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Regular or unleaded? Are we willing to invest in healthier homes?

Photo: Steven DepoloHey, have you heard? It’s Lead Poisoning Awareness Week! Stop. I know what you’re thinking. “We don’t have...

Greg Hanscom Economics October 29, 2011

Is one of the top U.S. mercury polluters in your backyard?

I just came back from a trip to Illinois, where the state had the good sense to put mercury protections...

Mary Anne Hitt Uncategorized December 7, 2011

Leaded gas goes the way of the dodo

The sign on the gas pump saying "unleaded" will soon be a quaint anachronism, like the sign on the plane...

Jess Zimmerman Energy October 27, 2011

Bourbon of proof: Is Kentucky’s heritage spirit compromised by GMO corn?

As an American, corn-based spirit, bourbon has changed rapidly in recent decades. Now, the question is: How long do we have until it's all made with genetically engineered grain?

Twilight Greenaway Food and Agriculture January 6, 2012

Get the lead out: Clean air tied to decline in violent crime

Research ties the decades-long drop in violent crime to reduced urban lead poisoning.

Jim Meyer Health October 18, 2011

Keystone ‘victory’ is nothing of the sort, say testy wonks

Enviros’ opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline has succeeded in delaying or possibly even deep-sixing a project that would have...

Christopher Mims Energy November 11, 2011

Hacking the Farm Bill

A slide from the winning entry. Rebecca Klein wasn’t expecting a lot when she signed up to attend last week’s...

Twilight Greenaway Food and Agriculture December 9, 2011

Conservatives, media missing the boat on clean energy

Demand for energy resources in the rest of the world, and especially developing nations, is growing rapidly. Like Willie Sutton...

Josh Freed Uncategorized November 18, 2011

Rep. Ralph Hall attacks his own badly designed clean energy standard

Ralph Hall.Photo: vexroboticsCross-posted from ThinkProgress Green. Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Texas), the science-denying chairman of the House science committee, says a...

Brad Johnson Energy October 26, 2011

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