Accidents Waiting to Happen
Across America, thousands of facilities that store or move oil, toxic chemicals or coal ash are located near waterways. These facilities are accidents waiting to happen.
Toxic threats
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Accidents Waiting to Happen: Hazardous Materials by Rail
Accidents Waiting to Happen: Oil Pipelines
Renewed interest in uranium mining threatens waterways and wildlife
What’s in that Pine-Sol bottle?
More and better testing would protect us from chemical threats
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Superfund Back on Track
Safe for Swimming?
The Threat of “Forever Chemicals”
Who are the top toxic water polluters in your state?
Did You Know?
97% of Americans have toxic "forever chemicals" in their bodies.
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Updated 2023 mid-hurricane season resource guide: data, resources & interview opportunities
The Atlantic hurricane season lasts from June 1 through November 30. This resource guide can help members of the media cover it more thoroughly and accurately.
Chocolate cookies with a smidge of “forever chemicals”
PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” are widely used in consumer products that make our lives easier. These products that contain PFAS offer consumers convenience – but with a health risk most of us aren’t aware of and that we likely wouldn’t accept if we did know about it.
Innocent until proven guilty works for people — not chemicals.
Small solutions for a big crisis: The case of microplastics
When dealing with tiny plastic trash, small pieces of legislation can add up to make a big difference.
Superfund Sites, Refineries, Fossil Fuel Infrastructure in Potential Path of Tropical Storm Barry
As Tropical Storm Barry bears down on the Louisiana coast, Environment America, U.S. PIRG and Frontier Group -- all part of the Public Interest Network -- are sharing information that will help your readers and viewers contextualize what's going on with regard to major environmental and health concerns.