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Climate change is making poison ivy go OUT OF CONTROL
"Gee, poison ivy grows too slowly, and its leaves are way too small!" -- NO ONE EVER.
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Safety last: Why a nerve-eating, cancer-causing chemical is still on the market
Thanks to a woefully outdated system for regulating chemicals, a substance called n-propyl bromide remains in widespread use, despite its known harm to humans.
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Welcome to Portage County, the fracking waste disposal capital of Ohio
A small part of Ohio has secured the ignominious honor of becoming the most successful frackwater dumping ground in the state.
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Gas fields, not cities, are America’s land of opportunity
It's too bad we can't drill our way to economic equality.
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Why won’t this cat answer my questions about climate change?
Maybe having nine lives makes you a little less worried about the baking of Alaska.
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Think you can’t afford an EV? Think again
Automakers now offer an array of discount leases and perks that make electric cars accessible for a much broader segment of the population.
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Seattle mayor wants to block Whole Foods because of its low wages
Mike McGinn is leading the charge against a proposed new store, saying Whole Foods pays significantly less than unionized grocery stores.
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Pakistan’s new big threat isn’t terrorism — it’s water
Shortages of the precious resource threaten to destabilize the region even further.
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Wild thing, I think I need you: How weeds could save dinner
Scientists are racing to study and conserve wild varieties of crops before they disappear. Such weeds could bolster agricultural yields as the climate changes.
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America’s wicked, deadly heat wave last week
American cities could see many more hot-weather fatalities in the decades to come, as climate change drives longer and more frequent heat waves.
