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Ask Umbra: Good gracious, is there lead in my fine china?
A reader isn’t sure what to do with her antique dinnerware. Umbra nixes food on the china.
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The untold story of deforestation: Slothageddon
Monique Pool loves sloths. But, when she opened her home to 200 sloths, even she got slothified.
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These little hacks make cities more sustainable and fun
Rotten Apple turns ordinary and forgotten city objects into usable, sustainable mini-hacks.
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The Onion manages to make even extinction funny
In "EPA Announces New Initiative To Conserve Whatever’s Left," the Onion pokes fun at EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy's seeming indifference to flora and fauna.
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This vegan bakery could be the next Cinnabon
A vegan cinnamon roll with pina colada–flavored frosting and cookie dough on top? Coming right up!
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Can you go a day without trash? Try it on April 9
No pressure, but using plastic bags, straws, and cutlery will doom your relationship.
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The week in GIFs: Genies, junk, and Mary Jane
There was plenty of odd news this week, even not counting April Fools' Day.
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20 percent of the tricolored blackbirds on Earth are in imminent danger — but you can help save them
A flock of 50,000 tricolored blackbirds is under imminent threat, but you can help them for a dollar a bird.
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This fancy fridge makes your kale even more nutritious
With the NutriLight, “essentially, synthetic photosynthesis is occurring in your crisper drawer,” as Modern Farmer puts it.
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Pennsylvania officials have no idea how to assess health threats of fracking
Emissions from fracking pose serious health risks, but environmental regulators in Pennsylvania are completely failing to address them.
