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How we can fight back against herbicide-resistant superweeds

Roundup is losing potency as weeds evolve resistance. Seed companies want to move to other herbicides. Is farming stuck in a spray-rinse-repeat cycle?

Nathanael Johnson Technology June 23, 2014

North Carolinians Want Coal Ash Safeguards Now

The controversy continues almost two months after a Duke Energy spill of toxic coal ash into the Dan River. First,...

Mary Anne Hitt Uncategorized March 25, 2014

Kangaroo farts could help slow climate change

Kangaroo toots may smell like cheese and vinegar, but at least they’re fairly eco-friendly.

Holly Richmond Culture March 26, 2014

Hacker houses offer shared living for the young, green, and tech-obsessed

Forget the commune: Across the country, new kinds of co-living spaces are trying to disrupt economies and transform city life.

Samantha Larson Culture September 12, 2014

Congress members ask EPA to reopen three fracking investigations

Eight U.S. reps are calling on the EPA to research possible links between fracking and water pollution. The agency abandoned the investigations over the last two years.

John Upton Climate & Energy April 2, 2014

Climate change is going to turn the Earth into a planet of hungry kids

Thanks to climate change, there could be 25 million more malnourished children under the age of 5 in 2050, says a new report from the anti-poverty group Oxfam America.

Ben Adler Climate & Energy March 25, 2014

“Rebel” cowboys say we have no right to kick their cattle off our public lands

You thought Cliven Bundy and his band of self-styled militiamen were outrageous? You obviously haven't met Wayne Hage.

Matt Rasmussen Culture September 9, 2014

Salamanders are doing their best to stave off climate change

A new study indicates that woodland salamanders help keep carbon out of the atmosphere.

Jess Zimmerman Climate & Energy April 11, 2014

Why Cantor’s defeat is terrible for the climate — and the country

The House majority leader lost the GOP primary to a Tea Party challenger. That's a terrible omen for any sort of policy progress or competent governance.

Ben Adler Climate & Energy June 11, 2014

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