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Bereaved husband sues NYPD for failing to investigate pedestrian death
Last summer, 28-year-old Clara Heyworth died while crossing the street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn — she was hit by a car piloted by an intoxicated driver who only had a learner’s permit. The NYPD never conducted an investigation, and the driver received only a violation for driving without a license. Today, Heyworth’s husband, Jacob Stevens, […]
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A report from inside the Shell ‘oil spill’ party prank
It took Grist a hot second to figure out that this too-ironic-to-be-true video of a Shell party gone wrong was a prank. The concept, though, is brilliant — an “oil derrick” on a cake started “spilling” liquid all over the assembled guests. Pulling it off wasn’t easy, or cheap. Salon has dishy details from a […]
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Philadelphia invests in fresh food to fight obesity — but will it work?
A $900,000 investment by the city will put fresh foods and refrigeration systems in several hundred stores – despite evidence showing it may not have an impact.
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Did you say ‘sea-level rise’? You liberal.
China asked foreign embassies to stop publishing air pollution data? Can you imagine! The nerve of repressing scientific knowledge. Meanwhile, in Virginia ...
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Peebottle Farms: Insta-heirloom
After her chickens destroy the spring garden starts, our urban farming columnist goes on an heirloom seed-seeking adventure.
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Ask Umbra: Is my single-serve coffeemaker wasteful?
A reader frets about his caffeine-delivery equipment. Umbra gives him a dose of reality.
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‘Screaming headlines’ vs. reasonable people: A talk with the EPA’s Lisa Jackson
In her time at the helm of the Enivronmental Protection Agency, Jackson has gone from crusading to embattled. She talks with us about false choices between green ideals and greenbacks, the power of peer review, and cleaning up coal.
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Chicken soup for the soil: Cleaning up toxic earth in Philadelphia [VIDEO]
This video follows an experimental soil-focused art project in Philadelphia with a goal of one day making contaminated "brownfields" safe to farm on.
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Pennsylvania gives Shell a sweet, crude deal
In order to convince the oil giant to open an ethane plant in the state Pennsylvania sweetens the pot with 1.65 billion pounds of sugar.
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Teaser: Ridin’ bikes with U.N. suits
Full story coming Monday. But here's a glimpse at what a very short bike ride with well-dressed UN envoys looks like.
