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...

Jul 5, 2016 by

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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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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SAN FRANCISCO WILL BAN ALL POL...

Jul 3, 2016 by

SAN FRANCISCO WILL BAN ALL POLYSTYRENE PRODUCTS BY 2017

[Translate] FUTURISM Chris Caravello/Flickr In Brief San Francisco will be the first major US city to ban the sale of polystyrene or...

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MIT CONFIRMS THE OZONE HOLE IS...

Jul 3, 2016 by

[Translate] Futurism M.A/NASA Goddard on YouTube In Brief Scientists from MIT confirm that the hole in the ozone layer above...

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‘Water Windfall’ F...

Jun 30, 2016 by

‘Water Windfall’ Found in Drought-Stricken California

[Translate] Environment California’s Central Valley has three times more freshwater in underground aquifers than previously thought....

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SEE HOW THE SIERRA CLUB’...

Jun 29, 2016 by

SEE HOW THE SIERRA CLUB’S LEADER IS TROLLING REPUBLICANS

[Translate]  GRIST Sierra Club By Rebecca Leber The head of the Sierra Club is having some fun trolling the GOP.The Republican...

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4 WAYS TO REDUCE YOUR HOMER...

Jun 27, 2016 by

4 WAYS TO REDUCE YOUR HOME’S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

[Translate] Reducing your home’s environmental impact begins with reducing its carbon footprint. Your home’s carbon...

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HOLY CRAP … THE TREES ON...

Jun 27, 2016 by

[Translate] Scientists just showed that money really does grow on trees. Clayton Aldern   MOTHER JONES Sheila Fitzgerald/Shutterstock...

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PINK SNOW LOOKS AWESOME, BUT I...

Jun 26, 2016 by

[Translate] GREEN It’s caused by a red algae, and it’s bad news for the Arctic.     Lydia O’Connor  The Huffington Post...

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THE NEW LANDSCAPE DECLARATION:...

Jun 25, 2016 by

THE NEW LANDSCAPE DECLARATION: PERSPECTIVE AND CRITIQUE (PART 2)

[Translate] The Dirt Contributo New Landscape Declaration / LAFThe second day of the Landscape Architecture Foundation‘s New...

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THOUSANDS OF CITIES FROM SIX C...

Jun 25, 2016 by

THOUSANDS OF CITIES FROM SIX CONTINENTS JUST AGREED TO WORK ON CLIMATE CHANGE

[Translate]   by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Stephane de Sakutin/Pool Photo via AP   Thousands of cities...

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THE MAJORITY OF WEST VIRGINIA ...

Jun 25, 2016 by

THE MAJORITY OF WEST VIRGINIA IS UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER FLOODS DEVASTATE THE STATE

[Translate]   by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Justin Michaels/The Weather Channel Flooding in White Sulfur Springs,...

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Lawsuit Reveals Extent of DuPo...

Jun 24, 2016 by

Lawsuit Reveals Extent of DuPont’s Decades-Long Cover Up Behind Cancer-Causing Teflon Chemical

[Translate] Chemical giant DuPont is in court defending their decision to poison entire communities by releasing a toxic chemical...

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CLIMATE CHANGE, FOSSIL FUELS A...

Jun 24, 2016 by

CLIMATE CHANGE, FOSSIL FUELS ARE HURTING OUR KIDS

[Translate] Environment Children under 5 bear the brunt of disease and problems from climate change and fossil-fuel combustion....

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NEIL DE GRASSE TYSON AND AL GO...

Jun 23, 2016 by

[Translate] Andrew C. Revkin   NY TIMES   Former Vice President Al Gore discussed climate change science and activism on Neil...

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THE WORLD’S DISAPPEARING...

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THE WORLD’S DISAPPEARING SAND

[Translate] By VINCE BEISER THE NEW YORK TIMES Credit Sally Deng MOST Westerners facing criminal charges in Cambodia would be...

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26 MILLION TREES DIED IN CALIF...

Jun 22, 2016 by

26 MILLION TREES DIED IN CALIFORNIA IN JUST ONE YEAR

[Translate] The mortality rate is unprecedented and will fuel the state’s fire season. Sequoia National Park. (Photo: USFS Region...

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EUROPE’S PRECIOUS BEECH ...

Jun 22, 2016 by

EUROPE’S PRECIOUS BEECH FORESTS COULD SUCCUMB TO DROUGHT

[Translate]   By Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     A beech woods near Morganstown in South Wales, where...

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NOW RESIDENTS OF THE U.S.̵...

Jun 22, 2016 by

NOW RESIDENTS OF THE U.S.’S SECOND LARGEST PIG PRODUCING STATE CAN SEE WHERE THE WASTE FLOWS

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Emery Dalesio Manure is sprayed on a North Carolina field.  ...

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PIANO PERFORMANCE NEXT TO CRUM...

Jun 22, 2016 by

[Translate] Ice ice baby grand By Kate Yoder GRIST The Arctic Ocean may not be a typical venue for a piano performance, but it’s a...

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The Scale of Global Wildlife C...

Jun 21, 2016 by

The Scale of Global Wildlife Crime Is Massive, Reveals Shocking New Report

[Translate] Environment The United Nations’ first-ever World Wildlife Crime Report reveals broad corruption facilitating...

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FRACKING PRODUCES TONS OF RADI...

Jun 20, 2016 by

FRACKING PRODUCES TONS OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE. WHAT SHOULD WE DO WITH IT?

[Translate] Byproducts of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, create radioactive waste like the truckload shown here in West Virginia....

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WILDLIFE NEEDS NEW CORRIDORS T...

Jun 20, 2016 by

WILDLIFE NEEDS NEW CORRIDORS TO ESCAPE RISING HEAT

[Translate] By Tim Radford / Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     An otter tries to cross a road. Hard times are ahead for species...

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WHY CATS AREN’T REPUBLIC...

Jun 19, 2016 by

WHY CATS AREN’T REPUBLICAN

[Translate]   By MessagingMatters Living with a cat for the first time, you quickly pick up on its behavioral quirks, many of...

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THE NEW LANDSCAPE DECLARATION:...

Jun 19, 2016 by

THE NEW LANDSCAPE DECLARATION: LOOKING BACK OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS

[Translate] The Dirt Contributor Manhattan smog in 1966 / Andy BlairAt the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF)’s New Landscape...

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THE NEW LANDSCAPE DECLARATION:...

Jun 19, 2016 by

THE NEW LANDSCAPE DECLARATION: VISIONS FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS

[Translate] THE DIRT  BY  Jared Green India’s water crisis / National GeographicOver the next 50 years, landscape architects must...

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THE WORLD AGREED TO NOT BURN M...

Jun 19, 2016 by

THE WORLD AGREED TO NOT BURN MOST FOSSIL FUELS. WHY AREN’T THESE BANKS LISTENING?

[Translate] by Ryan Koronowski CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Flickr user Objectif Nantes Artist Isaac Cordal’s installation Waiting...

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MULTIPLE WESTERN STATES ARE AB...

Jun 19, 2016 by

MULTIPLE WESTERN STATES ARE ABLAZE WITH WILDFIRES

[Translate] by Alejandro Davila FragosoCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Mark Nunez/Los Padres Forest Aviation/KEYT-TV via AP This photo...

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IT’S THE FIRST NEW U.S. ...

Jun 18, 2016 by

IT’S THE FIRST NEW U.S. NUCLEAR REACTOR IN DECADES. AND CLIMATE CHANGE HAS MADE THAT A VERY BIG DEAL

[Translate] Energy and Environment By Chris Mooney THE WASHINGTON POST In this April 29, 2015 photo, a home sits within view of the...

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