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These incredible sliding images turn Sprawlsville, U.S.A., into an urban utopia
Watch Phoenix's empty lots turn from a sprawling wasteland into vibrant urban communities.
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EPA’s next challenge: Protect communities in nation’s industrial dumping grounds
Over the years, lax permitting practices have turned many communities of color and low-income into pollution clusters. A new effort sets out to address that.
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Ask Umbra: Which is greener, grass or artificial turf?
A reader wonders if AstroTurf is as ducky as it seems. Umbra says beware the faux grass.
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Grist wants to give you this bike
If you donate now to help celebrate 15 years of Grist, you’ll automatically be entered to win!
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How our national food fight is like a grumpy marriage
Enough with the obsession over organics and GMOs, Mark Bittman urges. The food movement should keep its eyes on the big prizes: reforming farming and improving eating.
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Don’t freak out, but you may be drinking recycled toilet water
People everywhere from D.C. to El Paso to Orange County have toilet water recycled into drinking water. Chill out already!
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Honoring the legacy of Billy Frank Jr.
A fishing-rights activist and a leader of the tribal sovereignty movement, Billy Frank Jr. passed away on Monday at the age of 83.
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Can renting a washing machine help combat cheap appliances?
Instead of buying a cheap washing machine that'll just die on you, this service rents you a high-end washer for $26 a month.
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Nervous about biking to work? We have you covered
Here's your quick guide to a safe ride.
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Bill Nye keeps fighting the good fight, debates climate change on CNN
Deniers be warned: When you go up against an entertainer like Bill Nye the Science Guy, you may not only be refuted ... but it might also be pretty memorable.
