What’s better in a pandemic — plastic or reusable bags? Heat, coronavirus, and smoke from wildfires are making farmworkers’ jobs more dangerous. Despite decreasing emissions, climate change is worsening air quality. “Bomb trains” get federal go-ahead.
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Meet The Little Green Clover That Beat The Odds - The Running Buffalo Clover has been around since the mastodon. Now, it's rebounded, thanks to some not-so-tender loving care.
Climate Change to Bring More Smoggy Days - More smoggy days will be in our future, thanks to climate change. Cities like Pittsburgh could see the number bad air days double by 2050.
Is It Safe to Bring Your Reusable Bags Back to the Grocery Store? - When the coronavirus pandemic hit, many grocery stores banned reusable bags. Now, with more known, reusables are making a comeback.
Climate Change, Covid and Wildfires Are Making Farmworkers’ Jobs More Dangerous - Most people never met a farmworker, and haven’t seen the extraordinary conditions they work under, including smoke from wildfires and heat waves.
No ‘bomb trains’: 14 states challenge new rule on LNG Transport by Rail - Trains carrying liquified natural gas are potentially explosive, yet no federal safety studies were done.