Forty years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Nobel Prize–winning author Svetlana Alexievich says Belarus is still a “laboratory” in which the long-term effects of the … Chernobyl Will Always Be With UsRead more
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The Many Bhopal Gas Tragedies Behind India’s Environmental Law Framework
The days leading up to Republic Day in 1985 were tense in the Lok Sabha. The events in Bhopal a few weeks ago had sent … The Many Bhopal Gas Tragedies Behind India’s Environmental Law FrameworkRead more
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Corporate Greed and Deregulation Fuel Threat of More Bomb Trains
The two-mile-long freight train that derailed in East Palestine was operated by the railroad giant Norfolk Southern. It’s been called a “bomb train” since its … Corporate Greed and Deregulation Fuel Threat of More Bomb TrainsRead more
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Calls Grow for New Laws on Rail Safety
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg finally visited East Palestine, Ohio, Thursday for the first time since a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed earlier this … Calls Grow for New Laws on Rail SafetyRead more
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Highway death toll messages cause more crashes
Displaying the highway death toll on message boards is a common awareness campaign, but new research from the University of Toronto and University of Minnesota … Highway death toll messages cause more crashesRead more
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Six cancer patients sue utility over Fukushima radiation
Six people who were children living in Fukushima at the time of the 2011 nuclear disaster and have since developed thyroid cancer filed a lawsuit … Six cancer patients sue utility over Fukushima radiationRead more
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Toxic Train Crash Shows Plastics Industry Toll on Planet
Five weeks after the Norfolk Southern train disaster in the small town of East Palestine, Ohio, the company’s CEO Alan Shaw was grilled on Capitol … Toxic Train Crash Shows Plastics Industry Toll on PlanetRead more
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“Bomb Train” in Ohio Sickens Residents
Palestine, Ohio, fears of a wider health and environmental disaster are growing after a 150-car freight train operated by Norfolk Southern derailed and released toxic … “Bomb Train” in Ohio Sickens ResidentsRead more
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Derailed Ohio Train Released More Toxic Chemicals Than Initially Reported
In Ohio, fears of a wider health and environmental disaster are growing, after a freight train operated by Norfolk Southern crashed in the community of … Derailed Ohio Train Released More Toxic Chemicals Than Initially ReportedRead more
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BP Drives this country
Greg Palast Just 17 months before the Deepwater Horizon destroyed 600 miles of Gulf Coast, BP covered up a nearly identical blowout in the Caspian … BP Drives this countryRead more