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Oil spillage from freight trains hit record high in 2013
Crude oil is just pouring out of America’s freight trains -- more last year than in nearly four previous decades combined.
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Canada sued over approval of “toxic” GMO salmon
Environmentalists are arguing in court that AquAdvantage GMO salmon could be considered "toxic" under Canadian law.
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We export carbon emissions to China, get smog back in return
Some developing countries have oversized carbon footprints because they manufacture so much of our junk, and their factories are sending smog back our way.
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Solar wins: How sunshine will save the planet (really!)
Please enjoy this sampling of solar victories to warm your cold, cynical heart.
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Ask Umbra: What’s the most responsible way to get my winter thrills?
A reader wonders about the greenest way to hit the slopes, and which slopes are greenest. Umbra gives him a lesson.
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How safe is our drinking water?
Poisoning the enemy is a long-standing military strategy.
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Will the U.K. follow the U.S. on a fracking binge?
British Prime Minister David Cameron seems desperate to mimic America's natural-gas boom, but plenty of hurdles stand in his way.
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Safety rules to prevent oil-train explosions delayed
Freight train operators won't be required to improve the safety of their tankers until next year, but they say they'll take voluntary steps in the meantime.
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U.S. CO2 emissions are on the rise, and coal-loving members of Congress want to keep it that way
After years of decline, U.S. emissions are going back up. A bill to block EPA power-plant rules would help keep them up.
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Flood money: How Congress is botching the effort to climate-proof insurance
Lawmakers are retreating on basic reforms when they should be looking to the future, and creating even more dramatic changes.