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Take that, Trans-Pacific Partnership! Enviros celebrate as Obama’s trade agenda takes a blow
The shadowy trade deal hit a huge roadblock as Democrats in the House blocked “fast track” trade promotion authority.
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Organic farmers: Whole Foods is an unfair grader
Like many certification systems, the Whole Foods ratings have some downsides, and some farmers say the system is costly and flawed.
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Remember that bulldozed rainforest? We have pretty good news!
A patch of Indonesian rainforest was cut down for palm-oil production. The company involved just announced a moratorium on all forest clearance.
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Your Netflix binges could soon be fueled by solar power, thanks to Amazon
Guilt-free "Orange is the New Black" marathons? Yes, please.
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Your drawer of old phones is bad for the environment
A new study looks at why stashing phones is a big environmental problem, and the solutions for disposing them responsibly.
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Soda ads with health warnings? That’s about to be a real thing
San Francisco voters turned down a tax, but its legislators have now required prominent warnings on all sugary-beverage marketing.
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Pittsburgh screwed its residents by hiring a private water manager
A lawsuit against the company that manages Pittsburgh's water -- and that has cut residents off based on erroneous bills -- shows the downside of privatization.
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Why are we excited about 2 women speaking at an Apple conference?
That's exactly two more than the number of women executives who've spoken during the keynote portion of any Apple WWDC in recent memory.
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What’s tastier than free guac? Chipotle’s new employee benefits
Chipotle got flak for its "No GMOs" announcement. But its new benefits policy is the kind of change that really can make a difference.
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Lots of crazy claims about soda taxes. Which panned out?
Now that the experiment with taxing sugary drinks is underway, we look at which arguments by backers and opponents have come true -- and which were hot air.
