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Lawmakers Take Manufacturing Companies to Task Over Toxic PFAS Chemicals in...
Tensions between lawmakers and several large manufacturing companies came to a head on Capitol Hill this week during a hearing on toxic fluorochemicals in U.S. drinking water.Representatives from the...
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How to Lose Weight on a Vegetarian Diet
By Elizabeth Streit, MS, RDN, LDVegetarianism has become increasingly popular in recent years.This diet is associated with a lower risk of chronic diseases and may aid weight loss (1Trusted...
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Trump Moves to Open 1.5 Million Acres of Alaskan Refuge for Oil Drilling By...
The Trump administration has initialized the final steps to open up nearly 1.6 million acres of the protected Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge to allow oil and gas drilling. The Bureau of Land...
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8 Cookbooks We’re Reading This Fall
By Lindsay CampbellFrom pastries to plant-based—we've got you covered.Whole Food Cooking Every DayAustralian chef Amy Chaplin is well known for her ability to whip up a vegetarian meal with local,...
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11 Healthy Alternatives to Rice
By SaVanna Shoemaker, MS, RDN, LDRice is a staple in many people's diets. It's filling, inexpensive, and a great mild-tasting addition to flavorful dishes.However, rice — white rice in particular —...
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8 Benefits of Sweating It Out With Hot Yoga
Medically reviewed by Daniel Bubnis, MS, NASM-CPT, NASE Level II-CSSWritten by James RolandHot yoga has become a popular exercise in recent years. It offers many of the same benefits as traditional...
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Alarming Level of Plastic in Children's Bodies, German Study Shows
By Wesley RahnPlastic byproducts were found in 97 percent of blood and urine samples from 2,500 children tested between 2014 and 2017, according to a study by the German Environment Ministry and the...
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Why Indigenous Hunting Is Essential to Forest Sustainability
By Torsten KrauseMany of us think of the Amazon as an untouched wilderness, but people have been thriving in these diverse environments for millennia. Due to this long history, the knowledge that...
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Hormel, Kellogg’s Getting Into the Plant-Based Meat Business
By Elizabeth Pratt Hormel, Kellogg's, and Kroger are among the large companies now planning to offer "fake meat" products at grocery stores. Experts say the trend toward plant-based meats coincides...
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6 Dead in Worst Storm to Drench Eastern Spain in 140 Years
Record rainfall and flooding in southeastern Spain killed six people as of Saturday, The New York Times reported.More than 3,000 people had to be rescued from the storm that drenched Murcia, Valencia...
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California Fails to Pass Bills That Would Have Led Nation in Fighting Plastic...
California ended its 2019 legislative session Saturday without passing two bills that would have led the nation in tackling plastic pollution, The Mercury News reported.NoneAssembly Bill (AB) 1080 and...
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Germany's Ruling Coalition Plans to Spend $44.6 Billion on Climate Protection
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is set to unveil a package of measures on Friday, Sept. 20, to ensure that the country cuts its greenhouse gas emissions 55% by 2030, compared with the...
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Neonics May Be Killing Birds in Addition to Bees, Groundbreaking Study Finds
By Julia ConleyIn addition to devastating effects on bee populations and the pollination needed to feed humans and other species, widely-used pesticides chemically related to nicotine may be deadly to...
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What's the Difference Between Sweet Potatoes and Potatoes?
By Elizabeth Streit, MS, RDN, LDSweet and regular potatoes are both tuberous root vegetables, but they differ in appearance and taste.They come from separate plant families, offer different nutrients,...
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Green Energy Has a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Problem, but Solutions Are Near
Electricity from renewable sources is growing exponentially as the technology allows for cheaper and more efficient energy generation, but there is a dark side that has the industry polluting the most...
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25K Climate Protestors Disrupt Frankfurt Motor Show
Thousands of protestors marched in front of Frankfurt's International Motor Show (IAA) on Saturday to show their disgust with the auto industry's role in the climate crisis. The protestors demanded an...
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A New Beginning for Climate Reporting
By Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle PopeIt's been 30 years since Bill McKibben rang the warning bells about the threat of man-made climate change — first in a piece in The New Yorker, and then in his book,...
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NYC Public Schools to Excuse Climate Strikers
The New York City public schools will allow their 1.1 million students to skip school for Friday's global climate strike, The New York Times reported Monday. NoneStudents will need consent from their...
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International Coastal Cleanup Gears up for ‘Million-Strong’ Turnout Saturday
This coming Saturday, Sept. 21 is the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), the annual Ocean Conservancy event that mobilizes volunteers in more than 100 countries to collect litter from beaches and...
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Does Certified Organic Mean What We Think It Does?
By Brian BarthThere's something of a civil war brewing in the organic movement. NoneOn one side are industry boosters boasting about how organic has gone mainstream. These folks are fine with a Big Ag...
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