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EPA to consider whether Alabama landfill violates community’s civil rights
The complaint, filed by residents of a predominantly African-American community, argues that the landfill is a discriminatory violation of the Civil Rights Act.
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These elderly fatality statistics may spoil your affection for big-box stores
Obviously, everyone loves a nice strip mall. The parking lot, the low-slung, cheap-looking buildings, the pedestrian walkways that no drivers pay attention to. And big-box stores! The lots! The long walks down busy parking lanes! The Brutalism-meets-Brady-Bunch aesthetic! What’s not to like? So it pains me, truly, to be the bearer of this bad news. […]
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2,500-mph train could get you from New York to London in an hour
Nature abhors a vacuum, but transit nerds and people eager to see a science fiction future LOVE IT. That’s because a vacuum is the secret ingredient for this (theoretical, but plausible) superfast train, which could speed under the ocean to get you from New York to London in one hour, or New York to Beijing […]
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Why the rumors about the iPhone ditching walking, public transit are wrong
We got our hands on a developer version of the new iPhone operating system. What we found may be even better than you would expect.
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California celebrities are wasting electricity moving water around
But then, so is everyone else in the state. The utilities commission broke down electricity use; we made jokes about it.
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Austin dims its lights, everyone + science wins
A city council decision to invest $15 million in efficient lighting is not only a smart move, it's part of a great tradition started in Silicon Valley.
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Coming this August: You, made of garbage
The World Bank's report on the world's garbage creation reveals big differences in how rich and poor countries dispose of waste – both today and in the future.
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Jobs taking the last bus out of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh's decision to nearly halve its bus routes means at least one company won't expand its hiring. The real damage, though, may be long-term.
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Detroit turns a freeway into a river
No, it wasn't an artistic statement about transportation and modern society. It was a busted water main -- just the latest in a city and state where infrastructure has been neglected for far too long.
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Ithaca mayor turns his personal parking space into a mini-park
The 25-year-old mayor gave up his car to join the 15 percent of his city's residents who walk to work.
