Latest Articles
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Will my houseplant clean the air?
Umbra helps a reader grow wiser about the many benefits of introducing a little greenery into the office.
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A yummy new food policy podcast
Food Fight takes on food issues and the food movement in a light and engaging style.
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Check out some of the prettiest (and most depressing) climate change data out there
Grist shares its favorite climate data visualizations. Buckle up, data wranglers!
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Take a video tour of this awesome vegetarian meat company
Beyond Meat takes pea protein and turns it into meat -- or at least, something very similar.
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Coal-friendly states sue over Obama’s Clean Power Plan
The plan was just formally published Friday morning, but it already faces legal challenges from 24 states.
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Beavers are good for streams. Now watch found footage of beavers parachuting
Beavers improve water quality, according to a new study.
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Your Granny Smith has a story. Here’s what it’s like to harvest apples
NPR offers a thoughtful radio portrait of one migrant apple picker's life.
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You don’t need a partner this cuffing season — but you do need to keep up on the war against abortion access
This week, we’re sharing some fantastic and fascinating long reads on the battle for reproductive rights.
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Things are complicated between Arctic sea ice and air pollution
Some emissions are warming it up. Others are cooling it down.
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Marine reserves are a bright spot in a dark year
Palau will protect nearly 200,000 square miles of ocean. That makes a million square miles of new marine reserves for the year.