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![Three plumbers in green jackets installing a new water service line.]()
‘They’re playing games’: Illinois lawmakers press Trump administration over stalled lead-pipe funding
Congress appropriated $15 billion to replace lead pipes across the country. Is the Trump administration withholding it?
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![A man stands outdoors with oil drills to either side of him. He has white hair and his hands are clasped in front of him.]()
![A man stands outdoors with oil drills to either side of him. He has white hair and his hands are clasped in front of him.]()
Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground. Oklahoma regulators failed to stop it.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
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In New York, a pipeline proposal that just won’t die
Why some think a “lurid political shakedown” by President Trump will get a pipeline built off Rockaway Beach.
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![A group of protesters stand holding signs, they have eyes drawn on their palms]()
Fossil fuel companies say they support the energy transition. New numbers suggest otherwise.
A new report shows that fossil fuel companies own less than 2 percent of renewable energy projects worldwide.
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![Collage of Guidehouse and FEMA documents, photos of flooding in Vermont and frontline workers, and a hundred dollar bill]()
![Collage of Guidehouse and FEMA documents, photos of flooding in Vermont and frontline workers, and a hundred dollar bill]()
How Vermont lost track of millions in FEMA flood recovery funds
As the federal government pushes more disaster recovery responsibilities onto states, they are “sitting ducks” for contractors.
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Buoyed by a retro revival, Kodak’s dark environmental past is coming to light
A snapshot of Kodak's history includes cameras, military contracts, and a legacy of environmental damage in the communities it is a part of.
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Breast cancer, dizziness, headaches: El Paso residents ask if a warehouse’s toxic emissions are to blame
After a Grist investigation revealing exposure to the carcinogen ethylene oxide, El Paso residents confront troubling questions about their health.
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![A large white and blue building sits on the banks of a river]()
At least 170 US hospitals face major flood risk. Experts say Trump is making it worse.
At many of these facilities, flooding from heavy storms has the potential to jeopardize patient care, block access to emergency rooms, and force evacuations.
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![A river runs through a rural area]()
Texas floods showed why many rural communities feel abandoned in a crisis
Almost a third of Americans live in unincorporated communities beyond city limits, where disaster aid can confuse and frustrate.
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![Trash bags and other plastic refuse under a tree, with river in background]()
A ‘coordinated campaign of deception’: Philly sues 2 companies over misleading recycling labels
The lawsuit targets SC Johnson, owner of Ziploc bags, and Bimbo Bakeries, the country's biggest bread and snack food manufacturer.
