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Troubled Waters: Tennessee Families Stand Up for a Clean Environment
More than 4 million Americans live in places where dangerous contaminants in drinking waters exceed legal limits.
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Shared Renewables Hold Big Potential for Communities Left Out of Clean Energy Programs
Inclusive clean energy can empower all Americans.
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Fukushima Plant Is Releasing 770,000 Tons of Radioactive Water Into the Ocean
Fukushima is a nuclear crisis with no end in sight.
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Farm-to-School Movement Fights for a Foothold in Corn Belt Cafeterias
School food is slowly but surely becoming a focus in the fight for an ethical food system.
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Trump’s DOJ Demands Personal Info on 1.3 Million Visitors to Inauguration Protest Website
The site was used to organize the protests against President Trump's inauguration.
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Trump Has Broad Power to Block Climate Change Report
Advisers press the administration to subject a draft climate change report to a review that scientists decry as misplaced.
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A Former EPA Adviser on How to Push for Environmental Justice Under Trump
Mustafa Ali discusses what to do now.
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BPA Breakthrough: New Treatment Takes Controversial Chemical Out of Water
Researchers report removal of BPA using green chemistry.
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Madison Navigates Partnership With Utility as It Pursues 100 Percent Clean Energy Goal
Madison will power 100 percent of its operations with clean energy.
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Germany’s Transition From Coal to Renewable Energy Offers Lessons for the Rest of the World
The country's decades-long shift from industrial mining to clean energy has brought both challenge and opportunity.