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Coal plants could be linked to thousands of North Carolina suicides
New research suggests that people in counties with coal-fired power plants are more likely to kill themselves.
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North Carolina might ban Tesla’s business model
Lawmakers are pushing a bill that would prevent Tesla from selling its own cars in the state, forcing it to go through commission-charging car dealerships instead.
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Ask Umbra: How would you spend $50 million for the planet?
A reader wonders what investment would net the best returns for Mother Earth. Umbra suggests a well-rounded portfolio.
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Food-safety push in California hurts wildlife — and doesn’t make food safer
A deadly outbreak of E. coli in 2006 spurred an overhaul of food-safety practices, but that's been bad news for natural habitats, a study finds.
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Pennsylvania’s ag-gag law could protect frackers
A bill in the state House would not only shield animal abusers from activists -- it could also shield natural-gas companies.
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Vermont House passes GMO-labeling law
If the Senate and the governor approve, Vermont could become the first state in the nation to require labeling of genetically modified foods.
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Supreme Court hands a big win to Monsanto on GMO seeds
The court ruled unanimously that an Indiana soybean farmer violated Monsanto’s patent by saving its trademark Roundup Ready seeds.
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This ain’t The Onion: Wall Street Journal urges “more atmospheric carbon dioxide”
The country's leading financial newspaper jumps to the defense of the "demonized chemical compound" CO2.
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$1.9 billion wind project coming to Iowa
One of Warren Buffet's companies has big plans to build turbines in Iowa, creating lots of jobs and lowering electricity bills.
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Shell to drill world’s deepest offshore oil well in Gulf of Mexico
It will be about twice as deep as BP's Deepwater Horizon. But, hey, nothing to worry about.
