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Meet the Andy Griffith who’s going after fracking polluters
In Texas, some small-town sleuths on the illegally ditched-sofa beat are stumbling on big-time dumping of toxic fracking waste.
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Billions of oil dollars will buy you the largest mall in the world
World's largest indoor amusement park included.
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House Republicans to EPA: “We’ll take your money and give it to fires!”
The GOP wants to cut EPA funding and block the agency from regulating CO2, while steering some of that money to firefighting efforts.
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Enough of the climate-denying clowns, say BBC bigwigs
When it comes to science reporting, let's stick to the, uh, science, says the independent BBC Trust.
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Heathens are still greener than Christians
Remember the hype about the greening of Christianity? Yeah, that, not so much.
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Mysterious blast at Chevron plant shakes pollution-weary Texas town
Keystone XL, Syrian chemical weapons waste, and a fresh Chevron explosion: How much pollution can Port Arthur take?
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Tired of just ruining your garden, kudzu destroys the climate, too
New study finds kudzu and other invasives can release carbon that had been sequestered in the soil.
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When storms hit, scrappy local reporters rush to the rescue
Small news websites are filling in some of the void left by shrinking city newspapers and TV news coverage. They're proving their worth in times of disaster.
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Canadians are eating tar-sands pollution
New research paints an alarming picture of wildlife being contaminated by tar-sands extraction -- wildlife that First Nations have long hunted for food.
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Vegetarians live longer, pollute less — and you no longer have to take their word for it
New research shows that a vegetarian diet is good for you and the climate, both. Just please, go easy on the lentils.
