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Breast implants could be used to study pollution in the human body
By utilizing discarded breast implants, scientists could have a better understanding of how our bodies absorb toxins.
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How can I avoid wasting food over the holidays?
A father with too much Halloween candy on his hands inspires Umbra to dish up advice for enjoying the holidays -- without being a pig.
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Kids in Mexico block a development that would pave over a mangrove forest
This is not a drill: Kids actually won a battle ... for the environment.
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Will Utah’s state prison end up being an environmental catastrophe?
A proposed 4,000-bed state prison would be located on drained wetlands, near landfills, and at risk from earthquakes.
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This week in America’s crazy abortion laws: Texas, South Dakota, and Missouri
If you have to deal with a mandatory waiting period for an abortion, you may as well enjoy your state's giant, terrifying goose.
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America’s obesity problem just keeps getting, well, bigger
New data from the CDC reveals that obesity rates among adults rose from roughly 35 percent in 2011 to 38 percent in 2014.
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Portland, being Portland, says no to new fossil fuel infrastructure
City leaders just flipped the bird to the oil, gas, and coal industries.
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Pope Francis gets more people to care about climate change
In just a few months, his holiness achieved what environmental activists have been trying to do for years.
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Chemicals used in oil spill cleanup made Gulf disaster worse
A new study shows that dispersants used to break down oil in water have the opposite effect.
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Raise awareness about the Paris climate talks by acting like a rude French person
This Movember, annoy everyone with stereotypically French behavior. It’s the least you could do.
