Lego to Ditch Plastic Bags for Paper Ones in Its Boxed Sets
The Danish toymaker said it will start making the switch next year and expects plastic bags to be completely phased out in the next five years.
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Record Melt: Greenland Lost 586 Billion Tons of Ice in 2019
Greenland lost a record amount of ice during an extra warm 2019, with the melt massive enough to cover California in more than four feet (1.25 meters) of water, a new study said.
US Approves Oil, Gas Leasing Plan for Alaska Wildlife Refuge
It would open up a 1.56-million acre swath of land along Alaska's northern Beaufort Sea coast, home to polar bears, caribous, and other wildlife.
Judge Orders Dakota Access Pipeline Shut Down Pending Review
The pipeline was the subject of months of protests, sometimes violent, during its construction near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
In Hawaii Case, Justices See Broad Reach of Clean Water Act
Rejecting the Trump administration’s views, the justices held that the discharge of polluted water into the ground, rather than directly into waterways, does not relieve an industry of complying with the Clean Water Act.
As People Stay Home, Earth Turns Wilder and Cleaner
An unplanned grand experiment is changing Earth.
Trump Rollback of Mileage Standards Guts Climate Change Push
The change waters down a tough Obama mileage standard that would have encouraged automakers to ramp up production of electric vehicles and more fuel-efficient gas and diesel vehicles.
Feds Reject Removal of Four Snake River Dams in Key Report
A long-awaited federal report rejected the idea of removing four hydroelectric dams on a major Pacific Northwest river in a last-ditch effort to save more than a dozen species of threatened or endangered salmon.
Snoop Dogg Apologizes to Gayle King for Rant over Bryant
After days of blistering criticism, Snoop Dogg has finally apologized to Gayle King for attacking her over her interview with former basketball star Lisa Leslie about the late Kobe Bryant.
Oil From Federal Lands Tops 1B Barrels as Trump Eases Rules
Oil production from U.S.- managed lands and waters topped a record 1 billion barrels last year, as technological advances helped drive development in new areas and the Trump administration eases rules on the industry..
Deluge in Australia Drenches Fires and Eases 3-Year Drought
Drought, wildfires and now flooding have given Australia's weather an almost Biblical feel this year.
Australia Firefighters Save World’s Only Rare Dinosaur Trees
Specialist firefighters have saved the world’s last remaining wild stand of a prehistoric tree from wildfires that razed forests west of Sydney
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Did Republicans Actually Say These Things About Rape?
A list purportedly offers controversial and embarrassing statements about rape made by Republican politicians.
Did Biden Disparage Troops as ‘Stupid Bastards’?
An offhanded remark during a 2016 speech was "made in jest," according to the Biden campaign.
Are These Giant Human Skeleton Photographs Real?
According to the Old Testament, the Nephilim were were the offspring of the "sons of God" and the "daughters of men" before the Deluge.
Snopes Coverage of the First 2020 U.S. Presidential Debate
Joe Biden and Donald Trump met in Ohio for the first of four debates this election season. Snopes fact-checked it live.
Saving Plastic Bottle Caps for Medical Treatment
Will collecting plastic bottle caps provide chemo treatments to cancer sufferers or prosthetic limbs for wounded soldiers?