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There are ways to decrease pollen exposure
Although we cannot completely avoid pollen and some other environmental allergens, there are ways...
30 tips to go green
Knowing where you start from is a good first step to finding out where you need to be if you really...
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Indoor pot production leaves giant carbon footprint
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Lexington's third annual coop tour illustrates growing popularity of back-yard chickens
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Along N.J. bay, rising sea draws ever closer
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Grand Canyon wildlife event to honor memory of park biologist
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Interior Department proposes new rules for fracking on federal lands
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Along N.J. bay, rising sea draws ever closer
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Do Your Part: Searching for the safest sunscreen
One of the best parts of the summer for me is hitting the lake with family and friends. I love relaxing on the water and feeling the sun on my skin. What I don't love is jumping through hurdles to find the safest sunscreen among all the different...
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Hoe, hoe, hoe! Christmas trees are back, in new farm bill
A Christmas tree-promotion program that pumped up conservative mockery and panicked the Obama administration is back for a second go-around, under a new farm bill.
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Plan carefully to get a bumper tomato crop
It's time to dream of those summertime sandwiches and BLTs, made with tomatoes you grow in your own yard - in pots or the ground.
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Living Smart: Pet fencing
Ah the family pet. A source of great joy, deep camaraderie and yes, at least occasional frustration.
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Increase in greenhouse gases reaches ominous milestone
The following editorial appeared in the Miami Herald on Wednesday, May 15:
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BUSINESS
Report says more woes for Appalachian coal mining
LOUISVILLE — Hard times are expected to continue in the Appalachian region that was once the heart of the nation's coal production, according to a new report.
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Climate change melting Mount Everest glaciers, research finds
A warming climate is melting the glaciers of Mount Everest, shrinking the frozen cloak of Earth's highest peak by 13 percent in the last 50 years, researchers have found.
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Beach litter mars U.S. and world's coastlines
It’s a beach bummer. Shorelines worldwide are clogged with trash, so much so that during their annual cleanup last year, volunteers with the Ocean Conservancy picked up refuse that weighed as much as 10 Boeing 747 jumbo jets.
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Scientists track giant whales by their earthshaking calls
At first, the whale chatter was just a nuisance.
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Lovely yellow petals belie weedy menace
Who would think this soft landscape, with its undulating blue waves of wildflowers, flitting butterflies and calls of meadowlark, could be the scene of such battle.
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Surveillance cameras installed in Louisville to catch illegal dumping
The city of Louisville is placing 19 new surveillance cameras in trouble spots to crack down on illegal dumping.




