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Author Peter Gleick found that nearly half of bottled water is just treated stuff from the tap.
ExxonMobil won't say precisely what chemicals it spilled in Louisiana -- maybe because it's too busy keeping journalists away from another oil-oopsie in Arkansas.
Thanks to climate change, millions of square miles of new trees and shrubs are turning the far north green, say researchers. And that's not good.
The government dispatched 3,000 of them over 16 days to keep them the hell away from endangered greater bilbies.
In Colorado, extreme weather is fueling fierce fires. Again.
A new, in-depth study looks at temperatures stretching back 11,300 years, and the news doesn't bode well.
A new bill aims to reduce "super pollutants," which warm the atmosphere while also killing people and plants. It's a great idea; too bad we don't have a great Congress.
Drawn by a desire to feed the world, build community, and find a meaningful life, more and more women are cultivating careers in farming.
Turns out that, as a business proposition, the sharing economy can be a pretty risky one.
