Retirement homes open up to college students. Everybody wins
2:23pm By Katie Herzog
You might not think college students and old folks would make the best housemates. But, faced…What should I do with my old bathtub?
6:00am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, After six years of rough use by tenants, the bottom of our bathtub is peeling and…From the Christian Coalition to climate change: One conservative activist’s story
5:05am By Amanda Little
Think Al Gore, but a lot more charismatic, and a lot more Republican, and female — with curling,…Too many apples? Here’s what to do with them (Hint: It’s not pie)
Sun 8:00am By Alexandra Stafford
Every fall, I look forward to the reopening of the local orchards and country shops selling seasonal…Retired miners screwed over in coal bankruptcy plan
Oct 3, 2015, 8:00 am By Alec MacGillis
There was plenty in the complex deal to benefit bankers, lawyers, executives, and hedge fund…Congress just missed a chance to help hungry kids. Here’s what happened
Oct 2, 2015, 8:11 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Sept. 30 was the deadline for Congress to reauthorize the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act — the…Whole Foods will stop selling food made by prisoners
Oct 2, 2015, 7:39 pm By Raven Rakia
Earlier this week, Whole Foods announced plans to stop selling food products that use prison labor…Tar-sands oil mining has now come to the U.S.
Oct 2, 2015, 5:21 pm By Bobby Magill
The Canadian tar sands, or oil sands, are much more carbon-laden than most other fossil fuels…MacArthur winner wants to make clean energy with fake leaves
Oct 2, 2015, 4:58 pm By Suzanne JacobsWhat’s the difference between an artificial leaf and a solar panel? This isn’t the setup…Meet the drought-stricken communities of California’s San Joaquin Valley
Oct 2, 2015, 3:15 pm By Laura Bliss
This story was originally published by CityLab and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Got a date? Take him or her home — in honor of House Republicans
Oct 2, 2015, 2:36 pm By Eve Andrews
As the battle over reproductive rights plods along, with all the grace of a wounded dog that…Food company execs want Congress to get off its butt and do something about climate change
Oct 2, 2015, 1:54 pm By Katie Herzog
The fat-cat executives of large food corporations have not historically been known for their…Meet the director of the documentary based on Naomi Klein’s “This Changes Everything”
Oct 2, 2015, 11:29 am By Clayton Aldern
When Naomi Klein released This Changes Everything late last year, it was only half of the deal. The…Obama squanders opportunity to clean up smog and fight climate change
Oct 2, 2015, 12:52 am By Ben Adler
Like liberals who are struggling to accept that Pope Francis met with America’s most anti-gay…Does the United Nations’ new global sustainability agenda mean anything for cities?
Oct 1, 2015, 7:30 pm By Clayton Aldern
To the raucous applause of relatively few people, the U.N. General Assembly quietly adopted the…The Democratic debates should put a big focus on climate change — here’s why
Oct 1, 2015, 6:25 pm By Ben Adler
The pressure is on: Activists are pushing hard to make climate change a major topic in the…Seals are dying en masse off California coast, thank god
Oct 1, 2015, 6:07 pm By Katie Herzog
Pat yourself on the back, humankind: You’ve finally found a solution to the scourge that is the…Why is the National Black Chamber of Commerce fighting EPA’s new clean air rules?
Oct 1, 2015, 5:25 pm By Raven Rakia
For the past few months, the National Black Chamber of Commerce president, Harry C. Alford, has been…Go on — laugh at this ridiculous video of a black bear eating a kayak
Oct 1, 2015, 5:02 pm By Katie HerzogLike so many Arctic glaciers, a kayaker in Alaska had a complete meltdown when a curious bear…Dear Neutrogena: You can’t wipe away a drought
Oct 1, 2015, 4:14 pm By Aura Bogado
We know, we know: California is in a severe drought. Consumers here are constantly reminded that…
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