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Good news: Mother jailed for sending daughter to playground is freed. Bad news: McDonald’s fires her
It is believed that Harrell let her daughter go to the playground alone because she couldn't afford childcare. But daycare will be even farther out of reach without a job.
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For $5 a month, you can put food on a stray climate writer’s plate
Beacon lets you sponsor your favorite writer. It's the Adopt-A-Manatee program of the online news ecosystem.
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It’s time for Obama to stop selling off our land and water to fossil fuel companies
The Interior Department is going to let oil companies do seismic testing off the Atlantic coast, a precursor to offshore drilling. This is wrong on so many levels.
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Could drones be our secret weapon in the fight against Big Ag?
Journalist Will Potter plans to use drones to fly around ag-gag laws and get the dirt on factory farms.
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These amazing animated maps show cities on the move
Powered by chips in our smartphones, they give us a more nuanced look at human movement than we've ever had before.
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Fracking fight headed for the ballot in Colorado
Democrats in the state are divided over two proposed initiatives that would curb fracking near homes and give cities more regulatory power.
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Feds move to restrict neonic pesticides — well, one fed at least
The EPA is still refusing to ban these dangerous insecticides, but a U.S. Fish and Wildlife official is phasing them out in some wildlife refuges.
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Whole Foods will bring you groceries by bike
When you're done rolling your eyes, here's why it's a good thing.
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Washington state just lopped up to $2,500 off the cost of solar panels. Here’s how.
Instead of a patchquilt of permitting rules that vary from county to county, the state now has a simpler -- and cheaper -- process.
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Living next to natural gas wells is no fun
From health threats to truck traffic, from rank odors to sinking property values, Coloradans explain what it's like to live near fracking sites.
