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The Pacific Ocean is becoming caffeinated
While the concentrations aren't exactly espresso-level, it's still cause for concern.
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Instead of cleaning up lake, dumbasses dye it blue
Lake Delton, in the Wisconsin Dells, has been looking a little like your mom: hard-used and fungusy. Algae overgrowth gave the lake a greenish cast, and made it appear less-than-healthy to swim in. The solution, according to the company that maintains Lake Delton: Just dump a whole lot of blue dye in there and call […]
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Romney suggests EPA worry about symptoms of pollution, not causes
We weren't going to tell you which presidential candidate said this, but we think you probably would have guessed.
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The environment is trying to ruin the Olympics again
It's like Mother Earth doesn't want us to have fun for some reason.
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Are more colorful lobsters a bad sign?
More and more unusually colored lobsters are being reported, as stocks in Maine spike and those in Connecticut plummet.
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Jeremy’s iron will: On-screen villain plays the good guy in anti-waste doc
In a new documentary, "Trashed," Jeremy Irons explores the toxic effects an endless worldwide buildup of waste has on our health and environment.
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Hazing gone amok: How the EPA is trying to clear up our national parks
The EPA's recent proposal to limit soot could make our cities less hazy. But what about our parks?
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Seriously mindblowing photo of toxic spill damage in Hungary
Photographer Palíndromo Mészáros has a whole series of photographs documenting the aftereffects of a 2010 toxic aluminum spill in Hungary. They’re all pretty staggering, but this one in particular really messed with our heads. This is not a before photo and an after photo stitched together. This is just what this forest looks like now, two […]
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Europe goes crazy for coal — and we can blame ourselves
A spike in coal usage in the Old World is bad news. Blame America.
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Scientists make depressing discovery about oceanic plastic pollution using depressing research technique
One of the best ways to gauge the extent of plastic pollution is by slicing up dead birds, some of whom were killed by the plastic.
