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Activists around the country are shaping public decisions -- and reshaping their communities for the better.
Here are five things you should do if you’re ever unlucky enough to be hit. And a shining example of what not to do.
The crime that sparked the deadly encounter between Ferguson Mo., police officer Darren Wilson and 18-year-old Michael Brown? Jaywalking.
Recent studies show that air pollution decreases test scores and contributes to ADHD, both of which can cause big trouble later in life.
Even if you failed SCUBA certification, you can visit the world's coral reefs -- minus all the water and animals that might slime or sting or bite you.
The so-called "Hail Mary" to save Sen. Mary Landrieu's political hide is a pointless Kabuki dance.
A new study from Yale -- the largest of its kind -- shows a correlation between living near a fracking site and having health problems.
A reader wonders which is more energy efficient, bottle-fed water coolers or the newfangled point-of-use kind. Umbra distills the answers.
ProPublica's interactive 50-state map is the best tour guide yet for this increasingly common hazard of North America's energy boom.
