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Climate change threatens to swamp historic Chesapeake island
Tangier Island is only three miles long, and shrinking.
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Climate denier anthem provides reality check in wake of Paris talks
Courtesy of the Koch brothers.
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The chilling science on Alaska’s melting permafrost
Almost a quarter of Alaska's permafrost may disappear by the end of the century, a new study finds.
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The story of the most staggering acronym of the Paris talks
CBDRILONCWRC might be unpronounceable, but it stands for an important concept.
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At the Paris climate talks, the rich and powerful work to stay rich
The wealthy want a stable, surprise-free transition as the world moves to a clean energy economy.
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Fracking Florida! Oil company seeks to drill in Everglades
One of the most biodiverse spots on the planet could see an oil boom.
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Whistle while you work? You’ll love this Edna Vazquez performance
Tune in for a new, cheery installment in the On the Farm series from Pickathon.
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How should I clean wine spills? And what to do with mesh veggie bags?
In this season of too much food and drink, readers have an abundance of questions about puny-but-perplexing kitchen products -- and advice maven Umbra Fisk cooks up answers.
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Even deep-sea fish are eating our garbage now
Scientists found beef and microplastics in the guts of bottom-dwelling fish and sharks in the Mediterranean.
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Fall in love with the people behind your lettuce with this moving film on farmworkers
A new documentary provides a glimpse of what the lives of the families that produce our vegetables are really like.
