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Why you should be skeptical of Walmart’s cheap organic food
Walmart enters the U.S. organic foods market with guns blazing.
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GMO labeling would be outlawed by new bill in Congress
Some states are moving to require foods containing GMO ingredients to be clearly marked as such. A bill in the House would shut that movement down.
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Oil companies would rather let trains explode than cooperate with feds
The petroleum industry said it would share data about oil-by-rail shipments with the government to help curb accidents and spills. Except not really.
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EVs are getting fake engine sounds, because they’re so quiet it’s dangerous
Hybrids and EVs actually ARE more likely to hit cyclists and pedestrians because they're so quiet.
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Ohio cracks down on methane pollution from fracking
It's now the third state to require that natural-gas operations do a better job of finding and fixing leaks.
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Designed for lone commuters, this three-wheeled car gets 84 mpg
The Elio can go 672 freeway miles on a full tank. Its price tag is equally bite-size: $6,800.
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In the battle against proposed coal terminals, you are kicking ass
Companies that want to build coal export facilities in Washington state say they are being outmatched by their grassroots opponents -- for now.
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States try to block cities’ transit plans
More and more cities in the Midwest and Sun Belt are trying to develop mass transit systems, but GOP-controlled state legislatures are getting in the way.
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Citi takes energy efficiency all the way to the bank
Household energy efficiency is coming of age, and as a result, we've got a monumentally important new solution to climate change.
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FDA tells livestock and dairy farmers: We’re cutting you off — no more beer!
The FDA's proposed safety guidelines would prohibit breweries from sharing their spent grains (yum!) with farmers.
