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The Appalling Exploitation of America’s Rehab Patients

Amy Julia Harris and Shoshana Walter / Reveal Apr 24, 2019 A new investigation finds that tens of thousands are toiling for private companies under brutal conditions, without getting paid a dime. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

‘Potentially Historic’ Flooding Threatens Southern States

JEFF MARTIN / The Associated Press Mar 21, 2019 Current floods in Midwestern states is a preview of what forecasters expect for the rest of the spring, the National Weather Service says. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Levees Breached in Midwest as Record Flooding Turns Deadly

MARGERY A. BECK / The Associated Press Mar 16, 2019 A deluge of rainwater and snowmelt pours over frozen ground, overwhelming creeks and rivers and killing a Nebraska farmer. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Water Is Life, Oil Is Death: The People vs. the Bakken Pipeline in Iowa and the Dakotas

Paul Street / Truthdig Aug 23, 2016 While most of the United States has been blinded by the presidential election spectacle, a grass-roots coalition has been fighting "the next Keystone XL” being pushed through—largely under the radar—by Big Carbon. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

What Drilling Has Wrought in Louisiana

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 10, 2013 The petrochemical industry's lust for resources has opened the jaws of hell near the town of Bayou Corne, La., where 350 residents were evacuated one year ago to escape being either swallowed or blown up, Tim Murphy of Mother Jones reports. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

More Than Half of U.S. Rivers in Trouble

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 27, 2013 More than half of the country's rivers and streams are unable to support healthy populations of aquatic insects and other creatures, a survey of nearly 2,000 locations by the Environmental Protection Agency reported Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )