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Yinz heard about Pittsburgh’s new protected bike lanes?
Pittsburgh just put in three new bike lanes that protect bikers from traffic, and city leaders plan to construct more. City of Champions, indeed.
We won’t stop future Fergusons and floodwaters by planting a tree
Congressional leaders planted a tree at the nation's capitol this week to honor Emmett Till, whose killing sparked the civil rights movement. That's nice, but not enough.
Obama’s immigration order won’t help farmworkers. What can?
As with everything in the good ol’ U S of A, corporations can have more power than government when it comes to the treatment of farmworkers!
Are your urban veggies really toxic?
A recent Cornell study found alarming levels of lead in NYC-grown vegetables. Should we be freaked?
Walmart is a huge consumer of dirty coal energy
The retail behemoth gets a lot of good press for putting up a few solar panels, but it gets far more electricity from coal than from the sun.
Keystone “trade” talk is still empty nonsense
Beltway pundits keep saying Obama is about to “trade” Keystone approval for some other policy he cares about more. They are delusional.
Hey Big Soda, stop targeting black and Latino kids
A new study shows that major beverage companies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi are aiming their advertising campaigns largely toward black and Latino youth.
How do Whole Foods’ $6 cupcakes help Detroit’s urban poor?
A reporter's deep dive into Whole Foods' Detroit launch suggests that it will take more to change the inner-city foodscape than one new store.
Congress is trying to squash one of the few examples of American leadership on climate
Obama has banned U.S. investment in most overseas coal plants. Republicans and fossil-fuel-loving Democrats want to undo that ban.
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These terrible governors won reelection and will keep on wreaking environmental havoc
Wisconsin’s Scott Walker, Florida’s Rick Scott, and Maine’s Paul LePage were all vulnerable -- and they all triumphed anyway.
This poo-powered bus runs on the regular as long as you do
Move over, Popemobile. The poopmobile is heaven scent.
Republicans were wrong about China’s climate commitment
The world's top emitter is pledging to cap coal use starting in 2020.
Your city’s water would be cleaner if it had a magic island in it
Floating wetlands feed on nitrogen pollution in streams and ponds, stifling gross algal blooms and bringing some wildness back into cities.
Farming in the face of climate change? Monsanto has an app for that
The GMO giant wants to help you beat climate change … with your phone.
After you pop the pill, what to do with the trash?
A reader says her contraceptive is over-packaged. Umbra says you should see the packaging that kids come with these days.
Here’s why Hawaii’s anti-GMO laws matter
If Hawaii opts to stop biotechnology, that would be a serious blow to the industry.
This bike helmet makes Google Glass look sexy
The Smart Hat might save your noggin, but it'll destroy your sex life.
One man wants us all to sh*t equally. So he started World Toilet Day
You've gotta fight. For your right. To pooooootty.
Robots have done unspeakable things to your steak
And unless the FDA acts by year's end, labeling rules won't come to the tenderized meat market until 2018 at the earliest.
Why we’re excited about PBS’ wild new series
The new PBS doc "Earth: A New Wild" explores how humans interact with ecosystems worldwide.
Within 2 years, a quarter of the world’s carbon emissions are likely to be priced
Carbon is getting priced, and this map shows you where.
Comedy phenom Megan Amram wants to teach women science — with hot sex tips!
The "Parks & Recreation" writer's new book is a smart (and hilarious) take on the dumb idea that women can't understand science.
These photos of China’s toxic smog are terrifying
A Beijing man uploaded one photo every day. The results are terrifying.
TreeHouse is like Home Depot with a green conscience
This one-stop green-renovation shop is really improving home improvement. Sorry Lowe's.
Frackers are terrorizing school kids in California
No surprise: Young people of color are hit hardest.
The environmental movement is not the Tea Party of the left
The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank asserts that enviros are dead set on ousting moderate Democrats. He's wrong.
Lame-duck Democratic senators stop the Keystone bill. Will Obama follow their lead?
A Senate bill to force approval of the pipeline failed on Tuesday, coming up one vote short of the 60 needed to overcome a filibuster threat.
The Daily Show skewers Detroit over water shut-offs
The show's Jessica Williams cracks wise about ball washers as the city's water department continues shutting off accounts.
