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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.
Is the Future of Grocery Shopping B.Y.O. Container?
A new wave of entrepreneurs aims to wean consumers from single-use plastic.
Week 108: Who Put the Appalachian Trail in the Way of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline?
The Trump administration undermines an historic trail, tries desperately to save just one coal-fired power plant, and sells out the endangered delta smelt.
Climate Change Takes Fashion Week by Storm (and by Drought and by Fire . . .)
Model, actor, and designer Luka Sabbat can make just about anything look good—even an air mask. Behold the future of fashion.
Why Is HUD Ghosting America’s Hurricane-Ravaged Communities?
The Trump administration promised $16 billion to help places like Texas, Puerto Rico, and Florida weather future storms. Now, nearly a year later, it won’t even return their calls.
Week 107: The Butterfly Effect of Trump’s Inhumane Border Wall
Trump slices a butterfly sanctuary in two, the EPA celebrates its second-worst year on record, and the president goes oddly silent on climate when it’s warm outside.
A British Company Names a Wormlike Amphibian After President Trump
In an auction, EnviroBuild paid $31,250 for the species’ naming rights. (Not everyone is happy about that.)