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Vegas tops the list of the country’s worst heat islands
On a real scorcher of a day, the mercury downtown can roar 24 degrees above the temps in the surrounding desert. Other cities are feeling the heat, too.
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Dear Blue Apron, you’re just making it worse
Pre-measured ingredients for cook-at-home meals could be a fantastic idea. But if you want to recycle all that packaging, you might need an advanced degree.
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EPA, community activists put toxic oil refineries in a headlock
Thanks to a lawsuit brought by environmental justice activists, the feds are about to crack down on the chemical stew these plants dump into the air.
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This is what a more sustainable American food system looks like
There's someone in every state in the nation who’s breaking the status quo when it comes to food. Meet them all in our interactive map.
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Governors love this pipeline in the Northeast, residents not so much
Kinder Morgan's big gas pipeline extension project is on hold, and the opposition to it recalls the revolt against urban freeways two generations ago.
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What’s the best way to dispose of an old car battery?
A reader's battery has shuffled off this mortal coil. Umbra says Mexican recycling plants make calamity of so long a life.
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Walk to work — you’ll be happier
A recent study finds that people who walk to work or take the train are more satisfied than the rest of us. What do they know that we don't?
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You might think bikeshares cut down on CO2, but the truth is complicated
More than 23 million rides have been taken on bikeshares, though research is still unclear on how much they help the planet.
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See-through solar cells could turn your windows into power stations
Even Harry Potter would be impressed.
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