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Leaded gasoline is finally gone – but its toxic legacy lingers
"The lead is still there in the soil.”
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More workers are dying from heat. Texas may make it harder to protect them.
Will the US finally enact national heat standards?
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![Physicians and Indigenous water protectors at a rally in St. Paul.]()
![Physicians and Indigenous water protectors at a rally in St. Paul.]()
Health care workers join the fight to stop the Line 3 pipeline
Standing with Indigenous groups, physicians call on Biden to revoke Enbridge’s permit.
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![Smog blankets Los Angeles.]()
Hot days mean worse air. So why are climate and smog seen as separate?
UN report confirms that local agencies need to add heat into air pollution equation
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![Smoke from California's Blue Ridge Fire turned skies a hazy orange.]()
![Smoke from California's Blue Ridge Fire turned skies a hazy orange.]()
New study strengthens link between wildfire smoke and severe COVID
Smoke from last year’s West Coast wildfires was associated with almost 20,000 excess COVID-19 cases.
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Study: People are moving to flood-prone areas, not away from them
“We can’t control how much water falls, necessarily, but we can definitely control who is in harm’s way."
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![Two people in Saint Paul, Minnesota, taking photos of the city shrouded in smoke from wildfires in Canada]()
![Two people in Saint Paul, Minnesota, taking photos of the city shrouded in smoke from wildfires in Canada]()
Wildfire smoke in Minnesota brings dystopian skies to the Midwest
‘Unprecedented’ haze from wildfires blanketed the Twin Cities last week. More smoke is coming.
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![A silhouette of a Great Lake fisherman.]()
Congress is finally starting to do something about toxic PFAS chemicals
The move follows consumption advisories for the "forever chemicals" in several states.
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![A manhole cover with the seal of the President of the United States embossed on it]()
![A manhole cover with the seal of the President of the United States embossed on it]()
A sewage crisis is bubbling up in communities of color across the country
Biden's infrastructure bill could provide some relief.
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Detroit’s prison population will soon be stuck living next to a toxic site
“Living in Detroit has given me a deep understanding that fights against the prison system and police are also fights against poverty and pollution.”
