E.A. Crunden

Texas argues ‘polluters will be punished’ for chemical fire as public anger mounts – ThinkProgress

Texas is suing a chemical company notorious for environmental violations after a hazardous fire reignited at a storage facility on… Read More

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FEMA exposed more than 2 million wildfire and hurricane survivors to identity theft and fraud – ThinkProgress

In a dramatic Friday evening news dump, a government watchdog report revealed that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), tasked… Read More

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Public health concerns mount in wake of Texas chemical fire – ThinkProgress

A massive chemical tank fire that burned for four days in Texas is finally out as of Wednesday, but concerns… Read More

5 years ago

Evangelicals among those battling EPA efforts to weaken toxics regulations at power plants – ThinkProgress

Faith groups and a bipartisan alliance of lawmakers are coming out hard against the Trump administration’s efforts to rollback rules… Read More

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Deadly flooding in Midwest after ‘bomb cyclone’ offers terrifying preview of climate impacts – ThinkProgress

Deadly and historic flooding is plaguing states across the Midwest, isolating entire towns and upending the region in what experts… Read More

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Students march on U.S. Capitol, demanding lawmakers act on climate change – ThinkProgress

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On a muggy, warm March day, hundreds of students walked out of school and rallied at the… Read More

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Oil companies calling for methane regulations are part of lobby group that opposes them – ThinkProgress

Several of the world’s biggest oil companies are voicing their support for federal regulations on methane emissions, even as the… Read More

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Black and Latinx Americans suffer more from dirty air but the EPA is charging ahead with rollbacks – ThinkProgress

Black and Latinx Americans suffer the impacts of air pollution generated by their white counterparts, according to a new study… Read More

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Trump budget cuts take aim at science and the environment – ThinkProgress

The White House wants to cut billions of dollars from key science programs — including an EPA program to provide… Read More

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Toxic chemicals are poisoning communities, and those affected say EPA isn’t doing enough to stop it – ThinkProgress

WASHINGTON, D.C. — When Hope Grosse was growing up in Warminster, Pennsylvania, she rarely thought about her home’s proximity to… Read More

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