOP candidate says he’s cracking down on coal pollution — but green groups say that’s BS
The political fallout continues from the Dan River coal-ash disaster in North Carolina.
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The U.S. cities with the worst climate change-related flooding
Rising sea levels have kicked up flood days by as much as 900 percent along parts of the East Coast.
