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American aqueduct: The great California water saga
A $25 billion plan, a small town, and a half-century of wrangling over the most important resource in California.
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Rice is the new cocaine for European drug dealers
Drug dealers are hanging up their dime bags and moving into the food-counterfeiting game.
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GMO, yeah? 5 surprises from an otherwise boring look at genetically modified crops
We dig into the USDA’s deep-dive report on GMO crops and unearth five things worth paying attention to.
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Meet Ross Bhappu, the money behind coal export proposals on the Columbia River
The coal industry’s efforts to export huge amounts of taxpayer-owned coal from Montana and Wyoming to Asia has generated unprecedented opposition in the Pacific Northwest – tens of thousands of people have rallied, attended public hearings, and called on their elected officials to oppose coal export terminals that would disrupt and pollute communities and pose […]
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Lady justice: Clarice Gaylord led the EPA’s fight for communities of color
Gaylord spearheaded the federal government’s first serious attempt at addressing the problem of pollution falling most harshly on minorities and poor people. She left a lasting mark.
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Bicycle pizza cutter lets you bring your love of bikes to the table
It's a pizza cutter for people who can't stand to not be touching a bike at all times!
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Frack-happy Colorado clamps down on methane pollution
Colorado will soon become the first state in the nation to regulate methane leaks from fracking operations and other natural gas companies.
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Moss can power a radio, and could eventually charge your phone
A team of scientists over in Europe have decided to take the idea of “green” power very, very literally.
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These baby elephants need moms, and we volunteer
No one's really sure what happened to their families.
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A guy in China is trying to sue the government over the terrible smog
Li Guixin lives in the Chinese city Shijiazhuang, which you’ve probably never heard of but which is gigantic.
