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A 5-year drought, a failed desalination plant, and poor planning may force the city to choose between residents and the oil and gas industry.
“No matter what happens we will stand, and we will fight, and we will keep pushing for solutions.”
Public nuisance lawsuits are testing whether companies can be held responsible for pollution after their products are sold.
At many of these facilities, flooding from heavy storms has the potential to jeopardize patient care, block access to emergency rooms, and force evacuations.
Years after a water crisis rocked Jackson, Mississippi, the court finds that residents have no right “to truthful information from officials.”
New research indicates that the decline in smog particles from China’s air cleanups caused the recent extreme heat waves in the Pacific.
The lawsuit says the companies knew the limitations of plastics recycling but promoted it anyway.
Scientists have shown how actively managing forests to prevent wildfires can also boost the snowpack, a critical source of hydration in the American west.
Some $380 million is now in limbo after Trump laid off staff that run a program helping low-income people pay their energy bills.
