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Rats! Rodent poison kills hawks, too
A grassroots movement in California begins to make headway in a fight to protect rat-eating hawks from rodenticides.
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Whale poop may help fight climate change
Biologists say the majestic swimmers' "pump" mechanism filters the oceans of carbon.
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Need to charge your phone while herding? There’s an ass for that
Turkish herders found the most obvious solution to keeping their cellphones juiced: solar panels on donkeys.
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Ask Umbra: Is it safe to water veggies from my rain barrels?
A reader wonders if he can use rain barrel water for his garden. Umbra collects her thoughts.
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Is the Anthropocene a world of hope or a world of hurt?
For better or worse, we're running this planet now. What's wrong with saying we might be able to pull that off? A conversation between Andrew Revkin and Clive Hamilton.
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Cooperative organic farming takes root in Kentucky
Nelson Escobar brought traditional ideas of collective, community-sustaining farming from his home in El Salvador to Louisville, Ky.
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Want to empower African American kids? Give them bikes
From 2001 to 2009, the rates of cycling among African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians grew far more than among whites. Ed Ewing is working hard to keep that trend going.
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What type of environmentalist are you?
Medium Chill Pragmatist? Eco Yuppie? Traditional Treehugger? Take our quiz to find out!
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The Civil Rights Act at 50: Protecting people of color and the environment, too
The law has been particularly effective at ensuring access to public transportation for communities of color. Fitting -- it was born on a bus.
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Neighbors transform abandoned mall into a giant aquarium
Reduce. Reuse. Fill with fish.
