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Independent Tests Find Lead, Other Toxins After Louisiana Oil Plant Explosion
The EPA did not test soil on local properties in the predominantly Black town of Roseland after the August 22 blast.
New Map Shows Where Cancer-Causing Chemicals Are Polluting Water for Over 200M
The map focuses on arsenic, chromium-6, and nitrate -- all scientifically known to cause cancer and other health issues.
This Researcher Studied How Climate Change Hurts Children — Trump Shut Her Down
Jane Clougherty spent years studying how extreme weather affects kids’ health. Trump’s EPA cancelled her work.
EPA Paved Way for Buildout of Fossil Fuel-Boosting Chemical Recycling Facilities
Fossil fuel companies are working hard to push chemical recycling because plastic is one of Big Oil’s last lifelines.
Trump EPA Rollbacks Put Texas Communities at Risk
Texas residents fear health risks as Trump EPA delays tougher mercury and chemical emission rules.
Black Louisiana Community Coated in Toxic Fallout After Explosion at Oil Plant
“We need help over here and we’re not getting it,” said a resident of the city where 90 percent of kids live in poverty.
Trump’s EPA Delayed Pollution Safeguards Ahead of Deadly US Steel Explosion
Residents of steel communities say fence-line monitoring for dangerous air pollution must be mandatory.
Trump’s FEMA Guts Disaster Mitigation While Funding Migrant Jails
As climate disasters increase, the hamstrung agency’s response efforts will be impeded when they’re needed most.
By Revoking Core Climate Finding, Trump Puts Black Neighborhoods at Risk
The EPA has spent months gutting key regulations, but repealing the Endangerment Finding could be the worst blow yet.
As Temperatures Skyrocket, Oil Production on Federal Lands Reaches Record High
The Trump administration has made fossil fuel production and use a central theme of its deregulatory agenda.