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EPA as bargaining chip in budget negotiations

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Republicans have targeted the Environmental Protection Agency for serious cuts, and environmentalists worry that this could be the end of the EPA.
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Breakthrough discovery for cystic fibrosis treatment

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Discovery of antitoxin provides promising new treatment for cystic fibrosis.
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Generation Hot: Impact of climate change on children

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A new father comes to terms with his hopes and fears for his daughter's future with climate change, and the solutions he came across.
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Japan's nuclear crisis: far from over

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Activists say accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant caused by too-cozy relationship between government and power companies, not earthquake.
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Climate change activism goes Hollywood

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Hollywood is taking activism beyond "An Inconvenient Truth" in hopes of creating a global, environmental movement against climate change.
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Prescribing nature for children

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Doctors have found a way to get kids outside and exercising more: Write a prescription for a walk in the woods.
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Smart meters, privacy nightmares

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Energy companies around the United States are installing smart meters to cut back on energy costs and usage. Privacy advocates are getting nervous.
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The hidden costs of coal

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Coal is one of the cheapest energy sources in the world, if you ignore the environmental costs and other externalities.
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Building a school from trash in Guatemala

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Guatemalan school children helped create a new schoolhouse out of discarded plastic bottles and other trash.
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BP oil spill and ongoing health problems

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Gulf Coast residents are experiencing a host of health problems, and the BP oil spill may be to blame.
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