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Ohio residents fight to get radioactive oil and gas waste off their roads
At least 13 states allow drilling waste to be used for road de-icing, dust suppression, and maintenance.
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![Female hand holding positive pregnancy test layered on top of torn United States constitution and refinery smokestacks silhouetted on bright yellow in the background]()
What overturning Roe v. Wade means for pregnant people in pollution hotspots
Communities near polluting sites tend to be disproportionately lower income and people of color — populations that are more likely to need abortion care in the first place.
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A New York power line divided environmentalists. Here’s what it says about the larger climate fight.
States waited too long to decarbonize, and now they have to make tough choices.
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Environmental justice law in New York could prevent new pollution in hard-hit neighborhoods
The state joins New Jersey in passing toughest legislation in country.
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Twice Burned
How the U.S. military’s toxic burn pits are poisoning Americans — overseas and at home
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Study: Climate change is creating disease hotspots
“The coming decades will not only be hotter, but sicker.”
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![Emergency crews search through the flattened Mayfield Consumer Products building on December 11, 2021 in Mayfield, Kentucky.]()
Climate change is making jobs deadlier — and OSHA can’t take the heat
The agency was chartered almost 20 years before the first Congressional hearing on climate change.
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How a Nebraska ethanol plant turned seeds into toxic waste
State regulators shuttered the AltEn plant in 2021 after years of environmental violations. Residents are just beginning to grapple with its toxic legacy.
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The cost of toxic products? Just $1
A new report finds your dollar store savings may come with a big health cost.
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Can the EPA actually make school buses greener?
Electric school buses could greatly reduce students’ exposure to diesel emissions.
