Articles by Heather Smith
Heather Smith (on Twitter, @strangerworks) is interested in the various ways that humans try to save the environment: past, present, and future.
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This win against toxic couches will make you love seats
In the end, we got past the bogus babies-on-fire tales and got chemicals out of our sofas. What did it take?
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Whole new crystal ball game: What does 2014 hold for rabble-rousers?
Divestment, protesters, arrests, Warsaw, Obama: 2013 was a tumultuous year for green activists. We predict next year will be even wilder.
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Pollen angels: The E.U.’s ban on bee-killing pesticides begins. Will it help?
Europe's two-year ban on pollinator-killing pesticides begins this month. Is it a pointless gesture, or a chance to learn how to save the bees?
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Sudsed: The FDA steps down a long road toward banning antibacterial hand soap
Will this happen? We won't know for three years. Would it be a good thing? Yes.
