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Environment & Health
God’s Red Pencil? CRISPR and the Three Myths of Precise Genome Editing
For the benefit of those parts of the world where public acceptance of biotechnology is incomplete, a public relations blitz is at full tilt.
Efficiency Could Provide Big Benefits to Low-Income Renters
These households are often paying more than they should be for energy because they are more likely to live in inefficient buildings.
Will Pennsylvania Cut Oil and Gas Air Pollution?
Earthworks released a video that clearly demonstrates why stronger protections against oil and gas air pollution are needed.
Will the Paris Climate Agreement Deliver?
Anything above 1.5 degrees Celsius is a death sentence for us and for the planet.
How New England Students Are Taking Fossil Fuel Divestment a Step Further
The students feel it's imperative to act against the forces of colonialism within climate change.
After Student Occupation, University of California at Davis Chancellor Is Put on Leave
University of California President Janet Napolitano placed the chancellor of University of California, Davis, Linda Katehi, on investigatory administrative leave.
Blind Mice and Bird Brains: Silent Spring of Chernobyl and Fukushima
Peer-reviewed science has done little to dampen the "official" perception of Chernobyl's silent forests as a thriving nature reserve.
Debacle at Doha: The Collapse of the Old Oil Order
A declining demand for oil is likely to force suppliers to fight one another for ever-diminishing market shares.
New Discovery: A Massive Reef System at the Mouth of the Amazon River
This unique 600-mile long reef is already threatened by oil drilling.
Temperatures in 2016 Approach Limit Set at Paris Climate Conference
There is no evidence to lead us to believe that these dramatic planetary warming trends will not continue unabated.