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Study Shows Americans’ Bodies Are Filled With Carcinogens
Americans may have up to 420 different carcinogenic chemicals present in their bodies in amounts that exceed EPA safety standards.
“Water Is Our Life”: How a Mining Disaster Affected the Navajo Nation
Nearly a year after a mine drainage accident contaminated rivers, Native people living downstream face ongoing health risks.
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In Alabama, a Landfill Operator Sues Its Black Critics Amid Civil Rights Complaints
Alabama residents say the landfill pollutes their majority-Black neighborhood and harms their health. Now, they're being sued.
The EPA’s Ties to Monsanto Could Be Disastrous for the US
It's time to get federal regulators out of bed from the industries that they're supposed to be overseeing.
EPA Busted for Laissez-Faire Oversight of Fracking Poison Wells
Regulators aren't bothering to collect enough information necessary to ensure that fracked wastewater isn't poisoning people.
Truck Sales Boom as Emissions Push Climate to the Brink
The climate doesn't care about the price of gas; it's all about the emissions.
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Why the EPA Must Clean Up Environmental Racism and Toxic Injustice
The Environmental Protection Agency must enforce the law and protect the most vulnerable populations from dangerous pollution.
How DuPont Concealed the Dangers of the New Teflon Toxin
Only 15 percent of new chemical notices contain any information about the materials' impact on health.
Climate Disruption, Conservative Values and the Politics of Neglect
Republican presidential candidates remain unwilling to confront climate change, even as it affects their own constituents.
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Margaret Flowers and Jill Stein | Contaminated Water Requires a National Public Health Mobilization
Beyond Flint, water supplies across the US have been contaminated by radioactive pollution from abandoned uranium mines.