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EPA’s new pesticide rules: Will they make a difference?
Farmworker training and rules for underage labor are valuable, but it's going to take more to change our chemical-laced system.
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Carbon dioxide pollution just killed 10 million scallops
An oyster producer in British Columbia has lost three years' worth of bivalves -- the latest in a growing line of commercial shellfish collapses linked to ocean acidification.
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Rice is the new cocaine for European drug dealers
Drug dealers are hanging up their dime bags and moving into the food-counterfeiting game.
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Frack-happy Colorado clamps down on methane pollution
Colorado will soon become the first state in the nation to regulate methane leaks from fracking operations and other natural gas companies.
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Big polluters tell Supreme Court they’re worried for Chinese restaurateurs
Major emitters claim to be concerned that the EPA could crack down on CO2 from millions of small businesses, even though the EPA has no intention of doing so.
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Oil is spilling from trains, pipelines … and now barges
River barges are increasingly being used to transport crude. The recent spill into the Mississippi River shows why that's not such a great idea.
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This nifty box can (illegally) turbo-charge your bikeshare cycle
Two hours of charge will get you 12 miles of riding.
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Fracking infrastructure? Not in my backyard, says Exxon CEO
A Texas utility has had the nerve to plan a water tower right next to Rex Tillerson’s own horse ranch!
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Buy this gizmo, and you’ll only ever need one candle for the rest of your life
You can capture the dripping wax and turn it into another candle.
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Meet the smart farm you can control with a smartphone
Freight Farms bring hydroponic agriculture to repurposed shipping containers.