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After Children Began Getting Sick by the Dozens, Parents Took a Hard Look at Their Town’s Toxic Legacy
The carcinogen TCE has been lurking in the ground beneath Franklin, Indiana, for decades. Now families are demanding answers.
Week 136: Trump Gives a Pass to One of the Nation’s Worst Polluters
Also, the self-styled environmentalist-in-chief skips a climate summit, and the EPA’s Science Advisory Board misses a big, big deadline.
Jair Bolsonaro to a Horrified World Community: “The Amazon Is Brazil’s, Not Yours”
The fires are no accident. They were ignited by Brazilian ranchers who felt emboldened by their pro-deforestation president.
Week 135: California Is Driving Trump Crazy on Auto Emissions
Plus, national parks are getting hazy (again), and Trump makes a quixotic bid to buy Greenland.
An Artist Who Finds Uncommon Meaning in Common Trees
Hugh Hayden’s exquisite wooden sculptures and installations comment on race, immigration, and the American environment.
How to Win Parks and Influence People, NYC Edition
In Manhattan, green-space advocates realized their dream of building Chelsea Green, a new community park, by becoming affordable-housing advocates, too.
Week 134: Trump Will Save Endangered Species Only When It’s Cheap
Plus, Bernhardt tries to sink offshore wind, and our first-term president takes credit for building a plastics factory that was announced seven years ago.