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Contaminated drinking water found in schools across the U.S.

A 10-month investigation by Garance Burke of the Associated Press has found unsafe levels of contaminants such as lead and pesticides in school drinking water in all 50 states.  "But […]
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Water tainted with mercury ignored by government

Abandoned mercury mines in California are contaminating many of the state's waterways,  reports Jason Dearen.  An investigation by the Associated Press found that "the federal government has tried to clean […]
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Clean Water Act violations leave many suffering

Charles Duhigg of The New York Times reports on states' negligence in enforcing clean water laws. In West Virginia, tests found tap water containing "arsenic, barium, lead, manganese and other […]
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Thousands of petroleum leaks go uncleaned in Florida

Matt Dixon of The News Herald (Panama City, Fla.) reports that budget cuts and strict state regulations have prevented the clean-up of thousands of underground petroleum leaks throughout Florida. Analysis […]
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Common weed killer taints water supplies

As part of its ongoing series on water pollution in America, The New York Times looks at the impact of atrazine, a popular weed killer, on our water supply . […]
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Iowa air pollution levels nearing federal limits

"The air across Iowa is so polluted that the state is perilously close to violating new federal limits aimed at protecting human health. Yet Iowans have no way of knowing […]
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Tracking pharmaceuticals in waterways inadequate

Jeff Donn, Martha Mendoza and Justin Pritchard of The Associated Press report that, "U.S. manufacturers, including major drugmakers, have legally released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways […]
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Logging practices of Scouts influenced by profit

"A Hearst Newspapers investigation has found dozens of cases over the past 20 years of local Boy Scout councils logging or selling prime woodlands to big timber interests, developers or […]
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Interior Department's plan may have hurt Grand Canyon wildlife

Juliet Eilperin of The Washington Post obtained memos from the Interior Department suggesting officials may have ignored the environmental risks of a plan to reduce water flow through the Grand […]
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Examining the environmental cost of coal mining practice

A year-long investigation by the Center for Public Integrity details the steep environmental toll taken by the practice of longwall mining, a process employed to quickly and cheaply extract coal. […]
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