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.@grist's own @badler visits new "adventure" playground in NY, is surrounded by feral children w/stickshttp://grist.org/cities/this-playground-encourages-kids-to-use-tools-get-dirty-and-let-their-imaginations-run-wild/ …

Should you always turn the lights out when leaving a room? http://grist.org/living/should-you-always-turn-the-lights-out-when-leaving-a-room/ … via @grist

Nashville has big transit plans. Can they succeed in a conservative state?http://grist.org/cities/nashville-has-big-transit-plans-can-they-succeed-in-a-conservative-state/ …

A Lesson in Sincerity, Trump Stylehttp://nyti.ms/1LSMI2h 

New Mexico passed a law eliminating civil forfeiture. Albuquerque ignored it, and now it’s getting sued:http://reason.com/blog/2016/08/31/new-mexico-passed-a-law-ending-civil-for …

the Queens housing price increases in this report are terrifyinghttps://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160830/long-island-city/7-train-real-estate-boom-rival-hipster-brooklyn-after-l-shutdown-report …

U.S. Funding for Fighting Zika Virus Is Nearly Spent, C.D.C. Sayshttp://nyti.ms/2bAh8el 

Former models for Donald Trump's agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/08/donald-trump-model-management-illegal-immigration … via @MotherJones

Natural Gas Emissions to Surpass Those of Coal in 2016 http://www.climatecentral.org/news/natural-gas-emissions-surpass-coal-2016-20650 … via @ClimateCentral

In five years, we might get the same trains that Europe had in the 1980s. http://grist.org/briefly/in-five-years-we-might-get-the-same-trains-that-europe-had-in-the-1980s/ … via @strangerworks

Ever wondered about the building with the paint-like sculptures coming out of the windows on 7th in Slope?https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160824/park-slope/former-david-bowie-set-designer-keeps-park-slope-building-dripping-with-art …

This playground encourages kids to use tools, get dirty, and let their imaginations run wildhttp://grist.org/cities/this-playground-encourages-kids-to-use-tools-get-dirty-and-let-their-imaginations-run-wild/ …

Colin Powell’s foundation and Hillary Clinton’s are treated very differently by the media http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/8/30/12690444/alma-powell-clinton-foundation?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=article%3Atop&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … via @mattyglesias

Colorado Sec of State invalidates signatures for anti-fracking ballot initiativeshttp://grist.org/news/anti-fracking-activists-hit-a-roadblock-in-colorado/ …

Three days after removing human editors, Facebook is already trending fake newshttp://wpo.st/jvQv1 

Americans love genetically modified mosquitoes much more than other GMOs http://grist.org/article/americans-love-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-much-more-than-other-gmos/ … via @SavorTooth

Anti-fracking activists hit a roadblock in Coloradohttp://grist.org/news/anti-fracking-activists-hit-a-roadblock-in-colorado/ …

Greens won’t let Obama get away with bragging about his public lands record http://grist.org/news/greens-wont-let-obama-get-away-with-bragging-about-his-public-lands-record/ … via @grist