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Soda tax might be working better than expected
Berkeley residents are drinking about two fewer sugary drinks per week since the tax started, according to a new study.
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The uncertain, hopeful future of the National Park Service
"The goal of our centennial is not to scare everyone to death about climate change."
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From Glacierless National Park to the Neverglades: Meet your future national parks
The parks are having an identity crisis -- so we renamed them.
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Stop a selfie, save a life: Words of advice for the modern wilderness tourist
A little park safety awareness wouldn't kill you.
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The nearest national park could be just a city block away
The folks with trees, mountains, and bison on their badges have decided it’s high time to serve city dwellers.
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Our era’s iconic national park is hidden in New York City
Jamaica Bay is an imperiled swamp nestled next to the biggest city in America -- and it has a lot to teach us.
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Texas, keystone of the pro-life movement, sure is seeing a lot of maternal deaths
A new study shows Texas' maternal mortality rate doubling between 2010 and 2014, which the authors deem "highly unusual."
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Police are finally catching cars that veer too close to bicyclists
11 cities are using this nifty sonar device to measure the distance between bikes and cars.
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Louisiana’s flood couldn’t have been stopped, but it didn’t have to be so devastating
A set of canals, levees, and reservoirs that could have staunched Louisiana's floods had been deemed impractical.
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After 525 years, it’s time to actually listen to Native Americans
The Standing Rock Sioux are fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline -- one of many indigenous groups opposing climate-wrecking projects.
