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Post-Coal Cash: Miners Becoming Beekeepers

Apr 30, 2019 11:46AM

Displaced coal miners in the struggling Appalachians are learning beekeeping under a program funded by lawsuits for violations of the Clean Water Act.

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Poisoned Pastures: Nuclear Testing Linked to Radioactive Milk

Apr 30, 2019 11:46AM

Airborne radiation from nuclear bomb testing in Nevada during the Cold War contaminated pastures throughout the country, leading to 340,000 to 690,000 human deaths from radioactive milk, estimates an economist.

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Hatching a Record: Avian Senior Citizen Astounds Again

Apr 30, 2019 11:46AM

At age 68, Wisdom, a Laysan Albatross in a Hawaiian wildlife refuge, gave birth to at least her 30th chick.

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Bear Blitz: Climate-Challenged Polar Bears Invade Town

Apr 30, 2019 11:46AM

Confronted with melting ice, about 50 polar bears are roaming the streets and eating from the garbage dumps of a remote military town in Russia.

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Dim Prospects: Light Bulb Standards Weakened

Apr 30, 2019 11:46AM

A proposed rollback of stricter federal standards for energy-efficient light bulbs could cost each household about $100 a year on electric bills.

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My thoughts for the month…

Apr 29, 2019 07:24PM

Mothers are timeless teachers in the classroom of life.

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Organic Tans and Beauty Bar : Lehigh Valley’s Best-Kept Secret

Apr 29, 2019 07:24PM ● By Sheila Julson

Aesthetician Lorena Bravo is aware that her specialty salon, Organic Tans and Beauty Bar, has a reputation for being a client’s best-kept se...

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Worldwide Worry: Environmental Risks Register as Top Threat

Mar 29, 2019 11:54AM

Global leaders ranked “extreme weather” as their top concern, followed by “failed climate change mitigation” and “natural disasters” in the 2019 Global Risks Perception Survey.

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