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Beekeepers are breeding a race of superbees at the Seattle airport
As more hives fall to colony collapse disorder, these pioneers are on a mission to create pollinators that are adapted to survive in the Pacific Northwest.
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GMO companies are dousing Hawaiian island with toxic pesticides
Dangerous chemicals are being applied to GMO test fields on Kauai at a much higher rate than on most U.S. farms, an analysis of new data reveals.
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Ask Umbra: Why is my face scrub full of tiny plastic beads?
A reader is having a hard time finding fish-friendly exfoliants. Umbra says therein lies the rub.
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India blames environmental activists for its economic problems
The country's spy service says Greenpeace and its ilk are reducing the nation's GDP by 2 to 3 percent every year.
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Yes, frackers can forcibly drill your land, even if you don’t want them to
Forced pooling allows drillers to tap gas beneath a reluctant landowner's property if enough of their neighbors sell their drilling rights.
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Why liberals like walkability more than conservatives
New poll data shows that Democrats and Republicans are deeply divided when it comes to urban density versus suburban sprawl.
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Make Me Care: Why not just call ‘Game Over’ on climate change?
This episode of Grist's video podcast, Brentin Mock explains we can't afford to give up the climate fight just yet.
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Will EPA’s power plant regulations be stopped in the courts?
Here are five legal weak points that opponents will attack with lawsuits.
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This year, a 3-year-old girl will be crowned “Coal Princess” in West Virginia. Seriously.
In a world where beauty pageants are going the way of the dodo, coal-themed beauty contests are still holding on.
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Climate change threatens America’s ‘king corn’
Heat waves and water shortages could devastate U.S. farmlands devoted to corn crop, a new report warns.
