Once Praised, Settlement to Help BP Oil Spill Workers Leaves Most With Nearly Nothing April 22, 2024 By Travis Loller and Michael Phillis When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude...
EPA Assessment Reveals Persistent Nutrient Pollution in US Rivers and Streams January 22, 2024 By Melina Walling and Michael Phillis The nation’s rivers and streams remain stubbornly polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and fuel a gigantic dead zone...
Flooding Drives Millions to Move as Climate Migration Patterns Emerge December 19, 2023 By Michael Phillis and Camille Fassett Flooding is driving millions of people to move out of their homes, limiting growth in some prospering communities and accelerating...
Louisiana Was Open to Cancer Alley Concessions. Then EPA Dropped its Investigation November 2, 2023 By Michael Phillis For more than a year, the Environmental Protection Agency investigated whether Louisiana officials discriminated against Black residents by putting them...
Many US Cities Vulnerable to Low Water Pressure Amid Wildfire Dangers October 2, 2023 By Brittany Peterson and Michael Phillis Hours before devastating fires scorched the historic town of Lahaina on Maui, Kyle Ellison labored to save his rental house...
How Push for the Atomic Bomb Spawned Enduring Radioactive Waste Problems in St. Louis July 14, 2023 By Michael Phillis and Jim Salter ST. LOUIS (AP) __ The federal government and companies responsible for nuclear bomb production and atomic waste storage sites in...
EPA’s Lax Enforcement Leaves Thousands of Lead Pipes in Chicago Drinking Water July 10, 2023 By Michael Phillis and Camille Fassett Even though lead in drinking water damages children`s development, the Environmental Protection Agency has forced very few cities to replace...
EPA to Propose Limits on Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water March 8, 2023 By Michael Phillis The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water after finding they are...
Few Homeowners Have Flood Insurance in Soaked California January 23, 2023 By Michael Phillis and Adam Beam On Sunday morning, Kyle Starks woke up to floodwaters that reached the door of his Jeep after yet another heavy...
Major Texas Storm Surge Project Included in Defense Bill December 16, 2022 By Michael Phillis and Juan A. Lozano Fourteen years after Hurricane Ike ripped through thousands of homes and businesses near Galveston, Texas — but mostly spared the...