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Bear Blitz: Climate-Challenged Polar Bears Invade Town

Apr 30, 2019 11:46AM

Confronted with melting ice, about 50 polar bears are roaming the streets and eating from the garbage dumps of a remote military town in Russia.

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Skip the Slip: Digital Receipts Gain Momentum

Apr 30, 2019 11:46AM

Proposed legislation in California would mandate digital receipts as a way to lower the carbon footprint and endocrine-disrupting effects of paper receipts.

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On the Brink: Monarchs Need Species Protections

Apr 30, 2019 11:46AM

Being listed as part of the Endangered Species Act would protect monarch butterflies, the numbers of which have plunged by roughly 97 percent in 20 years.

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Dim Prospects: Light Bulb Standards Weakened

Apr 30, 2019 11:46AM

A proposed rollback of stricter federal standards for energy-efficient light bulbs could cost each household about $100 a year on electric bills.

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Beyond Green Burial: Human Composting at the End of Life

Apr 30, 2019 11:46AM

It is now legal to compost human remains in the State of Washington, a pioneering process that can lower the carbon footprint of cremation and casket burial.

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Muddled Message: GMO Labeling Diluted

Mar 29, 2019 11:54AM

New federal rules gut Congressional GMO labeling legislation by exempting foods made with GMO ingredients, allowing 78 percent of products containing GMOs to avoid full disclosure.

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Worldwide Worry: Environmental Risks Register as Top Threat

Mar 29, 2019 11:54AM

Global leaders ranked “extreme weather” as their top concern, followed by “failed climate change mitigation” and “natural disasters” in the 2019 Global Risks Perception Survey.

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Over Dose: Citrus Crops to Receive Human Antibiotics

Mar 29, 2019 11:54AM

Two antibiotics commonly used on humans have been given the go-ahead by federal agencies for massive spraying on citrus crops to defeat a bacterial disease called citrus greening.

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Fuel Folly: Nuclear Waste Disposal Remains Elusive

Mar 29, 2019 11:54AM

Sixty-five years after the use of nuclear power, the dangers of accumulating nuclear waste in 14 countries are unresolved.

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Support Citizen Action Against Plastics

Mar 29, 2019 11:54AM

The Sierra Club is organizing a campaign to encourage corporations from participating in the Plastic Industry Association, which has been funding local campaigns that attempt to ban single-use plastic.

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