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In a region where communities of color are most impacted by flooding, RainReady is bringing together community members to create flood mitigation plans.
High levels of manganese in drinking water could harm infants and children, research shows. But industries that use or produce the metal are downplaying the risks in a battle with the EPA.
A 'hundred-year flood' would disproportionately affect the county's Black communities.
Time and again, mining company Homestake and government agencies promised to clean up waste from decades of uranium processing. It didn’t happen.
Study shows 60% of plastics certified for home composting don’t break down.
The farmers likely face few consequences because of laws that one regulator says are inadequate.
States are struggling to budget given incomplete data
A developer wanted to build a facility to capture carbon. Locals saw an environmental menace.
Draining the lake allowed agriculture to thrive, but left the region vulnerable to floods.
