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Pollution
“Excess” Emissions From Industrial Shutdowns and Startups Are Increasing Air Pollution
There are four important takeaways from this study.
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Beholder in Chief
The Precautionary Principle Asks “How Much Harm Is Avoidable?” Rather Than “How Much Harm Is Acceptable?”
“Acceptable harm” has brought us to the brink of disaster.
The US Dumps Its Fracking Waste in My Ohio Town
My county is poor and remote. Fracking companies think they can abuse it.
Eleven Billion Pieces of Plastic Bring Disease Threat to Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are in danger.
How Trump’s Deregulatory Push Is Harming Workers, Muzzling EPA Scientists and Unleashing Pollution
Trump is transforming the nation by gutting the nation's regulatory system and muzzling climate scientists.
Climate Change Could Make 327 Toxic Sites Even More Dangerous
The community doesn't have to bear the costs.
Plastic Production Could Increase by 40 Percent Over the Next Decade
What can we do about our collective reliance on plastic?
The Explosive Compound RDX May Be the Greatest Threat to the US’s Health
RDX is increasingly turning up in drinking water supplies near military sites.
ACLU Investigation Reveals Texas Troopers Are Turning Traffic Stops of Immigrants Into Deportations
State troopers are essentially acting as deportation officers.