A Colorado town that reinvented itself and left behind its fossil fuel economy is surrounded by public lands about to be auctioned to oil companies.
Sustainability
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Oops! Federal officials divulge secret info about Native American artifacts
The Bureau of Land Management posted a 77-page report online that included unique identifiers for priceless artifacts in Utah.
Posted inHealth Care, Sustainability, The (Un)Scientific Method
Trump team weakened global efforts to control marketing of baby formula
Changes made to an international breastfeeding resolution under pressure from the Trump administration are more extensive than previously reported.
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These pits are deadly to birds. But feds won’t penalize oil companies
A look at the danger birds face from a Trump administration decision that reversed a policy that had saved millions of birds for five decades.
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100-year-old environmental law at center of lawsuit against Trump administration
The U.S. government had used the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to compel companies to halt or fix industrial practices that killed large numbers of birds.
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8 ways resigning EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt suppressed science
The EPA administrator repeatedly cast doubt on the scientific consensus that human activities are the primary cause of climate change.
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Should development be extinguished on California’s fire-prone hills?
Sonoma County’s hillsides are particularly picturesque and expensive. Their history of fire and development is instructive because it is so typical.
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Hunting the ghost fleet
On this episode, we track an elusive fleet of shark-fishing boats that are implicated in overfishing and possible human trafficking.
Posted inImmigration, Kids on the Line, Sustainability, The (Un)Scientific Method
Migrant children at risk of disease outbreaks, doctors say
Questions are growing about the medical care migrant children are receiving – or, as health experts fear, not receiving.
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Axed teen pregnancy prevention programs win back federal funds
Federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to restore all funding for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program.