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The Breakthrough: Hopelessness and Exploitation Inside Homes for Mentally Ill — ProPublica
September 9, 2017A reporter finds that homes meant to replace New York’s troubled psychiatric hospitals might be just as bad.
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Hurricane Irma and climate change – The Washington Post
September 7, 2017We can’t afford to keep pretending.
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The unprecedented drought that’s crippling Montana and North Dakota | Environment | The Guardian
September 7, 2017It came without warning, and without equivalent. Now a flash drought is fueling fires and hurting the lives of those who work the land
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Hurricane Harvey Tests Limits of Federal Flood Insurance Program
September 5, 2017Hurricane Harvey’s impact on the greater Houston region is offering another grim reminder: the federal government’s national flood insurance program, NFIP, is going to become even more financially unsustainable —…
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Fair Cannabis?
September 5, 2017For decades, workers have flocked to Northern California and Southern Oregon to work the fall cannabis harvest. Some are migrants on their seasonal tour. Others
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India’s floods expose its total vulnerability to climate change
September 1, 2017In West Bengal, residents say Hurricane Harvey in the US is “no comparison” to devastation for which their country left them woefully unprepared
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The Human Cost of McDonald’s French Fries
August 31, 2017Potato fields cover the landscape in central and northern Minnesota, stretching for miles in all directions.
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Attacks on Science | UCSUSA
August 7, 2017The Union of Concerned Scientists puts rigorous, independent science to work to solve our planet’s most pressing problems. Joining with citizens across the country, we combine technical analysis and effective…
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VA city most affected by mercury pollution from Rayon production feels slighted in settlement
July 2, 2017Mercury Pollution from Rayon Fabric Production at Dupont