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Scientists Grow First Edible Plants From Mars-Like Soil

Scientists Grow First Edible Plants From Mars-Like Soil

Scientists are bringing life on Mars closer and closer to reality by growing edible plants in soil similar to that of the red planet. Peas being grown in Mars-like soil simulants. Photo credit: Wagningen University via Facebook Researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands successfully grew 10 crops of which four so far have been […]

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    Appeals Court Urged to Strike Down Idaho’s Ag-Gag Law

    Appeals Court Urged to Strike Down Idaho’s Ag-Gag Law

    Food & Water Watch and the Center for Biological Diversity urged the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Monday to affirm a lower court’s ruling striking down an Idaho law that stifles the public’s access to information about industrial animal agriculture operations, citing food safety and public health concerns. Idaho’s ag-gag law is one of the […]

    DNC Platform Calls for Fossil Fuel Investigations, 100% Renewable Energy

    DNC Platform Calls for Fossil Fuel Investigations, 100% Renewable Energy

    The committee drafting the Democratic Party platform unanimously voted to include a call for the Justice Department to investigate fossil fuel companies for misleading the public on climate change. Members of the Democratic party Platform Committee, including (from left to right) American Federation of State, County, and Muncipal Employees executive assistant to the president, Paul […]

    March for a Clean Energy Revolution at the DNC With Breast Cancer Action

    March for a Clean Energy Revolution at the DNC With Breast Cancer Action

    By Alyssa Figueroa, Breast Cancer Action With all eyes on the presidential candidates during election season, the inaction of thousands of elected officials across the country on crucial issues like protecting public health can easily get lost amidst the spotlight. That’s why the organization I work for, Breast Cancer Action, will soon join thousands of […]

    Bird’s Eye View of Catastrophic Toxic Mine-Waste Spill in Brazil

    Bird’s Eye View of Catastrophic Toxic Mine-Waste Spill in Brazil

    By David Manthos, SkyTruth On Nov. 5, 2015, a mine-waste dam collapsed at an enormous iron mine in southeastern Brazil. The wave of toxic waste was at least twice the volume of the Johnstown Flood and wiped out buildings and bridges more than 40 miles downstream. Using post-spill satellite imagery and Google Earth, we have […]

    10 Super Cool Facts About Butterflies

    10 Super Cool Facts About Butterflies

    By Judy Molland From those small cabbage whites to the largest swallowtails, there are thousands of unique and beloved butterfly species on the planet. Many of us see them outside every day in the spring and summer, but how much do you know about these colorful insects? The Cabbage White is the most common butterfly […]

    4 States Struggling to Manage Radioactive Fracking Waste

    4 States Struggling to Manage Radioactive Fracking Waste

    By Jie Jenny Zou, Ohio Valley ReSource The Marcellus Shale has transformed the Appalachian Basin into an energy juggernaut. Even amid a recent drilling slowdown, regional daily production averages enough natural gas to power more than 200,000 U.S. homes for a year. Springville, Pennsylvania. Photo credit: J. Henry Fair © / Flights provided by LightHawk […]

    10 Ways to Stop Eating Late at Night

    10 Ways to Stop Eating Late at Night

    By Helen West Many people find themselves eating late at night, even when they aren’t hungry. Nighttime eating can cause you to eat more calories than you need and lead to weight gain. Many people find themselves eating late at night, even when they aren’t hungry. Here are 10 things you can do to stop […]

    Lawsuit Filed Against 3M for Dumping Toxic Chemicals Into the Tennessee River

    Lawsuit Filed Against 3M for Dumping Toxic Chemicals Into the Tennessee River

    By Tennessee Riverkeeper With a major American river poisoned by toxic chemicals dumped into it by one of the nation’s largest corporations, Tennessee Riverkeeper has filed a federal lawsuit against 3M Company and other defendants under the U.S. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Aerial view of Decatur, Alabama and the Tennessee River. Photo credit: […]