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Appeal Could Make It Easier for Companies to Spread Drilling Fluids on Pennsylvania Roadways

In recent years, Pennsylvania regulators have tried to clamp down on roadway spreading of tens of millions of gallons of oil and gas “brines,” high-salt liquids that can be laced with toxic metals and radioactive material. The industry is pushing back.

By Kyle Bagenstose

Zambia Ordered a Mining Company to Pay Villagers After a Toxic Waste Spill. The Firm Made Them Sign Away Their Rights First

By Katie Surma

Animals—Living and Dead—Can Help Track Humanity’s Toxic Legacy

By Kiley Price

After a Study Found Lead in Tampons, Environmentalists Wonder if Global Metal Pollution Is Worse Than They Previously Thought

By Victoria St. Martin

North Carolina’s Iconic College Town Struggles to Redevelop a Toxic Coal Ash Mound

By Lisa Sorg

Some streams and rivers in Alaska’s remote Brooks Mountain Range are turning orange. Researchers think melting permafrost may be the culprit. Credit: Josh Koch/USGS

Q&A: What’s in the Water of Alaska’s Rusting Rivers, and What’s Climate Change Got to Do With it?

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

Impressions of an old steel factory of Pittsburgh on July 23, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Credit: Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund via Getty Images

Toxic Metals Entered Soil From Pittsburgh Steel-Industry Emissions, Study Says

By Jon Hurdle

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