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Houston communities deal with ‘unbearable’ petrochemical smells
Possible suspects for the smell include nearby oil refineries, chemical plants, and gas facilities.
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The Pacific Ocean is becoming caffeinated
While the concentrations aren't exactly espresso-level, it's still cause for concern.
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Instead of cleaning up lake, dumbasses dye it blue
Lake Delton, in the Wisconsin Dells, has been looking a little like your mom: hard-used and fungusy. Algae overgrowth gave the lake a greenish cast, and made it appear less-than-healthy to swim in. The solution, according to the company that maintains Lake Delton: Just dump a whole lot of blue dye in there and call […]
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Romney suggests EPA worry about symptoms of pollution, not causes
We weren't going to tell you which presidential candidate said this, but we think you probably would have guessed.
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The environment is trying to ruin the Olympics again
It's like Mother Earth doesn't want us to have fun for some reason.
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Are more colorful lobsters a bad sign?
More and more unusually colored lobsters are being reported, as stocks in Maine spike and those in Connecticut plummet.
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Jeremy’s iron will: On-screen villain plays the good guy in anti-waste doc
In a new documentary, "Trashed," Jeremy Irons explores the toxic effects an endless worldwide buildup of waste has on our health and environment.
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Hazing gone amok: How the EPA is trying to clear up our national parks
The EPA's recent proposal to limit soot could make our cities less hazy. But what about our parks?
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Seriously mindblowing photo of toxic spill damage in Hungary
Photographer Palíndromo Mészáros has a whole series of photographs documenting the aftereffects of a 2010 toxic aluminum spill in Hungary. They’re all pretty staggering, but this one in particular really messed with our heads. This is not a before photo and an after photo stitched together. This is just what this forest looks like now, two […]
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Europe goes crazy for coal — and we can blame ourselves
A spike in coal usage in the Old World is bad news. Blame America.
