The dry cleaning industry’s use of environmentally hazardous solvents is declining, but the legacy of “perc” is an expensive one...
Factory Farms and Superstorms Don’t Mix
Hurricane impacts in coastal areas are generally from high winds and dangerous storm surge. In inland areas, flooding from heavy...
How is tap water treated? What causes a boil-water advisory?
We take our tap water for granted until we’re told we can’t drink it. (Photo: Latte Art/Shutterstock) In the wake...
Escaping one of the nation’s worst environmental disaster zones
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. — In May, Demetra Turner holds a letter telling her to vacate her home in the West...
Federal study says humans harmed by dispersant used during Deepwater Horizon
A first-of-its-kind scientific study has determined that the dispersant BP sprayed at the oil gushing from the Deepwater Horizon rig...