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Texans want frackers to stop causing earthquakes
Rattled residents are calling for a ban on injecting fracking wastewater underground. Texas regulators don't seem very receptive.
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Tough love: Can a local leader save the EPA’s troubled southeast region?
A former Mississippi mayor takes the helm of an office that has long been at odds with environmental justice leaders. She doesn't have much green cred, but that may be just as well.
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Leave a piano on the street in Melbourne, get a delightful cover of Pharrell’s “Happy”
The news lately hasn’t been great, but this should make you feel better about the world.
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Last year was the fourth hottest on record, or maybe the seventh
Either way, it was really hot. In fact, 2013 was the 37th year in a row of above-average global temperatures, according to NOAA.
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Watch the earth get hotter and hotter in NASA’s new animation
The video shows temperature anomalies -- not how warm or cold the Earth was, but how unusually warm or cold it was, compared to a baseline.
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Forget Google — build your own Nest smart thermostat for $70
Here's what you'll need for a DIY version of the game-changing, Google-acquired thermostat.
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Animal Planet prioritizes “good TV” over animal welfare
A disturbing investigation reveals the reality of Animal Planet's foray into reality TV.
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Jerk hits cyclist and drives home with him stuck in the windshield (but the cyclist is OK!)
A 20-year-old smashed into a cyclist, propelling him into the windshield -- where he remained until the driver got home and went inside.
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World’s most endangered big cat is also super, super adorable
Today in Cute Tiny Animals, welcome baby Sochi into your heart. He's the newest Amur leopard, a critically endangered species.
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Why GMOs matter — especially for the developing world
Genetically modified food still holds great promise of improving conditions for the world's poor: A second response to our 'Panic-Free GMOs' series.