Neil deGrasse Tyson just told a tiny girl to be a scientist, and now I’m weeping
Would you like to get some life advice from Neil deGrasse Tyson in a public forum? Well, first you have to be 6 years old.
Watch a year’s worth of CO2 swirl around the globe like a horrifying lava lamp
This is as beautiful to watch as it is worrisome.
Meet the women who grow your food
Through the Female Farmer Project, photographer Audra Mulkern is documenting the rise of women in American ag.
Pipeline builder advised to gin up fake grassroots support
TransCanada has teamed up with the world's largest public relations firm to promote a proposed alternative pipeline that's entirely in Canada.
Comedian Wyatt Cenac on mayo, hair salons, and gentrification
The former Daily Show correspondent says there are two kinds of gentrifier. Only one would open a mayonnaise shop.
Would you like some spies with that right to peacefully assemble?
Forty different federal agencies are keeping themselves busy spying on the American public, according to a New York Times study.
We’re eating chocolate faster than we can grow it
Climate change is fueling a global chocolate shortage -- and we aren't helping.
Big Oil doesn’t even need Keystone — all the more reason to kill it
The Keystone XL battle is mostly symbolic at this point, which makes winning even more important.
What a shrimp treadmill can teach us about science funding
Republicans contend that a shrimp treadmill isn't worth $3 million. They're right: It's priceless. (And only cost $47.)
Rising seas are swallowing this Republican’s district. Will he do anything about it?
Much of Garret Graves' district may one day be underwater.
Watch out, NYC, your backyard carrots might be pumped full of lead
The study found five out of seven garden plots had unsafe levels of toxic metals in the soil. Gulp.
Is 4-H trying to hook African farmers on costly seeds?
A conversation with author Kiera Butler about the ethical issues around introducing developing countries to hybrid seeds that are high-yield -- and high-cost.
Should we feed needy families junk food?
A reader wonders what to do with the low-nutrition food that's being donated for feeding the hungry. Umbra says put it in the bank.
Why the Democrats are stupid to allow a Senate vote on Keystone
The so-called "Hail Mary" to save Sen. Mary Landrieu's political hide is a pointless Kabuki dance.
What Harvey Milk can teach today’s green activists
As environmental causes move from national to local, we can take some notes from the tragic but phenomenally successful story of "The Mayor of Castro Street."
Louisville is gunning to be the most bike-tastic city in America
Louisville's impressive Neighborways system will slow down traffic, add trees, and implement green infrastructure citywide.
This recipe will convert any remaining brussels sprouts haters
Make a smarter stuffing with brussels sprouts, and learn the finer points of sprout preparation.
We’re hooked on this map of industrial fishing
This will make it easier to crack down on boats that are overfishing or illegally fishing in some of the most vulnerable parts of the oceans.
Obama pledges $3 billion for world climate fund, makes the GOP look even dumber
As Obama, our allies in Europe, and even China, commit to reduce emissions, Republicans are becoming more isolated by the day.
Your double cheeseburger is ruining everything
Science confirms meat, sugar, and fat really do mess up our bodies -- and the planet.
The Dark Lord of Coal Country could (finally) spend time behind bars
Don Blankenship, the former CEO of Massey Energy, has been indicted on charges that could land him in jail for 30 years.
Phew! Texas textbook publisher ditches climate denial
Pearson, the world's largest education publisher, nixes climate denial from its Texas textbook. Huzzah!
This solar-powered, glow-in-the-dark, Van Gogh-inspired bike path will blow your mind
Goodbye everyone, we're moving to the Netherlands.
Big Energy has tried to turn people of color against solar power since forever
Happily, more and more people are seeing through the hype.
Now that China and the U.S. have a climate deal, will India step up next?
India is the world's No. 3 carbon emitter, and now it's in the hot seat.
What climate hawks can learn from the midterms: Messaging and money matter
The mainstream media spun the election as a debilitating blow for climate advocates. That's the wrong takeaway.
Overstock.com moves beyond flat-screen TVs to CSA boxes
The online retailer hopes to disrupt corporate ag by selling fare from small farms online.
No, the new climate deal does not let China off the hook
Republicans say the agreement doesn't require China to do anything. Here's why they're wrong.
This map shows where we’ve screwed the oceans most
Now we know exactly which places are suffering most from ocean acidification.
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