"Platform's authors request federal climate probe into 'allegations of corporate fraud,' while brushing off calls for carbon tax and other strong climate policies."
"Communities across the country are preparing for the arrival of the Zika virus, but they aren’t preparing equally."
"Officials in flood-stricken areas of West Virginia shifted their attention Sunday to repairing damage inflicted by the historic deluge that killed at least 25 people as it washed out homes, roads and bridges. Search and rescue operations continued in some pockets of the state."
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"Every year, half a million babies die before they are one-month-old due to a lack of clean water and safe sanitation in hospitals".
"New Mexico has filed a lawsuit against Colorado in the nation’s highest court alleging the state should be held responsible for the Gold King Mine spill and its handling of the contaminants that have leached from surrounding mines for decades."
"Federal government should have more active role in preparing for natural disaster and cyberattack, report argues."
"First update in 40 years to key law regulating chemicals in the US greeted with cautious optimism."
"A fast-growing wildfire on Thursday destroyed at least 80 homes near the riverside community of Lake Isabella in central California, as a threat to populated areas from five other major blazes across the state diminished, authorities said."
"VENTURA, Calif. — An underground pipeline spewed thousands of gallons of crude oil Thursday near the Southern California coast but the foul-smelling goo was contained in a lengthy stretch of ravine and never reached nearby beaches."
