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My city banned plastic bags — now where am I supposed to recycle them?
A zealous city banned plastic bags -- then got rid of the bag-recycling bins too. Stuck with a bunch of bags, a reader asks advice maven Umbra Fisk how to handle the situation.
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These bacterial communities are heating up the desert
"Biocrusts" make their own sunscreen, absorbing sunlight and increasing soil surface temperatures.
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Climate deniers attack NASA scientist dying of cancer
Piers Sellers wrote about his diagnosis. Climate deniers went after him.
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Modern-day slavery and environmental devastation go hand in hand
There are 30 million enslaved people in the world today -- and they are often forced into work that harms the environment.
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Biodegradable robots? Not satisfied with stealing jobs, robots elbow in on death
A team of scientists are on a mission to fashion decomposable robots from bioplastic.
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This guy started an e-waste band, and it’s actually amazing
But that doesn't necessarily mean that you should, too.
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The real heroes of the Flint water crisis
It's not Hillary Clinton -- it's the people on the front lines.
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2015 was record-busting hot, scientists say
Last year was the hottest year ever recorded, by a long shot.
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Bernie’s new ad shows him standing against Big Oil
Sanders joins Iowa farmers in opposing a pipeline that would ship crude oil across the whole state.
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EPA and religious groups team up to fight food waste
When it comes to America's food waste problem, WWJD?
