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Superfund Back on Track

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Superfund Back on Track

Superfund cleanups protect communities and the environment from toxics, but lack of funding slowed progress. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law put Superfund back on track.

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97% of Americans have toxic "forever chemicals" in their bodies.

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Superfund Sites, Refineries, Fossil Fuel Infrastructure in Potential Path of Tropical Storm Barry

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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.

New Factsheets: Accidents Waiting to Happen

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New Factsheets: Accidents Waiting to Happen

Across the country, thousands of miles of waterways are threatened by at least one of five major potential sources of contamination: coal ash pits, oil pipelines and trains, fracking wastewater pits, animal waste lagoons, and toxic chemical storage facilities. These five factsheets provide summaries of each threat, with recommendations for protecting America's waterways now and in the future.

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