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Investigations

Raw Deal: Decades of Sewage Overflows and Health Problems Plague Two Arizona Border Towns

Mystery untreated sewage appears in Mexico just across the border from an Arizona wastewater-treatment plant, city official says.
March 15, 2018
by
John Dougherty
Mystery untreated sewage appears in Mexico just across the border from an Arizona wastewater-treatment plant, city official says.
border fence
Investigations

A Border Betrayed: Communities in U.S. and Mexico at Risk From Sewage, Pollution and Disease

President Trump and Congress ignore the nation’s poorest residents along the U.S.-Mexican border, where an environmental health crisis threatens millions of lives.
February 27, 2018
by
John Dougherty
President Trump and Congress ignore the nation’s poorest residents along the U.S.-Mexican border, where an environmental health crisis threatens millions of lives.
climate change human face
The Ask

How Can We Help Put a Human Face on Climate Change?

Learning how to communicate the issues in a way that people can understand and feel is the key to positive change.
January 16, 2018
by
John R. Platt
Learning how to communicate the issues in a way that people can understand and feel is the key to positive change.
Oceans & Clean Water

Wasted Water: The Crappiest Places in America — Literally

America’s waters are contaminated by poop and bacteria. Use our maps to find the worst waste locations near you.
November 20, 2017
by
Dipika Kadaba
America’s waters are contaminated by poop and bacteria. Use our maps to find the worst waste locations near you.
pesticide agriculture
Pollution & Toxins

What Is Pesticide Drift — and Why Is It So Dangerous?

Drift of the pesticide dicamba has been linked to crop damage in 25 states this year.
November 17, 2017
by
John R. Platt
Drift of the pesticide dicamba has been linked to crop damage in 25 states this year.
alone
Voices

Environmental Justice Means Desegregating the Environmental Movement

Here are five ways to help to make the world a more diverse — and more just — place.
September 22, 2017
by
Kelly Fuller
Here are five ways to help to make the world a more diverse — and more just — place.
mercury
Voices

The Persistent Sediments of Mercury Pollution

An atrocity of mercury poisoning began in the 1930s. Does a new treaty go far enough?
September 7, 2017
by
Claret Vargas
An atrocity of mercury poisoning began in the 1930s. Does a new treaty go far enough?
mexican free-tailed bats
Wildlife

The Bats, the Bridge and Hurricane Harvey

Rescuers turn out for Houston’s famous Waugh Bridge bat colony.
August 31, 2017
by
John R. Platt
Rescuers turn out for Houston’s famous Waugh Bridge bat colony.
china air pollution
Pollution & Toxins

Air Pollution Linked to Stress, Heart Disease

A new study reveals that air pollution from industrial sources increases levels of five different stress hormones.
August 15, 2017
by
John R. Platt
A new study reveals that air pollution from industrial sources increases levels of five different stress hormones.
poverty india shanty
Sustainability

Extreme Poverty Is a Humanitarian Crisis — and an Environmental One

A new report finds that malnutrition, unsafe water, drought, floods and other environmental dangers affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
June 23, 2017
by
John R. Platt
A new report finds that malnutrition, unsafe water, drought, floods and other environmental dangers affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide.

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