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Does anything good come out of the Olympics?
The Olympics bring their host cities new stadiums, trains, and glistening abs — but which of those benefit them in the long run?
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Gold King Mine still leaking one year after spill
But so are abandoned mines across the west.
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We’re starting to understand just how Zika and climate change go together
Scientists try to narrow in on the way warmer, weirder weather helped the disease spread.
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Olympians in Rio campaign for climate action
Competitors from vulnerable regions have started a movement.
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Volkswagen says it’s cleaning up its emissions, this time for reals
Volkswagen pivots from cheating on emissions to (maybe) filtering them out.
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The right now wants a “Clexit,” because Brexit went so well
Climate change deniers launch a campaign to stop the Paris agreement.
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These huge buses drive right over the top of cars
China thinks it’s found an answer to its congestion problem.
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Homes in walkable neighborhoods are worth more
People are willing to pay a higher price for a home if it's close to stores, workplaces, or transit, new analysis finds.
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Is your personal lube causing water pollution?
Advice columnist Umbra Fisk peeks under the covers of the lube market to find out.
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A Tea Party conservative just lost to a Trump supporter, because farm subsidies
Tim Huelskamp’s loss in Kansas has big implications for the farm bill, and the conservative movement.
