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Healthy eating can be good for the environment.

A low-carbon diet -- eating for the environment

03/07/2019 - 23:16

Dear EarthTalk: What is a low-carbon diet and is it good for losing weight or is it only about saving the planet?

Scientists are studying the effects of air pollution.

Is air pollution taking the IQ points off?

03/01/2019 - 09:00

Dear EarthTalk: I heard a pundit on TV say that the way we can “Make America Great Again” is by reducing air pollution, as it is making us dumb. Is there any truth to this?

Groups dominated by physicians favor pro-gun candidates.

Physicians back pro-gun candidates

02/26/2019 - 08:33

Even as various professional doctors' associations made stands favoring gun control, influential political action committees representing those physicians continued to support pro-gun politicians.

Some grocery stores make an effort to curtail waste.

Will the U.S. get zero waste grocery stores?

02/20/2019 - 08:02

Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard about Europe's zero waste grocery stores, where everything is sold in bulk and customers bring and fill up their own reusable containers and bags. When will we get some of these on this side of the pond?

The National Emergencies Act is being used to fund a border wall.

What is the National Emergencies Act?

02/18/2019 - 09:11

We must say this for President Donald Trump. He has a way of making the public aware of presidential power -- and its associated peril.

Extending daylight savings time would have drawbacks.

Does daylight savings time help the Earth?

02/11/2019 - 08:26

Dear EarthTalk: Would extending daylight savings time year-round have benefits for the environment?

Some see green jobs as the key to a better economy.

What is the Green New Deal?

02/01/2019 - 09:54

Dear EarthTalk: What is the so-called Green New Deal proposed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and is Congress likely to go for it?

Nancy Pelosi is in her second stint as speaker.

The state of the union scheduled at last

01/28/2019 - 21:40

The state of our union is uh, off again, on again.

It's worth considering a bank's environmental policies.

Environment: How some banks see green

01/22/2019 - 09:12

Dear EarthTalk: After reading an EarthTalk piece on climate divestment, I’m looking to switch my checking and savings accounts to an environmentally friendly bank. Any ideas?

Separate fact from fiction with critical listening.

Anatomy of an argument: Fact or fake news?

01/18/2019 - 09:18

You can’t believe everything you hear, right? It’s no joke. But fiction only becomes dangerous when it is developed as an organization’s side of the story intended to distort the public’s understanding or even the record of facts.