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Oil refineries are polluting U.S. waterways – and too often, legally

February 3, 2023 By Blanca Begert

Facilities release a "witches' brew" of toxins in their wastewater.

Toxic Cold War weapons legacy: Uranium mines still poisoning the U.S.

December 5, 2022 By ProPublica

The U.S. government bankrolled the uranium mining industry, but it had no plan for the toxic by-products of this nuclear assembly line.

All that plastic in the ocean is a climate change problem, say researchers

October 25, 2022 By Joseph Winters

Researchers worry that microplastics may be messing with an important carbon sequestration process.

Postmaster General DeJoy yields on replacement of polluting trucks

July 22, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg

Trump holdover is forced to replace unsafe gas guzzlers with new energy-efficient ones.

World Oceans Day: Biden admin announces National Parks’ plastic phaseout, new marine sanctuary

June 10, 2022 By Olivia Rosane

“We celebrate the beauty and bounty of our ocean and reaffirm our commitment to protecting and conserving our marine environments for a sustainable future."