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Environment & Health
Tensions Rise as Climate Negotiations Resume in Bonn
What are the challenges still facing the upcoming Paris conference on climate change this December?
The Great Pumpkin Shortage Is Coming
Spooky weather patterns are disrupting specialty crops.
Taking Out the Trash Burners
The fight against a dirty incinerator in Baltimore is an inspiration for all of us.
Norway’s Rush to Extract Arctic Oil Contradicts Its Constitution
Large-scale oil extraction in the Arctic is irreconcilable with a two-degree global warming limit.
Coal Ash: The United States’ Multibillion-Ton Toxic Legacy
US coal-fired power plants produce 140 million tons of ash a year, most of it dumped in open storage ponds that contaminate drinking water.
Where Does Your Recycled Glass Really Go?
It's time to take a close look at glass and address the lingering problems dogging waste management companies.
Why New US Ozone Standards Aren’t Enough to Protect Health and the Environment
A true accounting of the costs and benefit should include the health and ecological benefits of stricter controls.
Lawmakers Seek Probe of Exxon for Hiding Knowledge of Climate Change
Exxon concealed for decades its own conclusions that fossil fuels cause global warming.
Polish “Farm Defenders” Arrested and Imprisoned
The Polish state is angered by a series of effective protests against the sale of land to foreign investors.
Texas Excludes Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Program
Over the last three years, Texas has cut off Planned Parenthood from most state funding sources.