Eco-News Roundup: Tuesday, July 28

—By Kiera Butler

| Tue Jul. 28, 2009 4:00 AM PDT

Today's science, health, and environment posts from our other blogs:

Above the law? James Ridgeway on the possibility of jury nullification in the abortion doctor killing case

File under "totally obvious": Texting while driving is a pretty bad idea.

The problem with private: Health insurance companies are all well and good if you're healthy, but they avoid sick people like the plague.

Hype alert: Climate change denialists are trying to spin scientific uncertainty into proof that global warming is a hoax. Here's why they're wrong.

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Photo Essays + Slideshows

Can You Spot the Future Americans?

A mosaic of immigrant ID photos.

Chernobyl, 25 Years On

Radiation checkpoints. Contaminated mushrooms. A quarter century after the meltdown, meet the families who chose to stay.

India's Girl Effect

Are microloans the best 21st century birth control device? A photo essay.

America's Top 10 Polluters

The EPA releases a database of greenhouse gas sources. Is there a global warmer in your backyard?

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