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The Flint Water Crisis: The US’s Systemic Violence Against the Disadvantaged
Flint water crisis continues to persist. In the richest country in the history of the world, there are people living without clean water.
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.
Where There Is No Water: Detroit’s Ongoing Crisis
Detroit paid Homrich Wrecking millions to shut off water supply to poor Black residents who couldn't pay their bills.
The Irish Water Insurgency: No More Blood From These Stones
After the government tried to privatize and raise the costs of water, the Irish drew a line.
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.
Resisting the Criminalization of Dissent: A Conversation With Iowa Activist David Goodner
Iowa activists are fighting a law that would make blockading highways a felony offense.
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The Spirit of Standing Rock on the Move
Standing Rock's Native-led, youth-driven expertise is extending outward to help other communities protect their land and resources.
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The US Is Suffering From a Very Real Water Crisis That Few Are Acknowledging
Flint is just a tiny piece in a much larger story.
How Bucking the Climate Change Accord Would Hinder the Fight Against HIV/AIDS
Surviving HIV depends not just on access to antiretroviral drugs but also on a gamut of social and environmental resources.