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Crocodiles from the Crypt  Free to Subscribers Only

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Beavers Block Spill

A beaver dam helped to contain a Chevron spill that leaked approximately 27,500 gallons of diesel fuel in Utah. Read More »

New Standards for Cleaner Cars and Air

The EPA proposes new standards for cleaner cars and fuel to bring nationwide health and air quality benefits. Read More »

The “Production Tax Credit” for Renewal Energy Development

Dear EarthTalk: What is the "Production Tax Credit" and why is it so important to developing alternative renewable… Read More »

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Saving Alaska

Alaska’s Oil-Rich National Petroleum Reserve Receives Federal Protection
03.01.13 | Molly Loomis

Located high above the Arctic Circle, the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) is as isolated as it gets. As its title suggests, this 23.5 million-acre parcel of public land has a coveted…

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It’s in There

Up to 80% of All Processed Foods in the U.S. Are Made With Genetically Modified Organisms.
03.01.13 | Brita Belli

You can’t tell if your bag of potato chips or box of cereal contains genetically modified ingredients based on the label, but chances are it does. Up to 80% of all processed foods in the U.S. are…

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Warmer Temps Draw Pine Beetles North  Free to Subscribers Only

Increasing Temps Allow the Insects to Run Rampant on Northern Pine Forests

Trees have evolved natural defense mechanisms—including chemical defenses—to protect themselves against insects. But according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,…

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Time to Rethink Rice?  Free to Subscribers Only

With Arsenic Concerns, Rice Loses Its Celebrated Status

Rice is known by nutritionists as a “first food.” Easily digested and bland, it is often the first solid food a baby receives. Prior to that, babies may be exposed to rice starch and brown rice…

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Blogs


Fighting Kraft and Suing for Bees

04.02.13 | Legal Speak | Jessica Knoblauch
Jessica Knoblauch

Bloggers Think Chemicals in Macaroni are Cheesy

Two food bloggers are campaigning against the use of chemical additives in the popular Kraft macaroni and cheese packaged meals due to concerns that…

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Resources for the Easter Rabbit

03.22.13 | Homefront | Jessica Patton Pellegrino
Jessica Patton Pellegrino

Easter is my favorite holiday. You get to eat candy for breakfast, and it’s an excuse to buy a dress—even if it’s just to wear while eating candy for breakfast, if you’re not of a churchgoing…

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One Cheer for the Sequester

03.18.13 | Sustainable Steps | Ethan Goffman
Ethan Goffman

The U.S. federal budget sequester may be moving us toward a more sustainable society, at least in one limited aspect. Many government employees will be losing up to 20% of their work time along with…

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Toxic Debris Delivers Triple Whammy

03.11.13 | Healthy Habits | Sarah Mosko
Sarah Mosko

While plastic refuse on land is a familiar eyesore as litter and a burden on landfills, in the marine environment it can be lethal to sea creatures by way of ingestion or entanglement. Now, a new…

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Clueless about Food and Agriculture?

03.05.13 | Food Fight | Dan Imhoff
Dan Imhoff

Outside of First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign to urge kids to exercise more and eat better, this administration remains largely indifferent to the disaster that is the…

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Talking Points

02.25.13 | Political Gas | Stephen Dworkin
Stephen Dworkin

The commencement of President Obama’s second term has been characterized by an abrupt shift towards climate rhetoric—rhetoric geared as much at pacifying the president’s environmentally…

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Featured Video

Saving the Ozark Riverways

The Current River has had a long history of neglect and exploitation. In the 19th and 20th centuries, deforestation and free grazing threatened its ecological health. Now, the biggest threats to the river are mismanagement and overuse.

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Green App Picks

Climate Mobile

An app that turns regular citizens into citizen-scientists, arming them with the latest climate data and allowing them to track global warming trends for themselves.

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