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Louisiana’s Hurricane Victims Struggle to Recover as Climate Disasters Pile Up
Government agencies have abandoned Black and low-income communities in the face of one devastating storm after another.
Another Day, Another Toxic Spill in East Palestine, Ohio
Two months after the train derailment, a cleanup truck carrying contaminated soil overturned on a local highway.
EPA Fails to Monitor Almost Half of All “Forever Chemicals” in Drinking Water
Dozens of PFAS are quietly lurking in many municipalities' drinking water — and residents might not even be aware.
AOC, Bowman Call for Biden Administration to Reverse Willow Oil Project Approval
Climate groups have warned that the project would release a “carbon bomb.”
Millions Live With Long COVID as Biden Declares End to National Emergency
Science writer Ryan Prior discusses the movement to expand research and resources for those with long COVID.
EPA Proposes Major Reforms to Reduce Cancer Risk Near Industrial Facilities
The new rules could reduce exposed residents’ unacceptable cancer risk by 96 percent.
13 Groups Sue the EPA for Failing to Update Regulations on Water Pollution
Industrial facilities produce millions of pounds of hazardous chemical waste every year and dump it into U.S. waterways.
Tax Break Will Help Towns in Coal Country and Beyond Transition to Clean Energy
Inflation Reduction Act gives an economic boost to communities dependent upon, and polluted by, fossil fuel industries.
Talkspace Is a Business First and a Mental Health Resource Second, Critics Say
This model of mental health care impacts therapists and their working conditions as much as the patients they care for.
Oxfam Slams Rich Nations for Artificially Inflating Their Global Climate Funding
Low- and middle-income nations will need an additional $27.4 trillion at minimum by 2030 to fill in financing gaps.