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Electric car owners wage war over charging spots
There aren't enough charging stations for all the EVs out there. Things are getting testy.
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There are too many trucks coming into New York City
New York City's truck-dependent freight system is bad news for the city's air quality.
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Here’s the real story of Columbus that people prefer to ignore
Need a quick brushup on exactly why so many people in the U.S. have turned against Columbus Day? Here you go.
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Bolivia delivers stirring climate manifesto to U.N., issues decrees to pump more oil
The country's pledge offers 10 radical — if hypocritical — solutions to the climate crisis.
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California: Stop medicating animals! Animal ag industry: Cool
California's tight new restrictions on antibiotic use for farm animals aren't upsetting farmers the way you'd have expected a few years ago.
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Charles Koch comes out against special interest groups. LOL!
In a rare interview, the fossil fuel billionaire does a pretty good job of appearing human.
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Fracking linked to premature births, study finds
Researchers find women who live near fracking sites in Pennsylvania are at higher risk of having complications during pregnancy.
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This conservative economist makes the case for a carbon tax
N. Gregory Mankiw, former advisor to George W. Bush and Mitt Romney, argues that a carbon tax could go hand-in-hand with deregulation.
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When I recycle a beer bottle, does it secretly end up in the landfill?
You toss your glass bottles in the recycling without a second thought -- but where do they end up? Umbra digs in to a national dilemma.
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Dirty energy plutocrats are trying to buy the presidential election
Just 158 families gave almost half of the early money in the race, the N.Y. Times reports -- and many made their fortunes from oil and gas.