Category: Environment

Investigation Finds 350 Schools Across the Country Tainted with Lead Laced Water

by Deirdre Fulton USA Today investigation finds 350 schools and day-care centers failed lead tests a total of about 470 times from 2012 through 2015 While a congressional hearing Thursday focused attention on the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan, news reporting from around the country reveals that the problem of…

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Couple Buys Destroyed Farmlands In India And Naturally Transforms Them Into Wildlife Sanctuaries

By Brianna Acuesta A passionate couple moved to India to save the nation from complete deforestation by rescuing and rehabilitating barren farmland. For those seeking inspiration even though they have been told that one person can’t make a difference, look no further. This is actually…

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Unstoppable Gas Leaks in Texas Even Worse than California’s, Media Silent

By Claire Bernish Texas — After the mammoth methane gas leak that spewed uncontrollably from a damaged well in California’s Aliso Canyon was finally capped last week, residents of nearby Porter Ranch began trepidatiously returning to their homes. Lingering doubts over whether Southern California Gas Company will…

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Here’s the New Study the Fracking Industry Doesn’t Want You to See

By Claire Bernish Though fracking industry proponents scoff at any intimation their so-called vital industry poses even scant risks to the public, a new study published in Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology just proved those critics right — fracking wastewater causes cancer. Using human bronchial epithelial cells, which…

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