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What you need to know about antibiotics in livestock
A look at the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Why do we turn up our noses at eating bugs?
The lines we draw around what's acceptable to put in our mouths have more to do with culture and climate than with science or nutrition.
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Oklahoma just recorded 40 earthquakes in a week
Forget tornadoes: Thanks to fracking, Oklahoma is all about earthquakes now.
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To make meat greener, make it more efficiently
The planet isn't going vegetarian. But we could make all that meat a lot more efficiently, and less wastefully.
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What’s it like to watch a slaughter?
A visit to the UC-Davis slaughterhouse to watch the transition from livestock to meat offers some lessons in anxiety and respect.
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The California drought is killing almond trees, too
That's right: We're talking about almonds and California again, folks, but bear with us.
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A look at California’s ambitious climate plans
California has a rough road ahead on climate change.
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It’s hard to order sustainable fish. This campaign could change that
Oceana wants the federal government to implement a new policy that would require a different name for each species of fish.
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What does race have to do with this Yosemite hike?
Asian Americans are barely visible in national parks. The Sing Peak Pilgrimage wants to change that.
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Is it too soon to joke about a disaster that hasn’t happened? The New York Times thinks so
When it comes to the earthquake that will destroy the Northwest, it’s not making jokes that's the problem; the problem is doing nothing at all.
