Environment
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Ellen Williams | November 17, 2016
Climate hero of the week: These kids who are suing the federal government
This group of young people are suing the federal government over climate change, and we think it's the...
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Kate Wilke | November 16, 2016
A Trump presidency and the future of climate change
Donald Trump has repeatedly indicated that environmentalism is not his priority.
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Kate Wilke | November 16, 2016
Ocean plastic smells like food to marine animals
Scientists thought the animals ate plastic because it looked like food, but the smell is actually a big...
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Kristen Callihan | November 16, 2016
California’s poorest residents face highest levels of arsenic in drinking water
According to the Environmental Integrity Project, many low-income California state residents have been receiving arsenic-laced water for quite...
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Michelle Honeyager | November 15, 2016
How do we teach kids climate change without frightening them?
These are the best practices to teach kids climate change.
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Kayla Byerley | November 14, 2016
10 easy steps to reduce your trash footprint
Trying to reduce your trash footprint? These ideas are way easier than you think.
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Kate Wilke | November 14, 2016
Myron Ebell, the climate skeptic who will lead the EPA transition
Myron Ebell is one of the most well-known climate skeptics, and President-elect Donald Trump is choosing him to...
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Kristen Callihan | November 13, 2016
Investor group launches campaign to prevent global meat protein bubble
What are the environmental and public health risks if current meat consumption rates continue?
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Lauren Petermeyer | November 11, 2016
Planet roundup: Death of the environment, new dinosaurs and more
This week means more for the environment than we know. With the staggering election results, and new species...
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Wyatt Redd | November 11, 2016
What an island that ran on bird poop tells us about a post-oil world
Nauru, a tiny nation that relied on guano deposits for its economy, may be the best example of...
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Mandy Burkholder | November 11, 2016
Citizens’ Climate Lobby: Using grassroots efforts to change the world
Citizens' Climate Lobby: Using grassroots efforts to change the world
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Justin Horner | November 10, 2016
Climate hero of the week: The man making climate model flavored ice cream
This week in Climate Hero of the Week we'd like you to meet Jonathon Keats, a philosopher, an...
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Michelle Honeyager | November 10, 2016
Here’s why a switch to natural gas isn’t good enough
With renewable wind, solar and hydroelectric power, it doesn’t make a ton of sense to depend on natural...
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Kate Wilke | November 10, 2016
The government is using poop to make gasoline
How cool.
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Kate Wilke | November 9, 2016
In memory of the Environment: 25 million BCE-Nov. 8, 2016
Will you join me in bringing the environment back to life?