Fixing America's Broken Sanitation Systems
Environment
‘Most people don’t wanna think about sewage. They’d rather just flush and forget about it’ — Author Catherine Coleman Flowers explains why we need to fix America’s broken sanitation systems and how the climate crisis is only making matters worse.
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ImmigrationFarmer Says Workforce Shortages Threaten His Harvest
‘Without these people, we wouldn’t function, and that’s the truth’ — This conservative asparagus farmer says that a shortage of migrant workers has impacted his harvest.
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EnvironmentThe Lasting Impact of the Trump Admin’s Environmental Policies
Trump has rolled back 100 environmental policies since taking office — former EPA Chief Gina McCarthy warns of what the lasting impact could be.
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