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A water crisis in Mississippi turns into a fight against privatization

Thanks to a federal judge, residents of Jackson will have a say in how the city resolves its yearslong water crisis.

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Republican attorneys general mount a new attack on the EPA’s use of civil rights law

Twenty-three states want the Biden administration's EPA to curtail its approach to environmental justice.

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The EPA’s first chemical plant rule in 20 years targets polluters in Louisiana and Texas

The new regulations could cut emissions of certain carcinogens by nearly 80 percent.

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The EPA wanted to clean up steel mills. Then a group of Rust Belt senators got involved.

Steel towns will see some reductions in toxic pollution from new regulations — but not as much as they’d hoped.

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