1. Mountaintop removal coal mining has made the air and water in Appalachia carcinogenic.
By Jeff Biggers in Al Jazeera America
2. Police officers are far more likely to commit intimate partner violence.
By Leigh Goodmark in Fusion
3. Why the “Internet of Things” might mean the end of privacy.
By Danny Bradbury in the Guardian
4. Don’t worry. If we wipe out all of the planet’s crops, we have a backup plan.
By Chris Mooney in the Washington Post
5. Here’s how a slum in Ghana’s capital is preparing young women for careers.
By Thomas Page at CNN Voices
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