In a delightful departure from the norm, officers in Newburgh, NY, tell kids they’re doing nothing wrong.

Source: TreeHugger – Police buy drinks instead of shutting down kids’ lemonade stand

Consumer Reports explains why the curing source for processed meats doesn’t matter. It’s all bad for you.

Source: TreeHugger – Deli counter deception: ‘No nitrates added’ claim is incorrect

Our photo of the day comes from Alberta, Canada.

Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Pop! goes the weasel

We talk a lot about the devastation of a warming planet, but what if things went the other way? A new study confirms the worst.

Source: TreeHugger – What would a nuclear winter look like?

Owner of Timberland, Vans, and Dickies says it needs assurance that materials used in its products “don’t contribute to environmental harm.”

Source: TreeHugger – Major shoe company says it won’t buy Brazilian leather

Or, once again, why electric cars [on their own] won’t save us.

Source: TreeHugger – Electric cars are sucking up all the air in the room

A medical practice in Manchester, England is giving patients indoor plants to help boost wellness.

Source: TreeHugger – Doctors are prescribing houseplants for anxiety, depression, loneliness

Its new ‘Resale as a Service’ platform makes it easy for conventional brands to join the circular economy.

Source: TreeHugger – thredUP gives brands access to secondhand fashion market

Quiet solitude, or ‘fallow time’, should be viewed as an essential part of the work cycle.

Source: TreeHugger – Thinking is working, too!

More than 90 percent of weather stations studied showed the climate was warming, a percentage too high to purely be from natural climate variability, say researchers

Source: TreeHugger – Europe is warming faster than climate models projected

Can a recirculating fan deliver the indoor air quality we should demand?

Source: TreeHugger – Passive House Institute’s look at kitchen fans is less than exhaustive

With only two members of the species left, a successful egg harvest and fertilization could mean all is not lost.

Source: TreeHugger – Scientists may have just saved the northern white rhino from extinction

There is so much that they can’t burn it here, so they compress it, liquify it, and ship it. That’s not working out too well either.

Source: TreeHugger – The US is drowning in natural gas, yet they keep drilling and fracking

It’s natural to want to share your food with your dog, but even some innocent-seeming foods can be toxic.

Source: TreeHugger – 26 human foods dogs shouldn’t eat, and 24 they can

The ‘library subscription’ model for food containers is becoming increasingly popular.

Source: TreeHugger – With GO Box, you can have zero-waste takeout

No “do the bright thing” for cars; instead, the BMW X6 designed to “look particularly menacing.”

Source: TreeHugger – Just what we needed dept: a BMW with paint so black, it’s almost invisible

Students will have to take home any waste that is not recyclable or compostable.

Source: TreeHugger – Australian high school gets rid of trash cans

Research reveals that bed bugs develop resistance to widely used chemical treatments, potentially paving the way for super bed bugs.

Source: TreeHugger – Bed bugs: Better, stronger, faster

It’s only available in one Georgia location right now, but there’s hope for a national rollout.

Source: TreeHugger – KFC is now selling plant-based ‘Beyond Chicken’

Break out the gold lamé, Grandma, and trip the light fantastic!

Source: TreeHugger – Seoul’s daytime discos for seniors are better than medicine