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• Environment

  

  New “Super Sand” Makes for a Better Water Filter

  "Super sand" can deal with at least five times the concentration of heavy metals as pure sand, and it could be relatively cheap to produce.

  by Sarah Laskow

• Environment

  

  Can Technology Make Tar Sands Oil Less Dirty?

  A look at the technological advances in extracting tar sands oil that could help mitigate environmental impact

  by Sarah Laskow

• Environment

  

  Feds: No Digging For Oil, or Sand Castles, on Florida Beaches

  Don't you dare bring a shovel and bucket to the Gulf Islands National Seashore. Digging for oil (or anything else) is said to be illegal.

  by Ben Jervey

• Environment

  

  Map: See Where the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline Would Funnel Filthy Tar Sands

  A proposed pipeline would cart the dirtiest of dirty fuels through America's heartland.

  by Ben Jervey

• Environment

  

  Think Nuclear or Coal Is Bad? Tar Sands Mining Is Coming to Utah

  America's first tar sands mine is soon to break ground in Utah. This is a terrible thing.

  by Ben Jervey