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The People's Climate March, planned for NYC on Sept. 21, has a diverse coalition of organizers, from healthcare unions to environmental justice groups.
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.
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.
Political scientist Brendan Nyhan explains why fact-checking keeps candidates honest … sometimes.
A reader wonders if he can use rain barrel water for his garden. Umbra collects her thoughts.
Fans of (slightly weird) adorableness are having a good week, as a panda named Yuan Yuan at Chengdu Giant Panda...
Detroit Bikes aims to mass-produce simple, light, relatively affordable commuter bicycles -- but you'd better be happy with black.
Democrats in the state are divided over two proposed initiatives that would curb fracking near homes and give cities more regulatory power.
Big doughnut chains use big amounts of palm oil, and they still haven't signed on to rainforest-protecting agreements