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Can Kelp Save The Pacific Ocean?

A new program in Washington state is testing to see whether kelp can help slow ocean acidification.

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Coal Dust Causes 23,000 Premature Deaths In The E.U.

The report found coal-reliant countries are damaging more than the health of their own.

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Climate Change Deniers Can Rest Easy Knowing The Democratic Party Isn’t Out To Prosecute Them

Just no.

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Holiday Traffic Jams Mean More Than Just Wasted Gas And Choking Smog

A record 43 million Americans hit the road last weekend and some 84 percent of that holiday traveling was done in cars.

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Donald Trump Versus The Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson's masterpiece is a declaration of unity for all Americans. It is the exact opposite of everything Donald Trump stands for -- a cynical effort to divide Americans by race, religion, ethnicity, and gender.

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New North Carolina Bill Allows Duke Energy To Dodge Coal Ash Cleanup Again

Seven unlined coal ash pits have been court-ordered to be cleaned up. The remaining seven just got a pass from North Carolina's elected officials.

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California Heat Wave Spells Doom For Avocados

California avocado farmers have seen their crop decimated by a recent heat wave.

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While The Spotlight Was On Offshore Drilling, Fracking Quietly Made Its Way Into Our Oceans

Fracking operations dump 76 billion gallons of chemical-laced water into the Gulf each year.

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El Niño And Climate Change Are Making The Amazon Dry And Flammable

Droughts were once considered rare events in the Amazon, but they are increasing.

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5 Big Meat Companies Produce A Combined 162 Million Tons Of Manure Each Year

Factory farms create hundreds of millions of tons of manure each year, and that is threatening some of America's most vulnerable bodies of water.

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