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Scott Pruitt’s First Big Test at EPA: Flint-Style Lead Contamination in Indiana
Will Scott Pruitt keep the promise he made after the emergence of the crisis in Flint, Michigan?

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DuPont and Chemours Settle Teflon Toxin Lawsuit for Up to $921 Million
Over a span of decades, hundreds of thousands of pounds of C-8 was dumped by DuPont into the Ohio River.

Argentina’s Never-Ending Environmental Disaster
Is it possible to spend 5.2 billion dollars to clean up a river and get practically no results? Argentina is showing that it is.

In California’s Imperial Valley, Residents Aren’t Waiting for Government to Track Pollution
For marginalized communities along the California-Mexico border, projects to gather and share scientific reports are crucial to holding agencies accountable.

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“Extraordinary” Levels of Pollution Found in the Deepest Part of the Sea
Human-made pollutants have reached the depths of two of the world's deepest ocean trenches.

Poisoning the Water Equals Cultural Death: Flint, Michigan, as Precursor to New Administration’s Environmental Policies
Watching the Flint water crisis unfold should have triggered a collective warning that more destruction would come.

Trump’s Plan to Crush the EPA Is a Symptom of a Bigger Problem
Regulations don't kill jobs, fossil fuel barons do — when mandatory pollution controls cut into their bottom lines.

A Billion People in India Aren’t Being Warned About Toxic Air Pollution
India's air is now more deadly than China's.

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Cuninico: The Fight for Clean Water Continues
More than two years have passed since more than 2,300 barrels of oil fouled the main water source for an Indigenous community in Peru.

Thousands of Snow Geese Perish After Landing in Acidic Superfund Lake
Wildlife officials en route have no way to identify live birds exposed to toxic Berkeley Pit water in Montana.