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After spending millions on a publicly funded power plant, company has little to show

In a two-part series, the Duluth News Tribune found that despite receiving $42 million in state and federal funding over 10 years, a proposed “clean coal” plant has yet to […]
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Texas tap water turning plumbing radioactive

KHOU-TV’s Mark Greenblatt finds so much radiation in the water of Central Texas cities, that even the pipes that carry it set off Geiger counters, and citizens are afraid to […]
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You don't always get what you pay for at the pump

In this project by the Scripps Howard News Service, reporter Isaac Wolf investigates the chemical makeup of national gasoline brands. An independent lab test of five different national brands reveals […]
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Washington state bans toxic asphalt sealants.

Washington state is now the largest government in the country to ban the cancer-causing industrial waste. The asphalt sealant is used on surfaces such as driveways, parking lots, and even […]
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$140 million spent on faulty water projects

In this three-part series from The (Raleigh) News & Observer, reporters revealed about "$140 million has been spent on work that is failing, needs significant repair or is too far […]
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Duwamish River poses health threat to those who live nearby

The Duwamish is not just Seattle’s only river, and the original home of its first Native American people, it is now also an industrial waterway classified as one of the […]
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Natural-gas drilling poses risks, regulation is lax

"Drilling Down," a series by The New York Times, explores the the risks of natural-gas drilling, along with efforts to regulate the industry. "The relatively new drilling method — known […]
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EPA underreports radiation in nation’s drinking water

A KHOU-Houston report reveals that the federal EPA allows water companies to avoid reporting certain types of radiation contamination in the public’s tap water, giving a false picture to the […]
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Five years later, cleanup at Ringwood still unfinished

Journalists for The Record of northern New Jersey have revisited the site of the paper’s “Toxic Legacy” series five years ago and found that the clean-up of a former Ford […]
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State inspectors overwhelmed by fracking infractions

An investigation by Isaac Wolf, national reporter for  Scripps Howard News Service, found that fracking, a widespread method of extracting natural gas by shooting chemical-laced water underground, is a growing threat […]
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