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Subway gets shamed for fresh message, not-so-fresh practices
A new report scores fast food giants on their use of antibiotics in meat.
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We’re looking for the next generation of green journalists
Are you an early career journalist, storyteller, or multimedia wiz who digs what we do? Then Grist wants you!
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Is air pollution making my skin worse? And more pressing beauty questions
Should it be so hard to figure out if our beauty products are effective and safe -- for both our bodies and the environments we live in?
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Egg prices have doubled in the last year. Here’s why
Avian flu killed a lot of hens, so now there are fewer eggs to go around.
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California passes one weakened climate bill, wholly fails to pass a second
The state legislature caved to oil industry lobbying and backed away from what would have been landmark legislation.
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Study asks: What would it take for a nuclear-powered world?
About 35 years, a big shift in public opinion, and some serious cash.
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Smarter forest and land-use policy could help make Paris climate deal a success
Too bad big countries' climate pledges are falling way short in this area.
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Australia ousts climate-denying prime minister, gets new one who has argued for climate action
Outgoing PM Tony Abbott is a climate denier. Brand-new PM Malcolm Turnbull is not, but he still isn't planning to change policy anytime soon.
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In times of drought, should I use hand sanitizer instead of washing my hands?
Choosing hand sanitizers over the old scrub-and-rinse may conserve water, but it might not banish germs, either. Umbra digs up the dirt.
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How to make ketchup — and more! — from your leftover summer tomatoes
Can the homemade kind "ketchup" to the store-bought?