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Chevron’s own firefighters might have contributed to Richmond refinery fire
After one pipe exploded, Chevron's firefighters might have accidentally triggered the explosion of another one.
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Here’s an airport entirely filled with cars wrecked in Hurricane Sandy
After Hurricane Sandy, Insurance Auto Auctions Corp. found itself with an overload of damaged cars. The company had to store them somewhere.
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W.Va. congressmember compares EPA head to Gadhafi
Rep. David McKinley doesn't much like EPA chief Lisa Jackson. We have a theory why.
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Sims’ city: Urban America, as seen by Obama’s former HUD boss
Former HUD bigwig Ron Sims talks about Obama’s urban policies, suburban sprawl, and tackling unemployment and the climate crisis at the same time.
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The fight over lead: It’s like all pollution fights rolled into one
We could be learning a lot from the fight to clean up lead pollution. But we're not.
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These architects want to build a tiny fairy forest in Detroit
In addition to your basic forest paths and trees, the park features a knoll that can host concerts, movie screenings, and plays, with the forest as a backdrop.
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Surprise: Shell’s rig ran aground in Alaska because the company was trying to avoid taxes
To get out of paying $6 million in state taxes, Shell decided to try to tow a drilling rig from Alaska to Seattle in the middle of a storm.
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Starbucks is now selling reusable cups for a dollar
Starbucks has just kneecapped your excuses for not bringing reusable cups to the coffee shop.
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Congress to act on Sandy aid — but grudgingly, late, and with a fraction of what’s needed
Had Congress acted responsibly years ago on FEMA flood insurance, Congress might not even need to act today.
