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California is figuring out the whole drought thing for the rest of us
Turns out there's an upside to the ongoing drought in the U.S.
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Are solar compactors actually good for the earth?
They're popping up in greener cities everywhere -- those solar-powered public trash cans. But do they actually make a difference? Umbra has the answer.
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Congressional Republicans: Damn the environment, full cuts ahead!
The GOP majority is gunning for the environment with its new appropriations bills, which would gut federal climate efforts.
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It sure looks like the Pacific trade pact sucks. Why is Obama so hot for it?
A brief bipartisan rebellion was only a bump in the road for the Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership, which could undercut environmental rules.
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This grocery store wants to sell ugly veggies
In a beautiful victory in the fight against food waste, Raley's will now sell ugly vegetables.
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This electric scooter comes with swappable batteries
Eat your heart out, Elon Musk.
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Could a California labor ruling drive Uber under?
A labor commission rules that Uber drivers should be treated as employees -- and casts a big question-mark over the entire "Uber-for-this-and-that" market.
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Go ahead and eat your Nutella — it’s the ramen that’s bad on palm oil
It's hard to keep track of the heroes and villains in the fight to save rainforests. A ranking of companies that use palm oil offers some guidance.
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Look at this trippy map of all your climate-related Google searches
The visualization shows how our everyday climate questions differ around the world.
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Chipotle’s new tortillas could be huge news for farmers
The fast-food company is teaming up with the Bread Lab to reinvent the mass-produced tortilla.
