August 8, 2021
Small Towns Fight To Keep Factory Pollution Out
In one part of Louisiana, pollution concerns are so bad that residents call the area "Cancer Alley."
Small Towns Fight To Keep Factory Pollution Out
Scripps
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Biden's EPA proposes limits on power plants' greenhouse gas emissions
This is the Biden administration's most ambitious effort yet to reduce pollution from the nation's second-largest contributor.
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Uranium found in half of America's public water systems, study finds
Columbia University researchers discovered tens of millions of Americans are at risk of having dangerous levels of uranium in their tap water.
US greenhouse pollution climbed in 2021, thanks to fossil fuel use
EPA research shows that as the U.S. recovers from the pandemic's effects, it's been burning more fossil fuels.
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Chemical in common sweetener found to possibly damage DNA
Researchers say they found that the widely used sweeteners containing sucralose are 'genotoxic' and could break up a person's DNA.
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'Crisis averted': Biden to sign debt ceiling bill to avert default
The 99-page bill reins in spending for the next two years and suspends the debt limit until January 2025.
COVID cases could be rising in NYC based on wastewater testing data
Data from testing wastewater from New York residents shows that the detection rate is high for the COVID-19 virus.
