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Heavy metals taint nearly 1 in 6 croplands worldwide, say scientists
Nearly 17% of the world's croplands are contaminated with "heavy metals," according to a new study in Science. These ...
This toxic chemical is leaking out of nondescript warehouses across the country. Almost no one knows about it
From El Paso, Texas, to Richmond, Virginia, medical device warehouses are leaking ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing chemical.
In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ where black communities get all of the pollution, few of the jobs
Louisiana was the only state in which people of color are underrepresented in both pay categories. People who aren’t white ...
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‘We sacrifice so much’: Black residents get most of the pollution but few of the jobs from chemical industry, study finds
Residents of the mostly Black communities sandwiched between chemical plants along the lower Mississippi River have long said ...
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Chemical stench, green in color: Urban runoff is not just rain, Tijuana community says
The Tijuana River watershed straddles both sides of the US-Mexico border. For decades, economic policies have promoted ...
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Companies race to eliminate harmful industrial by-product linked to serious health risks: 'There is an urgent need'
"We need to identify new technologies to meet this challenge." Companies race to eliminate harmful industrial by-product ...