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Pollution
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The Case for a Child-Centered Energy and Climate Policy
Fossil fuel combustion and associated air pollution and carbon dioxide is the root cause of much of children's ill health children.
Document Dump: Lawsuit Reveals Extent of DuPont’s C8 Cover-Up
The case alleges that DuPont officials were intimately aware of the dangerous side effects of C-8 exposure but still decided to allow exposure among workers.
Over 12 Million Americans Live in the Oil and Gas Threat Zone
Clean Air Task Force and Earthworks unveiled tools to inform Americans about the health risks from the oil and gas industry.
Is This New Reform a Toxic Waste?
It may take over three decades to regulate consumer chemicals that we already know are deadly.
At Least 33 US Cities May Be Hiding Lead in Drinking Water
Reporters looked at 41 cities across 17 states, and compared local officials' water testing methods to those by the EPA.
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Contamination of Sacred Lake Underscores Environmental Racism in Guatemala
Indigenous communities around Lake Atitlan have mobilized to denounce corruption that guarantees continued water pollution.
Burned by Slow Government Response, California Residents Mistrust Cleanup Efforts
Exide Technologies leaked lead and other carcinogens into the soil, air and water in surrounding residential neighborhoods.
How Coal Shipping Accidents Are Damaging Coral Reefs Around the World
A few kilometers off the coast of Madagascar, the coal-laden New Mykonos ship has sunk and is slowly breaking apart.
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Fracking’s Air Pollution Puts Infants and Children at Risk of Developing Heart, Lung Problems: New Study
There is no national data available on how many schools or childcare facilities are now within a mile of a fracked well.
Network Newscasts Ignore Global Warming’s Role in Canada’s Wildfires
Coverage of the fires ripping through Canada's tar sands hub isn't providing information about the polluting tar sands industry.