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• Healthcare costs and tradeoffs: Air conditioners and teachers’ salaries edition

  Ezra Klein talks to Bill Gates and Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber about investing in disease prevention…

• Teenagers’ calorie consumption at McDonalds versus Subway

  Researchers compare the calories purchased by teenagers at McDonald’s versus Subway.

• Happy Bike to Work Day!

  For more safe bicycle commuting, cities should invest in bicycling infrastructure and enforce safety rules.

• Colorado community demanded health impact review of 200 proposed natural gas wells

  The residents of Battlement Mesa didn’t want their “Colorado Dream” to turn into a nightmare because…

• Waiting for Obama Administration to deliver on new worker safety regulations, probably shouldn’t hold my breath

  Spring 2013 looked like it would be a banner season for progress by the Obama Administration…