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Michigan thinks burning tires counts as renewable energy
A Michigan bill aims to classify fuel made by burning tires and hazardous industrial waste as renewable energy, but environmentalists say that's setting a dangerous precedent.
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Sea swallows the last house in doomed Virginia beach town
In the 1950s, developers pitched Cedar Island, Va., as the next great East Coast beach resort. That dream is now completely gone.
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The world is actually making some progress on fighting climate change
We're on track for 3 degrees C of warming, says a new report. That's still enough to cause big problems, but it's less of a rise than we'd been fearing.
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Paris plans to ban cars from its city center
To fight smog, the city's badass mayor wants to outlaw unnecessary traffic, ban all diesel cars, and double the number of bike lanes.
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A million trees grow in Brooklyn
Well, Brooklyn and the other four bouroughs -- thanks to a 10-year campaign to green up the city's parks and streets.
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Support nonprofit journalism and my beard
I don't do this very often, but I'm going to ask you, my loyal readers, for money.
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Prepare to be schooled on climate change, America
A quarter of Americans don't believe in climate change. The White House wants to change that.
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Yep, Antarctica is melting away faster than ever
A new report from NASA and UC-Irvine confirms — again — that Antarctica is melting away.
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Hear that? That’s the sound of the ocean dying
A quarter of the fish we eat rely on healthy coral reefs -- so it's bad news for us when reefs the world over start to go quiet.
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Congrats, you survived the 15 hottest years ever
Unless you're younger than 15. In which case, you should probably ask your parents if you're allowed to read Grist.
