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More Than a Walk in the Woods
An emerging mindfulness practice, forest bathing is exactly what it sounds like
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Hiking Through Tragedy
How the Pacific Crest Trail helped one grieving thru-hiker heal
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hiking
Let It Burn: Congress Allows Flaring, Venting of Methane Gas
An Obama-era regulation prevented waste, was good for the climate, created jobs. So it had to go.
This Super Bowl, Switch Up the Game Plan With These Satisfying Vegan Snacks
America’s second-largest food holiday could use a little less meat and cheese
Judge: Trucks Carrying Liquid Radioactive Waste Can Roll
Canada gets to dump its nuclear waste in South Carolina
Indonesia Wants to Protect Its Peatlands—But First It Needs to Figure Out Where They Are
How the Indonesian Peat Prize hopes to create a new standard in peat-mapping technology
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saving wild places
Honduras: The Deadliest Place on Earth to Defend the Planet
A new report by Global Witness uncovers the awful regularity of political murders in Honduras
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activism
February Observing Highlight: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
The moon shines light on distant stars this month, and goes dim for a lunar eclipse
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astronomy
Neil Gorsuch’s Family Has a Checkered History When It Comes to Environmental Protection
Trump’s Supreme Court nominee could enact revenge against the EPA
Trump in the Anthropocene
The president's pathologies point to why we got an "Anthropocene" in the first place
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climate change
Goodbye, Stream Protection Rule
Not only is the GOP Congress going to kill it—they’re going to try to make sure that it never comes back
Republicans Look to Roll Back the Antiquities Act
The Trump White House and GOP Congress are targeting Utah's new Bears Ears National Monument
Run, Women, Run!
These organizations aim to end the gender disparity in government by getting women to run for office
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politics
The Parks' LGBTQ Pioneer
Inside one millennial’s quest to visit every single national park system site
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national parks
So You Marched. Now What?
The night before the Women’s March on Washington, organizers were already reflecting on what comes next
The Science of the Snake Bite
High-speed cameras take the rattlesnake strike out of the lab and into the natural world
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wildlife
Think Your Household Is Sustainable? Think Again.
New studies look at the interconnectivity of food production, energy, and water usage
Wild & Free
Check out 10 Canadian national parks offering complimentary admission in 2017
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national parks
Hey Mr. Green! How Much CO2 Is Emitted From Power Tools?
Mr. Green powers up the answer
Radioactive Waste—Rolling Through Your Town?
That truck next to you on the highway may contain “the most radioactively hazardous materials on Earth”
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nuclear
