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A Big Win for Clean Air in Pennsylvania – and Nationwide!
Coal pollution contains all sorts of nasty, dangerous things, but one of the worst pollutants is sulfur dioxide. Just five minutes of exposure to sulfur dioxide can lead to respiratory problems, difficulty breathing, and contribute to lung disease. So you can imagine the sigh of relief from Pennsylvanians with this major news: The Homer City […]
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Local elections in Washington state are big deal for coal industry and global climate
Enviros and the coal industry are paying close attention to a county council race that will determine whether a big coal-export terminal gets built.
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These giant hot-pink slugs live only on one mountaintop in Australia
Nice to know the '80s are still alive and kicking on at least one Australian mountaintop.
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This burger uses deep-fried lasagna for a bun, because why should food make any sense
This thing is a monster, an idea that trickled down from the whacked-out minds of fast-food executives back into a more upscale food culture.
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Illegal Monsanto GMO wheat found in Oregon
Monsanto tested a GMO wheat strain a decade ago but gave it up and never got it approved. Now it's invaded a field in Oregon, which could be bad news for America's wheat exporters.
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Strengthening the food chain: Farmers and workers unite, find power in numbers
The Farm Labor Reality Tour showed how a system that pits farmers and workers against each other can also unite them to work for common goals.
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Living with fire: Survival and stubbornness in California wildfire country
Susie Cagle’s family’s house burned to the ground in a 1977 wildfire. They rebuilt. She’s still trying to understand why.
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Bike culture: Not as white as you think
A new report spotlights a decade of rapid growth in biking among communities of color. Now it's time for infrastructure to catch up.
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New York is just going to print new infrastructure
It will only save, oh, about $3 billion.
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Secretary Jewell: Keep Our Coal in the Ground
Protesters called on Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to “Keep Our Coal in the Ground” as the Department of Interior held a lease sale for 21.3 million tons of coal at the Colorado Bureau of Land Management (BLM) field office today. While the BLM called this a “competitive” coal lease, as usual only one company, Blue […]
