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Wasting water in California will now cost you $500
After calls for voluntary conservation didn't work, the drought-stricken state is cracking down on profligate water use.
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Sean Parker backs San Francisco’s “cars first” measure, twirls moustache
The moneybags tech mogul wants parking to be cheaper and the city to put drivers' needs ahead of everyone else's.
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Nestlé doesn’t want you to know how much water it’s bottling from the California desert
As California grapples with drought, the world's biggest food company gets away with carting off its water.
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You know what this threatened Florida forest needs? A Walmart and a Chick-fil-A
Those imperiled indigo snakes and bonneted bats are really just looking for fast food and cheap junk from China.
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This cute solar puppy needs a name. Won’t you help?
This pup protects the sheep that do the groundskeeping at a Texas solar farm. What should they call him?
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Corporate polluters are almost never prosecuted for their crimes
Budget cuts at federal agencies are helping companies get away with more than 99 percent of the environmental crimes the government knows about.
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Can we have our sustainable seafood and eat it too?
Ecolabels from certification programs like the Marine Stewardship Council align market interests with sustainability initiatives -- but can you trust what’s on the label?
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U.S. tariffs on Chinese solar panels break trade rules, WTO says
Efforts to protect U.S. panel manufacturers from cheap Chinese imports have run afoul of the World Trade Organization.
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Another court victory for EPA — this time on mountaintop-removal rules
The EPA is well within its rights to regulate mountaintop-removal coal mining, a federal appeals court decided.
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This Texas solar farm uses sheep for its landscaping needs
Move over, weed-eating goats: The municipal power company in San Antonio, Texas, has enlisted a flock of sheep to help keep its grounds clear.