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Sweet News: New York City Dumps Beekeeping Ban
New York City’s underground beekeepers can come out of hiding after the city's board of health lifts a decade-old ban on harboring honeybees.
Comments (1) | March 16, 2010
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Canada's Toxic Mess
Tar sands production in Alberta, Canada, has shot up considerably in recent years, from 482,000 barrels a day in 1995 to 1.3 million barrels a day in 2008, destroying bird habitat and leaving barren landscapes along the way.
Comments (0) | February 28, 2010
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Letters from Our Readers: Spring 2010
Readers write in about corporate environmentalism, environmental action and more.
Comments (0) | February 28, 2010
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NRDC in the News: Spring 2010
NRDC in the News
Comments (0) | February 28, 2010
dispatches

Ohio Decides Coal Is a Bad Deal
Clean-energy advocates and local citizens kill plans for a dirty power plant in the heart of coal country
Comments (0) | February 28, 2010
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
A review of Rebecca Skloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Comments (0) | February 28, 2010
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We Imagine a New Landscape
Realities even more fundamental than ideology and politics undergird American life.
Comments (0) | February 28, 2010
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Philly Seeks Answers Down the Drain
Instead of building new tunnels and tanks, Philadelphia is relying on trees and grass to fix its water pollution problems. The plan could save billions.
Comments (2) | February 19, 2010
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Fishing for Pollution on the Bronx River
At one time, a trip down this New York waterway meant dodging dumped cars and washing machines. Now, after local cleanup efforts, volunteers and students test the water to keep upstream polluters honest.
Comments (0) | February 8, 2010
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Drugging Our Waters
Federal agencies have taken the first steps toward regulating the growing amount of drugs in the nation's drinking water supply. OnEarth first reported the problem in this story from our Fall 2006 issue.
Comments (0) | December 23, 2009