disasters
Beyond Flint: Water safety is a life or death issue
April 5, 2016All over the country, communities are forced to live with tainted water, and it's important to note that in many such cases, in the face of dire health concerns, states exhibit a shocking level of negligence.
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire: Hundreds gather in solidarity with workers
March 24, 2016New Yorkers have long assembled to commemorate the anniversary of one of the greatest travesties in United States labor history.
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Mother of 27-year-old Navy vet: Virginia Beach police “executed my baby”
March 3, 2016Gina Best said there are no words to describe her devastating grief after her daughter was shot and killed in a hail of bullets.
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Flint pediatrician says kids can make it with lots of help
February 11, 2016Suggestions include early childhood intervention, expansion of WIC, breast feeding education, expansion of mental health services, nutritional services, and mobile food banks.
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Trashing the oceans: More plastic than fish by 2050
February 4, 2016The increasing flow of plastic is positively choking the waters and their life: 90 percent of sea birds have consumed some form of plastic.
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