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People have turned toward outdoor exercise as a way to keep fit, lift spirits and fight the monotony of a pandemic. Now, new and veteran outdoor athletes have something exciting to train for: the cross-country Great American Rail-Trail, which will one day let people bike or hike from Washington state to Washington,...

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Dove launches new refillable deodorant

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  • 01/06/2021

While some folks swear by packaging-free underarm crystals to soak up their smells, many feel they need a stronger chemical solution in the form of a name brand deodorant. So for those folks who are both eco-conscious and smell-conscious, Dove is introducing a new refillable deodorant. The beauty giant partnered...

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North America’s first mass timber hotel opens in Austin

  • Lucy Wang
  • 01/06/2021

Acclaimed Texan architecture firm Lake | Flato has teamed up with hospitality company Bunkhouse to create Hotel Magdalena, an 89-room establishment that is also the first mass timber hotel constructed in North America. Located on Music Lane in Austin’s popular South Congress neighborhood, Hotel Magdalena takes...

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  • Dawn Hammon
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Electric Vehicles

By 2035, all new cars sold in Massachusetts must be electric

  • Bonface Landi
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has released a masterplan for the state that requires all cars produced and sold to be electric come 2035. The plan, dubbed Massachusetts 2050 Decarbonization Roadmap, looks at various factors that contribute to carbon pollution. State administrators noted that cars...

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