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Train wrecks have done more than $10 million in damage as of mid-May this year -- nearly triple the damage for all of 2013. The feds want to stop that.
The wildlife, plants, and coral reefs of Kauai, many already endangered, are under further risk because of heavy spraying on GMO test fields.
Big doughnut chains use big amounts of palm oil, and they still haven't signed on to rainforest-protecting agreements
A new study sums up all the other studies about the health impact of eating organic and finds that it remains a mixed (compostable) bag.
Fights over rooftop solar generally focus on "net metering," but the challenge to utilities is far greater than that, and if they hope to survive, their response must be more ambitious.
A reader wonders if he can use rain barrel water for his garden. Umbra collects her thoughts.
At incubation temperatures higher than 84 degrees F, fewer and fewer males are born. They need a box fan or more umbrella drinks, stat!
The city council also moved to divest from fossil-fuel stocks.
A new study from the League of American Bicyclists sheds some light on the most dangerous cycling conditions.
