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Tree Tenders

Business

Resident shares striking before-and-after footage after transforming their city block with greenery: ‘More cities should do this’

Turbulence might be getting worse

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New research points to a troubling reason that planes may be getting more uncomfortable: ‘That sign is on for your safety’

Native lawn

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New homeowner shares video of the lawn they inherited from previous owners: ‘It’s a lot of work’

Jellyfishbot, high-tech solution to ocean pollution

Tech

These adorable, high-tech ‘jellyfish bots’ are cleaning up our oceans like an underwater Roomba — here’s how they work

Americans breathing unhealthy air

Outdoors

New report identifies an alarming trend in the quality of our air: ‘Nearly a half a million more than in last year’s report’

Native lawns

Home

Homeowner shares wild transformation photos after ripping out their grass yard: ‘I don’t know why anyone would want [one]’

Sprinklers

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Homeowner laments HOA’s absurd method of wasting residents’ water and money: ‘I would report them to my town hall’

Plastic water bottles

Business

New research reveals the shocking cost of an everyday grocery product — and why things are only getting worse

New EPA report highlights climate change's

Outdoors

EPA warns parents of alarming threat to children’s academic performance: ‘We must answer for our children’s sake’

Butterfly hatching kit

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Shopper shares ‘disgusting’ photo of abandoned butterfly hatching kit they found at a warehouse: ‘This makes me sad’

Tornado Alley

Outdoors

Experts make alarming prediction about future of ‘Tornado Alley’: ‘We are still very unsure what the future holds’

Makeup hack

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TikToker shares genius hack for saving excess beauty product from the bottom of its tube: ‘Imagine wasting all that product’