Environment
The Poisonous Legacy of Portsmouth’s Gaseous Diffusion Plant
The plant was erected in Pike County, Ohio during the cold war to enrich uranium. Then people started getting sick. Now, they're stuck cleaning up the mess.
Detroiters are Fighting for the Right to Water
Can an income-based water affordability plan solve the city’s water shutoff problem?
Life After the Derecho
In eastern Iowa, we’re a long way from recovery.
What It’s Like to Be a Farmworker During COVID-19
On picking peaches in a pandemic.
Path Dependency (Or, Appalachia is Not Post-Industrial)
How the region's industrial history continues to shape contemporary life.
When the Dams Broke in Midland, Michigan
In May, the failure of the Edenville and Sanford dams—resulting from negligence and ineffective regulation—threatened to wash away more than just buildings.
In Minnesota, A Thirty-Year Biological Survey Nears Completion
Fieldwork is done, and scientists are at work on their final reports. What do we know so far?
My Life in Oil
Detroit, the tar sands, and burying my father in toxic ground.
The Fight Over Wind Power in Lake Erie
The contested case of the Icebreaker Wind Farm has implications for renewable energy in the region.
After the Flood
How Chicago is coping with the effects of climate change.
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