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Wasting water in California will now cost you $500
After calls for voluntary conservation didn't work, the drought-stricken state is cracking down on profligate water use.
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Sean Parker backs San Francisco’s “cars first” measure, twirls moustache
The moneybags tech mogul wants parking to be cheaper and the city to put drivers' needs ahead of everyone else's.
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Nestlé doesn’t want you to know how much water it’s bottling from the California desert
As California grapples with drought, the world's biggest food company gets away with carting off its water.
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You know what this threatened Florida forest needs? A Walmart and a Chick-fil-A
Those imperiled indigo snakes and bonneted bats are really just looking for fast food and cheap junk from China.
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Featured Friend: Marshall Ambrose
Each month, we showcase one of our beloved Friends with Benefits — folks who have donated to support our work. Want to take your relationship with Grist to the next level? Just donate any amount to join the fun. Marshall Ambrose “Grist is my favorite place for environmental news. But that alone probably wouldn’t be […]
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Now that you don’t care about soccer, here’s how you can recycle your World Cup gear
Before you ditch that impulse-buy Neymar jersey, peep this clip from the UCB comedy troupe.
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This cute solar puppy needs a name. Won’t you help?
This pup protects the sheep that do the groundskeeping at a Texas solar farm. What should they call him?
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Corporate polluters are almost never prosecuted for their crimes
Budget cuts at federal agencies are helping companies get away with more than 99 percent of the environmental crimes the government knows about.
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As Arctic sea ice melts, polar bears eat less surf, more turf
Great news for seals! For caribou, not so much.
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Is organic food healthier? A new analysis adds … a question mark
A new study sums up all the other studies about the health impact of eating organic and finds that it remains a mixed (compostable) bag.
