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Leaked EPA document raises questions about fracking pollution
The EPA doesn't seem very interested in finding out whether fracking pollutes groundwater, according to a report in the L.A. Times.
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Orange you ready for a tall glass of GMOs?
An insect-spread disease is wiping out orange crops. Gene splicing might help in the short term, but it won't make Big Ag more sustainable or resilient.
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Herbicides linked to farmer depression
A study of more than 700 French farmers and farmworkers found that those who used herbicides were more than twice as likely to suffer from depression.
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Goldman Sachs says coal-export terminals are a bad investment
Goldman Sachs says the market for coal exports is slowing and related infrastructure projects, like those planned for the U.S. Northwest, "will struggle to earn a positive return."
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Feds want food importers to ramp up safety measures
The FDA says food purveyors should no longer be able to skirt U.S. food safety rules by producing their product abroad and then selling it to Americans.
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This electric BMW has a special feature: Access to a gas-powered SUV
BMW is basically running an upscale car-sharing service exclusively for EV owners.
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Ask Umbra: Do the costs of LEDs outweigh the benefits?
A reader comes looking for bright ideas about lightbulbs. Umbra turns it on.
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Cultivating an app for how your garden grows
Growstuff lets you track your plantings -- and puts your data to work for a wider community.
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Clean energy clash: Solar advocates and conservationists butt heads
As more government land is earmarked for solar and other renewable energy projects, some environmental activists in the West are not happy.
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EV market threatened by spat over charger standards
Two incompatible electric-vehicle charging systems are fighting for dominance, like a replay of the '80s-era battle between VHS and Betamax.