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ENVIRONMENT
This Blue-Collar Hamptons Town Has Dealt With 4 Tainted Water Crises In 2 Years
By Alexander C. Kaufman
A toxic chemical tainted one water well. Then another. Then another. Now black sediment spews from the taps.
The interior of the Flint water plant is seen on September 14, 2016 in Flint, Michigan. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Most Public Schools Aren't Even Checking For Lead In The Water
By Arthur Delaney
Which is weird, because lead causes brain damage in children.
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominee for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, listens during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. Pruitt outlined a vision for scaling back the office's reach, while pledging to support clean air and water and hold polluters responsible for violations when necessary. Photographer: T.J. Kirkpatrick/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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POLITICS
EPA Moves To Replace Obama-Era Rule Protecting Drinking Water For 117 Million
By Alexander C. Kaufman
Scott Pruitt revoked the Clean Water Rule, which clarified what bodies of water could be federally protected, last year.
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U.S. NEWS
Mussels In Waters Off Seattle Test Positive For Opioids
By Mary Papenfuss
Oxycodone that entered Puget Sound contaminated shellfish tissue, scientists found.
Volunteers distribute bottled water to help combat the effects of the crisis when the city's drinking water became contaminated with dangerously high levels of lead in Flint, Michigan, March 5, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young
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U.S. NEWS
Supreme Court Allows Class-Action Flint Water Contamination Lawsuits
By Lawrence Hurley, Reuters
The justices left in place a July 2017 ruling by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that revived the litigation after the lawsuits were thrown out by a lower court.
FLINT, MI - JANUARY 23: The City of Flint Water Plant is illuminated by moonlight on January 23, 2016 in Flint, Michigan. A federal state of emergency has been declared in Flint due to dangerous levels of contamination in the water supply. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
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OPINION
Don't Forget About Flint, Michigan
By Philip Lewis
The city hasn’t had clean water for more than 1,400 days.
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POLITICS
An Underdog In Michigan’s Governor Race Shows Dems How To Run On Climate Change
By Alexander C. Kaufman
Abdul El-Sayed, the 33-year-old former Detroit health commissioner, has a plan to fight environmental racism.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks during an interview with Reuters journalists in Washington, U.S., January 9, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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POLITICS
Scott Pruitt Just Gutted Rules To Fight The Nation’s ‘Second Biggest Toxic Pollution Threat’
By Alexander C. Kaufman and Chris D'Angelo
The EPA’s announcement didn’t even mention the risks coal ash poses to human health.
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POLITICS
Trump Vows To Kill 50 Years Of Federal Health And Safety Protections
By Elliott Negin, Contributor
Senior Writer, Union of Concerned Scientists
Going back to "the 1960 level" isn't a good thing.
NORFOLK, VA - JULY 22: U.S. President Donald Trump (R), talks with Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe during the commissioning of the USS Gerald R. Ford CVN 78, on July 22, 2017 in Norfolk, Virginia. The USS Ford is projected to be deployed in the year 2020, powered by two Nuclear reactors and is 1,092 feet long with a 134 foot beam and can carry over 75 aircraft. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
McAuliffe's Folly: The Atlantic 'Trump' Pipeline
By Jonathan Sokolow, Contributor
Attorney, activist and small business owner
Is outgoing Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe a climate change denier? Just asking that question is bound to offend the governor
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 17: Actor J.J. Green attends the premiere of 'Grow House' at The Regency Bruin Theatre on April 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic)
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BLACK VOICES
Why 'Flint 6' Filmmaker Rejected $3.75 Million To Maintain Film's Integrity
By Lilly Workneh
J.J. Green launched a fundraising campaign after learning investors wanted to take the film out of Flint.
CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 11: U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) joins demonstrators speaking out against police brutality outside the United Airlines terminal at O'Hare International Airport on April 11, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. United Airlines has been struggling to restore their corporate image after a cell phone video was released showing a passenger being dragged from his seat and bloodied by airport police after he refused to leave a reportedly overbooked flight. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
10 Worst Provisions In The Republican Appropriations Bill
By Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Contributor
Proudly representing the 9th District of Illinois in the House...
Last week, Democratic leaders in Congress negotiated with President Trump to ensure that our government stays fully funded
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies about the fiscal year 2018 budget during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, June 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
House GOP Tries To Slip Through 'Radical' Rollback Of Drinking Water Protections
By Alexander C. Kaufman
GOP lawmakers want to give Trump the power to scrap a rule safeguarding 1 in 3 Americans' water.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 28: EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt smiles while President Donald Trump leads a tribal, State, and local energy roundtable in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on June 28, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Molly Riley-Pool/Getty Images)
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HUFFPOST VIDEO
Scott Pruitt's Latest Plan Is So Bad Even Republicans Are Lashing Out
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt just released a 42-page proposal to eliminate the Clean Water Rule, an Obama-era regulation that protects one-third of America's drinking water.
VIDEOS
EPA Attacking Clean Water Laws
Want to keep drink clean water? The EPA Administrator doesn’t care. Scott Pruitt wants to remove protections on one third of America’s drinking water. But even some Republican lawmakers think he’s going to far.
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POLITICS
EPA To Dismantle Rule That Would Protect Drinking Water For 117 Million
By Nick Visser
“This proposal strikes directly at public health,” an environmentalist group warns.
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 13: Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Nick Lyon testifies during a hearing before the Environment and the Economy Subcommittee and Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee April 13, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The subcommittees held a hearing on 'Flint Water Crisis: Impacts and Lessons Learned.' (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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HUFFPOST VIDEO
Officials Finally Face Charges For Flint Water Crisis
Nick Lyon, the head of Michigan’s health department, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for his connection to the Flint water crisis, which lead to the deaths of 12 people. Four other officials were also charged for their roles in the water issues.
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 13: Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Nick Lyon testifies during a hearing before the Environment and the Economy Subcommittee and Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee April 13, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The subcommittees held a hearing on 'Flint Water Crisis: Impacts and Lessons Learned.' (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Officials Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter For Flint Water Crisis
By Kate Sheppard, Arthur Delaney, and Chris D'Angelo
Nick Lyon, head of the state health department, was among those charged.
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GREEN
Water And Conflict: Fighting Wars Over A Precious Resource
By Peter Neill, Contributor
Director, World Ocean Observatory
Water has long been the focus of conflict.
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