Regulating Endocrine-Disruptin...

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[Translate] With more than 100,000 chemicals on the global market, it is a tremendous challenge to identify those that might cause...

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Microfiber Madness: Synthetic ...

Jul 20, 2016 by

Microfiber Madness: Synthetic Fabrics Harm Wildlife, Poison the Food Supply and Expose You to Toxins

[Translate] Environment With every wash, your synthetic fleece jacket releases microfibers that harm marine animals. By Reynard Loki...

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Ballot Initiatives, Explained

Jul 20, 2016 by

Ballot Initiatives, Explained

[Translate] Democracy & Government 2016 is shaping up to be a big year for ballot measures. By Gail Ablow   A reader, Mary...

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We’re Helping Deport Kids to D...

Jul 20, 2016 by

We’re Helping Deport Kids to Die

[Translate] Nicholas Kristof   NYTIMES Nicholas Kristof nduras told Elena to be his girlfriend, even though she was only 11, she knew...

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Healthy eating can include ‘a ...

Jul 20, 2016 by

Healthy eating can include ‘a lot’ of (good) fat, analysis of 56 diet studies concludes

[Translate] To Your Health By Ariana Eunjung Cha  WASHINGTON POST (istock) Hanna Bloomfield’s bosses at the Department of...

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For the first time, scientists...

Jul 20, 2016 by

For the first time, scientists explore the atmosphere of an Earth-sized exoplanet

[Translate] Speaking of Science By Rachel Feltman washington post Artist’s view of planets transiting a red dwarf star in the...

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Why one of the world’s best fo...

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[Translate] Speaking of Science By Brian Switek WASHINGTON POST One of the isolated legs found in Germany. (Gerald Mayr) Prehistoric...

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Norovirus strikes the Republic...

Jul 20, 2016 by

Norovirus strikes the Republican National Convention

[Translate] To Your Health By Joel Achenbach, Elahe Izadi and Ed O’Keefe July 19 at 6:30 PM A worker adjusts the sign for the...

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California’s Mandatory Vaccina...

Jul 19, 2016 by

California’s Mandatory Vaccination Law Takes a Hit

[Translate] The debate over vaccine choice and medical freedom in California is heating up. The legality of the state’s new medical...

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Guest Column: A response to cr...

Jul 19, 2016 by

Guest Column: A response to criticism of the movie “Vaxxed”

[Translate] By Jenny Smith I must respond to the inaccurate opinion column written by Nicholas Seabrook about the movie, “Vaxxed:...

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How an Indigenous Community Is...

Jul 19, 2016 by

How an Indigenous Community Is Boosting Crop Productivity While Conserving the Rainforest (Video)

[Translate] Environment “We are reforesting and restoring the land so that our grandchildren and our children have a future.”...

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Commentary: Update of Toxic Su...

Jul 19, 2016 by

Commentary: Update of Toxic Substances Control Act a worthy step that’s long overdue

[Translate] Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., center, joined by, from left, Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Sen. David Vitter, R-La., Bonnie...

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Nuclear weapons contractors re...

Jul 19, 2016 by

Nuclear weapons contractors repeatedly stifle whistleblowers, auditors say

[Translate] The Energy Department lets its private contractors police themselves, producing “chilled work environments” in which...

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Turkey rounds up thousands of ...

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[Translate] Middle East Turkish Prime Minister: 2,839 members of military detained Embed Share Play Video0:53 Turkish Prime Minister...

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Hamburg Creates a Vibrant Neig...

Jul 17, 2016 by

Hamburg Creates a Vibrant Neighborhood by Creating Spaces for People

[Translate] By Dennis Pieprz Cities develop over time. A relatively “new” city might be as old as a century. Any city or neighborhood...

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How Brandcentric Architecture ...

Jul 17, 2016 by

How Brandcentric Architecture is Destroying Our Sense of Place

[Translate] By Ben Willis In 2013, an online game called Geoguessr caught fire across the social media landscape.  The user is placed...

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At Least 84 Dead After Truck C...

Jul 17, 2016 by

At Least 84 Dead After Truck Crashes Into Crowd In French City Of Nice

[Translate] WORLDPOST Local officials said scores more were also injured in the attack. 07/14/2016 05:41 pm 17:41:49 | Updated 2 days...

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Noam Chomsky on Anarchism, Com...

Jul 17, 2016 by

Noam Chomsky on Anarchism, Communism and Revolutions

[Translate]   By C.J. Polychroniou, Truthout | Interview (Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) As global capitalism, with neoliberalism...

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Berned Out? Don’t Mourn—Organi...

Jul 17, 2016 by

Berned Out? Don’t Mourn—Organize

[Translate] Election 2016 The Sanders campaign is over, and we are left with the centrist Democrat as the only option to save the...

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Police Are Using Tragedies in ...

Jul 17, 2016 by

Police Are Using Tragedies in Dallas and Orlando to Demand More Militarized Weapons

[Translate] Grayzone Project As Black Lives Matter protests continue, police are clamoring to bulk up their arsenals. By Sarah Lazare...

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Did An Entire Region Of The U....

Jul 17, 2016 by

Did An Entire Region Of The U.S. Just Disincentivize Renewables? This Lawsuit Says Yes.

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock During the 2014 polar vortex, wind generation saved consumers $1...

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Oil Spills Are Actually Good F...

Jul 17, 2016 by

Oil Spills Are Actually Good For Birds, Fish, And The Economy According To The Oil Industry

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling  CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Bill Haber   For the past few weeks, the Washington State Energy...

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Climate Change, Bats, And Zika...

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Climate Change, Bats, And Zika: 2016’s Weirdest Relationship

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock A worker fogs a residential neighborhood with insecticides to kill...

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Fire From New Mexico Fracking ...

Jul 17, 2016 by

Fire From New Mexico Fracking Site Explosion Keeps Burning Three Days Later

[Translate] by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Kendra Pinto   A massive fire at a fracking site in rural New Mexico...

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David Hertz’s Los Angeles Oasi...

Jul 10, 2016 by

David Hertz’s Los Angeles Oasis

[Translate] The architect and environmentalist is known for repurposing materials. Now a new device is helping him turn air into...

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A Burst of Federal Rulemaking ...

Jul 5, 2016 by

[Translate] Environment The Obama Administration has pushed animal welfare ahead in a remarkable slew of rulemaking actions and...

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WATCH: Bill Nye Answers the Lo...

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WATCH: Bill Nye Answers the Looming Question About Juno

[Translate]   Environment Here is what powers NASA’s Juno spacecraft. By Alexandra Rosenmann / AlterNet   The launch...

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Are We Really Free? Looking Ba...

Jul 5, 2016 by

Are We Really Free? Looking Back at the Fourth of July

[Translate]   (Photo: Roberto Raimondo)PAUL BUCHHEIT FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT The concept of “freedom” is at the...

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Flesh-eating bacteria scare al...

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Flesh-eating bacteria scare along Gulf Coast has locals on alert

[Translate] Mississippi Infections from Vibrio vulnificus are rare and there is no official tracking of cases – but some people have...

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The Developing World is Awash ...

Jul 5, 2016 by

The Developing World is Awash in Pesticides. Does It Have to Be?

[Translate] Environment Herbicides, insecticides and fungicides threaten the environment and human health in many parts of the world....

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