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land art and ecological repair services, writer, connoisseur of failed utopias, camp counsellor for intellectuals, part-time assistant professor at Parsons.
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‘There’s a dark side to floristry’: are pesticides making workers seriously ill – or worse?
Unlike in food, there is no upper limit on the amount of pesticide residue levels in flowers. But after French officials linked the death of a florist’s child to exposure in pregnancy, many in the ind...
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January 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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Wastestreaming - Urban Omnibus
Following the trail of New York City’s municipal solid waste from curbside pickup to sites far beyond its borders, two artists document a system that benefits from low visibility as it dramatically ex...
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January 8, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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The Scientists Making Antacids for the Sea to Help Counter Global Warming www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/m...
The Scientists Making Antacids for the Sea to Help Counter Global Warming
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January 8, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Fungi: Anarchist Designers review – a perverse plunge into mushroom mayhem, from stinkhorns to zombie-makers
They have poisoned emperors, taken over insect brains and survived atomic bombs. This Dantean journey through fungal hell is riveting – though frogs may disagree
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January 8, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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What Goes Around - Urban Omnibus
A high-volume transfer station, a model municipal soil bank, and a cutting-edge soil washer: Three area sites illustrate the values, costs, and benefits that shape the flow of recycled soil in and aro...
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January 8, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/c...
A Study Is Retracted, Renewing Concerns About the Weedkiller Roundup
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January 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
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December 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?
With the snow line edging higher, 186 French ski resorts have shut, while global heating threatens dozens more
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December 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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What Can Hundreds of Pieces of Litter Tell Us About Manhattan?
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December 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/n...
How New York Keeps Its Unfiltered Water Safe: Spending Millions on Land
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December 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Toilet Rats: Rare, but There www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
Toilet Rats: Rare, but There
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December 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Toilet Rats: Rare, but There www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
Toilet Rats: Rare, but There
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December 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The plants that thrive in salt: could halophytes help save coastal farming?
As rising seas salinise the soils of the Venice lagoon, scientists and chefs are turning to long-forgotten wild herbs
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December 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Gaza doctors create 3D-printed devices to save patients from amputation
With few medical supplies, doctors are turning to 3D printers powered by solar energy to treat some injuries in Gaza.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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AI boom has caused same CO2 emissions in 2025 as New York City, report claims
Study author says tech companies are reaping benefits of artificial intelligence age but society is left to pay cost
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December 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/s...
How the Pandemic Lockdowns Changed a Songbird’s Beak
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December 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Heart attacks increased after Los Angeles wildfires, study finds
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai say rates of heart attack and respiratory illness ‘matched worst years of Covid’
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December 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Stretch fabric is nearly impossible to recycle—but this startup just made it simple
Your old yoga pants are a recycling nightmare. A startup called Return to Vendor found a new solution—by redesigning the molecules in nylon.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Will Creative Work Survive A.I.? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...
Opinion | Will Creative Work Survive A.I.?
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December 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Recycling revolutionary Veena Sahajwalla turns old clothes into kitchen tiles | Australian Story
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
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December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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‘A shift no country can ignore’: where global emissions stand, 10 years after the Paris climate agreement
The watershed summit in 2015 was far from perfect, but its impact so far has been significant and measurable
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December 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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‘Soil is more important than oil’: inside the perennial grain revolution
Scientists in Kansas believe Kernza could cut emissions, restore degraded soils and reshape the future of agriculture
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December 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Japanese sashiko: The art of stitching stories
Sashiko is a 400-year-old Japanese stitching technique. What makes it unique?
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December 12, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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NYC congestion pricing cuts air pollution by 22% in Manhattan, study finds
Since New York City introduced congestion pricing in January 2025, the state has heralded significant reductions in traffic and rush hour delays, fewer crashes and noise complaints, and toll revenue p...
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December 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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The coastal city fighting floods with smart sensors
Tech Now finds out how smart sensors are helping communities in Boston prepare for flooding in real time.
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December 7, 2025 at 2:18 AM