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Environmental contamination
The two-decade legal battle with DuPont over a toxic chemical
by
Molly Wood
and Sean McHenry
Oct 15, 2019
In 2017, DuPont settled more than 3,500 personal injury lawsuits for roughly $670 million. The story is being turned into a movie.
Efforts to ban foam containers pick up steam
by
Andy Uhler
May 3, 2019
Maine this week became the first state to ban polystyrene for single-use food and drink containers.
Toxic accidents database could improve emergency planning
Apr 2, 2019
Environmental groups say people living near industrial chemical facilities could soon get better information on what’s being spewed into the air around them when accidents happen.
Lead contamination poisons a neighborhood's home values
by
Jed Kim
May 6, 2016
Residents of East Los Angeles are seeing prices drop and can't sell their homes.