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Congress backpedals, restores cut-rate flood insurance for risky homes
Two years ago, Congress yanked subsidies for risky coastal flood-insurance policies. Lawmakers recently gave them back.
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Want to go back to the land? Read this farm confession about pig sperm first
A vet student witnesses the seedier side of pig husbandry.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson on “Cosmos,” how science got cool, and why he doesn’t debate deniers
The host of the stunning new Fox series wants you to understand how science works.
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Agencies Dodge Responsibility for Human Cost of Mountaintop-Removal Coal Mining
This week, we got some disappointing news – a judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers isn’t responsible for considering the health effects of coal pollution when it issues permits to fill valleys with rubble from mountaintop-removal coal mines. As Appalachian residents continue to suffer every year from well-documented health problems linked to mountaintop […]
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When in drought, Californian salmon take to the road
U.S. Fish and Wildlife plans to help California salmon bypass drought-shriveled streams by trucks. Yikes.
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Coal companies get hit where it counts for polluting Appalachian water supplies
The second largest coal producer in the nation just got dinged more than $200 million for habitually breaking clean water laws. That's gotta hurt.
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EPA gives BP a big “welcome back” kiss
The Gulf-wrecking corporation is now free to win federal contracts again, after a 16-month suspension because of the Deepwater Horizon mess.
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The week in GIFs: Jetsons, Jess, and Jersey Shore
A few J GIFs at a reader's request. (Tell us what you wanna see next week!)
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Here are the first-ever photos of the “unicorn of the sea” (maybe)
Whether this is a true albino blue marlin is under debate. But albino or not, the creature is cool to see.
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Should you live in a tiny house?
We’ve put together a handy flowchart to help you decide whether you’re cut out for 200 square feet.
