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Lead by the Numbers

February 18, 2016 ExplainerFlint, Michigan, United StatesNicole Greenfield

This Harper’s-inspired index on lead puts the Flint Water Crisis into new perspective.

NRDC Sues EPA to Force it to Limit Toxic Chemical in Drinking Water

February 18, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 18, 2016) – The Natural Resources Defense Council sued the Environmental Protection Agency in federal court in New York today to force it to set limits on perchlorate.

El Plan de Energía Limpia en EE.UU. sufre ataques pero es una esperanza para el futuro

February 17, 2016 Expert BlogEvelyn Arévalo

Zombie Crabs!

February 17, 2016 Latest NewsEastAlisa Opar

Tiny, invasive East Coast parasites are leaving hordes of the living dead in their wake.

Skinflints

February 17, 2016 Latest NewsFlintJeff Turrentine

The crisis in Flint reveals the dangerous downside of treating public safety as just another line item.

After More Than 40 Years, EPA Will Act on Hazardous Industrial Spills

February 17, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 17, 2016) – The Environmental Protection Agency will put in place new safeguards to help protect communities from dangerous chemical spills at tens of thousands of industrial facilities nationwide, under the terms of a legal settlement approved by…

Governor Pledges $176.6 million for Exide Clean-Up

February 17, 2016 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SACRAMENTO (February 17, 2016) — California Governor Jerry Brown today announced that he’d seek $176.6 million in additional funding for clean-up in the community around the now-closed Exide lead-acid battery recycling plant.