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Let’s get over the whole “toilet to tap” thing, shall we?
Drinking recycled sewage water could become the new norm in Cali because it just makes sense.
Cops still have no clue how to deal with sexual harassment on public transit
World: Women don't need another reason to feel like their safety in public spaces doesn't matter.
These 2 heroic scientists died while studying the climate
Marc Cornelissen and Philip de Roo were studying the Arctic's lowest winter ice cover on record. Then they fell through it.
Mountain View to Google: Take your techno-utopian factory town and shove it
Local government scuttles the search giant's big plans to reinvent suburban office-park design with new-model integrated housing.
Dear climate scientists: Just tell it to us straight, please
This researcher is calling out climate scientists for watering down their work to appease politicians.
Here’s how Bernie Sanders, the greenest presidential candidate, could get even greener
The socialist senator from Vermont is already the biggest climate hawk in the race, but there’s one critical step he could take to solidify that title.
Here’s the soundtrack to your city
If you, too, have always tried to learn a city to a soundtrack, this map is for you.
The future of bread comes from a lab — here’s why that’s good
Take a video tour of the Bread Lab and learn how it could reinvent wheat farming.
Shell’s oil rig is already falling apart — and it hasn’t even left for the Arctic
The Noble Discoverer failed a Coast Guard inspection in Honolulu. So why is it still heading to Seattle?
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Will millennials shop at the new Whole Foods bargain store?
"Whole Paycheck" plans to open a separate chain with cheaper items for the under-35 crowd.
Would you like some criticism on your GMO-free Chipotle burrito?
When the healthy-fast-food chain announced it was dropping most GMO ingredients, it probably didn't expect a full-on media backlash.
Yes, plants need vibrators, too
Plants, just like your girlfriend, think vibrators are the bees' knees.
These satellites are keeping an eye on California’s underground water
To the list of benefits satellites offer us, we can now add "monitoring our disappearing water."
What are the most eco-friendly nuts?
A reader wonders what to put in his trail mix. Umbra gets nutty.
Why it matters that left-wingers just won in oil-rich Alberta
The new leader of the province opposes Keystone and takes climate seriously. That’s awkward for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Why the Koch brothers’ war against clean energy is still failing
You may have heard that the Kochs scored a win by rolling back Kansas' renewable power standard, but that's not exactly how things went down.
This infographic shows why good bread costs more dough
Here's a comparison of how an artisanal loaf of bread from your local bakery might be made vs. a bagged loaf from the grocery store.
What swims in rivers, rhymes with drought, and is dying in California?
Californians: Prepare to see a lot more catfish in years to come. Mm-mmm, mudcats.
Instead of feeling bad about being single and childless, this woman started an awesome farm
Danelle Myer realized she had the freedom to do something radical, so she started an organic farm.
This tool could help Montreal cyclists route around bad air
A Google Maps mashup overlays air pollution data on the city street grid so bikers can go easy on their lungs.
Elevated paths give San Francisco cyclists the high ground
New bike lanes will keep cyclists safe from cars and pedestrians safe from cyclists.
Oakland might not have much water, but it’s littered with kittens
A flood of fuzzy kittens are arriving at animal shelters in Oakland, Calif. Could the drought be the culprit?
California moving to stage 2 of drought grief: Anger
Let all the denial and anger, bargaining and depression hang out! Then Californians can start taking the specific measures that will actually save water.
We just hit 400 ppm CO2 in the atmosphere, for a whole month
We should be trying to get down to 350 ppm, if we want to avoid the worst of climate chaos, but instead the CO2 concentration keeps rising.
Which is scarier: The San Andreas trailer or Seattle’s future earthquake?
If you enjoy abject fear, you could just come to Seattle and stand near the Alaskan Way Viaduct every day, waiting to die.
Jane Goodall, Barbie, and a comedian after contraception: It’s Woman Crush Wednesday
Our weekly roundup of badass women in the news also includes an activist who's finally making hospital food tasty and locally sourced.
What farm cooperatives can do for the food system — and farmers
Cooperatives aren't a panacea, but they could get regionally sourced pancetta to a supermarket near you.
Flying a solar plane across the Pacific is about as easy as it sounds
Inside the Solar Impulse 2, a 5,000-pound plane powered by nothing but sunshine.
The smog that texted me
A new Sierra Club service will message you when the air gets really bad in your area.
In Germany, elderly bike messengers will deliver your local veggies
It's the Germans' answer to Amazon drones, and it's way, way better.
Just like you, NASA wants to send your kids to Mars — but for different reasons
Watch the Human to Mars summit livestream this week, and see how NASA plans to get our asses to Mars.
New EPA carbon rules would save thousands of lives, science says
The Obama administration's proposed rules for power plants could save nearly 5,000 lives a year in the U.S. alone.
Seattle’s mayor gums up Shell’s Arctic drilling plans
The oil giant wants to park its Arctic drilling rigs in Seattle's port, but the city is throwing up roadblocks.
Could wildfires undermine California’s grand climate goals?
California has the most ambitious climate plan in the nation, but if it loses too many trees to fire, it will have a hard time meeting its targets.
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Democratic voters care about climate change, and they could put the heat on Clinton
Fifteen percent of Democrats in a new poll said climate change was their top priority. That’s enough to push the issue into the spotlight.
From farmworker to farm owner: One man’s story of the American dream
What is the bigger challenge: Going from farmworker to farmer, or immigrant to citizen?
It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to tell Ben Carson is clueless on climate
The latest Republican presidential hopeful spouts off on science, the economy, and other things he doesn’t understand.
Doctors are already seeing links between climate change and their patients’ health
Public health leaders, doctors, and nurses are seeing more respiratory illnesses, cardiovascular disease, heat-related deaths, and other problems.
Boston’s airport is going green(ish)
Airport officials plan to cut emissions and plan for sea level rise. Good luck!
Give the chickens in your life, dead or alive, a little love today
On International Respect for Chickens Day, we have some tips on how to be a bonafide Ally of Chickens. (You can still eat them.)
Ticks are spreading — and so is Lyme disease
Warming temperatures expand the range of ticks, lengthen the season, and increase the chances of one giving you Lyme disease. Shudder.
Oil trains have 3 more years to explode, thanks to weak Obama rule
New rules for oil trains aren't nearly strict enough to prevent disastrous explosions. The most dangerous cars can keep rolling until 2018.
Western towns target coal companies over climate change
Ski towns in Colorado and Utah are seeking money to cope with climate change, and they think it should come from the coal industry.
Let Amy Schumer remind you who should be making your birth control decisions
Boy scouts and priests weigh in on your birth control options in this hilarious Amy Schumer clip.
Farmers are watering your food with fracking chemicals
Chevron is selling fracking wastewater to Central Valley farmers to grow food. Dangers seem limited right now -- but let's be more careful and transparent.
California has a real water market — but it’s not exactly liquid
Farmers are buying and selling water up and down the Golden State, and that helps cut waste. If we streamlined and modernized the system, it could do even more.
Are the leftovers from home remodeling trash or treasure?
A reader wonders what to do with '80s home decor. Umbra spreads the salvage love.
SeaWorld Barbie quits her job
Barbie and Jane Goodall can agree on one thing: SeaWorld is the worst.
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