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Dr. Brad Spellberg: Antibiotic Resistance Is "Everyone's Fault"
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What Climate Change Skeptics Think About the UN Report
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Anglo American Abandons “Alaska Gold” Mine
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September 16, 2013
For Fukushima Workers, Cancer Isn't the Only Health Threat
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The Surprising Way Obama Is Trying to Tackle Climate Change
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Interactive: Tracking Climate Change on Mt. Everest
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