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Flame-retardant chemicals are building up in our bodies, with unknown effects. To add insult to injury, they don't actually retard flames.
Last summer, 28-year-old Clara Heyworth died while crossing the street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn — she was hit by a...
The conservatives who failed to overturn Obamacare did manage to put a ridiculous new legal doctrine into play that will plague sensible environmental regulations for years.
Los Angeles and other cities have been leading the fight against climate change. Now, they’re preparing for the inevitable.
We've covered a lot of good farmland with concrete over the years. But taking it back for urban farming may not be as difficult as it sounds.
A study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory demonstrates that an energy mix that is 80 percent renewable in 2050 could operate fine. If only we had the will to create it.
A new report from NPR and the Center for Public Integrity finds that an affliction once nearly eradicated is back – and more dangerous than ever.
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At public hearings in Chicago and Washington, D.C. today, supporters, public health officials, and scientists are testifying in favor of...
