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You might see fewer oil trains on the tracks, thanks to a new emergency order
But new rules still don't go nearly far enough to protect communities along rail lines from explosions and fires.
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Someone found the world’s oldest cheese, and it’s from 1615 B.C.
This means the stuff we found under the bed is still fair game, right?
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Saline solution: When de-icing roads, we may want to pass on the salt
The overuse of road salt this winter might eventually mess up freshwater ecosystems. Thanks again, polar vortex.
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The Onion takes on Monsanto
Rejoice! America’s Finest News Source turned its funnymaker on everyone’s favorite GMO villain.
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Cheers! Grist has a new class of fellows
Remember back in October when we told you we were looking for a few good fellows? Well, we found ‘em. And we couldn’t be more jazzed.
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Uber complicated: Rideshare legal battles heat up across the country
Cities are debating how to regulate ridesharing companies like Lyft, Uber, and Sidecar. Here's a map tracking the legal skirmishes across the country.
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Bummer for anti-Keystoners: Report finds no conflict of interest, despite obvious conflicts of interest
ERM, which wrote the environmental study on Keystone XL, did dodgy and deceptive stuff, but none of it amounted to serious rule breaking, says the State Department's inspector general.
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Feds will help honeybees find food
The government will spend $3 million to encourage farmers and ranchers to provide nutritious honeybee nectar in the Midwest.
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This new tool lets you watch trees disappear in near real time
New software and satellite images can track tree loss month-to-month -- which is damn near real time in logging terms.
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Fight the funk: This woman’s fight against garbage fumes became a national crusade
Vernice Miller-Travis connected the dots between the nasty haze that hung over West Harlem and the neighborhood's sky-high asthma rates. She is one of the unsung heroes of the environmental justice movement.
