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A seal rests on the sandy beach as a crowd of people watches and takes photos in the background.

Outdoors

After a severe rope injury, gray seal 'Cannoli' returns to Rhode Island waters

A person in a garden.

Food

Grocery store recalls made backyard lettuce seem dangerous, and gardener says that's backward

An Aldi-branded package of crystal clear frozen ice cubes.

Food

Aldi shopper spots $5 pack of four clear ice cubes, and swift backlash follows

A Little Ceasers Spiderman-themed pizza box.

Home

Can you compost a Little Caesars pizza box liner? The red ink is the sticking point

The inside of a generator.

Home

Used generator ran after carburetor cleanup, then started shutting off again after 5-10 minutes

Flames engulf a window of a small house, with smoke billowing from an air conditioning unit below.

Home

As eastern US bakes, 13,000 recalled AC units can reportedly spark fires, even when turned off

A hand holding a clear salt shaker in a grocery store.

Tech

Study finds microplastics in every salt brand tested, and kids may take in more

Groceries in plastic bags.

Business

Philadelphia banned plastic bags in 2021, but nearly 1 in 4 stores still hand them out

A pile of plastic bottles.

Tech

North Carolina pyrolysis plant was pitched as a plastic fix, until benzene raised alarms

An offshore fish farm.

Tech

EPA dropped microplastics checks for Florida fish farm, then fired engineer who objected

A row of KLM airplane tails.

Business

Court in Denmark finds airline KLM guilty of greenwashing over 'sustainable travel' ads

A pile of plastic water bottles.

Business

Waiākea water sued in Washington over 'eco-friendly' claims tied to single-use plastic