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As temperatures rise, cities are getting hotter, faster
The urban heat island effect is increasing in many American cities.
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Mountaintop-removal mining contaminated up to 22% of streams in southern West Va.
A mining area of 600 square miles has polluted as much as 1,700 miles of streams.
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Fracking takes a hit in Penn., while most states still do little to regulate
Meanwhile, anti-fracking activists are descending on D.C. for a weekend protest -- with banjos in tow.
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Clean Air Victory for Texas as Coal Plant Permit Struck Down
This week Texas residents cheered when a judge invalidated the state air pollution permit for the proposed Las Brisas coal plant in Corpus Christi. The Las Brisas proposal is only the second new power plant proposed to be built within city limits anywhere in the United States (Chicago’s Leucadia is the other), and a coalition […]
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Look what trees are now reduced to, you jerks
We’ve left trees in the lurch so badly, they’re forced to grow hands and then take matters into them. This one’s reduced to panhandling on the street to support its rainforest relatives.
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Romney suggests EPA worry about symptoms of pollution, not causes
We weren't going to tell you which presidential candidate said this, but we think you probably would have guessed.
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Should the food movement push for better jobs too?
As students rally for farmworkers and unions reach out to foodies, a new report asks: What would it take for the food and labor movements to truly combine forces?
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Here’s another episode of ‘Shell Tries Drilling in the Arctic’
In this episode, Shell still hasn't drilled anything -- and time may be running out!
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Why climate change doesn’t spark moral outrage, and how it could
Perhaps the biggest barrier to action on climate change is the fact that it doesn't hit us in the gut. But new research suggests ways to make it a more potent moral issue.
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Watch some brave souls rescue baby bears from a dumpster
The basic rule about baby bears is Do Not Go Near Them. Ever. But what do you do if they’re stuck in a garbage can, crying all night, with the mom stalking nearby? If you are this group of brave people, you rescue them:
