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Elevated paths give San Francisco cyclists the high ground
New bike lanes will keep cyclists safe from cars and pedestrians safe from cyclists.
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The smog that texted me
A new Sierra Club service will message you when the air gets really bad in your area.
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Seattle’s mayor gums up Shell’s Arctic drilling plans
The oil giant wants to park its Arctic drilling rigs in Seattle's port, but the city is throwing up roadblocks.
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Could wildfires undermine California’s grand climate goals?
California has the most ambitious climate plan in the nation, but if it loses too many trees to fire, it will have a hard time meeting its targets.
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What’s the greenest megacity? Hint: Not NYC
A look at megacity "metabolism" reveals how many resources these urban hubs devour and which ones could use a diet.
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The most (and least) polluted cities in America
The American Lung Association ranked cities according to their air pollution. Here’s the good news, and the bad.
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Baltimore riots flared up in a toxic environment
A local youth activists says the enraged protesters’ “behavior is a result, or correlates with the environment that they live in.”
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Can Obama fix Japan’s broken climate plan?
The Fukushima disaster screwed up Japan's climate strategy.
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The EPA has a plan to protect vulnerable communities. Will it work?
The agency spent years cooking up its environmental justice master plan. Now it's time for action.
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California’s drought isn’t doomsday, but yes, it will change the state
The most nightmarish scenarios of California's dry future are unlikely to happen. Still, the state must use the crisis as a wakeup call to use water more smartly.
