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Facebook doesn’t have to be terrible. Most of us just aren’t using it right.
Your feed might feel like a trash heap, but it can serve a purpose.
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This Kansas City neighborhood wrote the blueprint for transforming a community
Inner-city Ivanhoe, once a haven for drugs and illegal dumping, is now a beacon of revitalization.
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This army base once drove West Oakland’s economy. Now it drives discrimination.
Ignored by officials, residents filed a federal civil rights complaint to have a say in their community's future.
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Rising from the ashes, a Buffalo suburb ends its dependence on coal
Tonawanda, New York, provides a blueprint for other struggling post-industrial communities.
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How America can declare independence from dirty energy
Bypassing a recent squabble over 100 percent renewables, top energy experts draw a roadmap to America's clean energy future.
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Why a city block can be one of the loneliest places on earth
Feelings of isolation are common in cities. Let's take a look at the way we built them.
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The unsustainable whiteness of green
Environmental organizations aren’t diverse enough to build an effective movement -- at a time when activism matters more than ever.
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‘I had a meatmare’: Why flesh haunts the dreams of vegetarians
Why do those who've sworn off meat fear chicken sandwiches in their sleep? An investigation.
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Slugging it out with a new contender in the GMO debate
A Pennsylvania slugpocalypse led to new data in the clash over biotech seeds -- and points to a better way of protecting crops.