Environment

China Could Actually Improve US Pork. Here's How.

If the Chinese purchase of American pork giant Smithfield goes through, producers will have to ramp down use of at least one dodgy feed additive.

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| Mon Jun. 3, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Erin Brockovich's Biggest Debunker, Debunked

A closer look finds serious flaws in the research of a scientist trying to disprove an infamous California cancer cluster.

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| Mon Jun. 3, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Climate Change Bags Mount Everest

60 years later, would Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay even recognize the view from the summit?

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| Fri May. 31, 2013 3:05 AM PDT

A Mother Lode of Gold, But at What Price?

A mine in Bristol Bay could produce more gold than the Klondike gold rush—and put the world's largest salmon fishery out of business.

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| May/June 2006 Issue | Updated May 31, 2013

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Exploding Trains, Explained

A train explosion near Baltimore this week has renewed calls for safer chemicals.

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| Thu May. 30, 2013 9:34 AM PDT
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Meet America's First Climate Refugees

Newtok, Alaska, is losing ground to the sea at a dangerous rate and for its residents, exile is inevitable.

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| Thu May. 30, 2013 3:02 AM PDT

From Palin to Parnell, the Great Alaska Climate Fail

State politicians have failed to act even as towns like Newtok face disaster.

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| Thu May. 30, 2013 3:02 AM PDT
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"It's Happening Now…the Village Is Sinking"

Residents of Newtok, Alaska, know they must evacuate, but who will pay the $130 million cost of moving them?

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| Thu May. 30, 2013 3:02 AM PDT

Is the US About to Become One Big Factory Farm for China?

A Chinese company has just bought American pork giant Smithfield. Here's what that means.

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| Wed May. 29, 2013 1:29 PM PDT

This Alaskan Gold Mine Makes Arctic Drilling Look Good

The Obama administration has the power to stop Pebble Mine. But will it?

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| Wed May. 29, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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How to Fix the Climate, in One Simple Flowchart

Will eating fewer hamburgers help? How about dumping iron into the ocean? Here's your one-stop shop for the answers.

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| Mon Jun. 3, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

USDA's Watchdog Reveals "Egregious" Hog Slaughter Conditions

What did the Department of Agriculture's inspector general find in America's pork factories? Inhumane killing, fecal mater on chops, and impotent fines.

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| Tue May. 28, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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The Real Reason Kids Aren't Getting Vaccines

Forget Jenny McCarthy. This shot scandal is much scarier.

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| Mon May. 27, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Farewell, Froggy: The Age of Ribbit Is Nearing an End

A new analysis finds frogs, toad, and salamanders are disappearing faster than ever imagined from everywhere in the US landscape.

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| Sat May. 25, 2013 3:05 AM PDT

Eliminating Hunger, One 3-D-Printed Meal at a Time

If gadget-prepared powders and oils sound unappetizing, wait till you hear about one engineer's solution to rising obesity.

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| Fri May. 24, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Sequester Guts Wildfire Prevention, Sets Up Bigger Blazes

…and leaves locals to pick up the tab.

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| Fri May. 24, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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How to Make Staggering Amounts of Money and Ruin the Planet

The people running Exxon and BP are knowingly destroying the environment, and they'll never go to jail for it.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 11:24 AM PDT

WATCH: What Does 400 ppm Mean? Talking with Climate Scientist Michael Mann

"We are engaged in an unprecedented experiment."

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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You Need Phosphorus to Live—and We're Running Out

Industrial farming has played a part in sucking this critical element out of our soil.

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| March/April 2013 Issue
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Is Climate Change to Blame for the Oklahoma Tornado?

The six least active and four most active tornado seasons have been felt over the past decade–which could show the influence of climate change.

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| Tue May. 21, 2013 9:48 AM PDT

Photo Essays + Slideshows

House Porn: Size Doesn't Matter Edition

Adorable, cheap, and green living spaces? Yes, please.

Photo Essay: Plastic Surgery Tourism

Images from a two-week trip to the land of lipo and breast lifts.

PHOTOS: Out of Saddam's Shadow

Ten years after the US-led invasion, Iraqi Kurdistan is thriving.

Chernobyl's Half Lives

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

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