Hundreds of workers fell ill after cleaning up the nation’s largest industrial disaster without proper protective gear. At least 51 have died. Twelve years later, they’re still waiting for financial or medical help.
In rural east Tennessee and Kentucky, community networks and mutual aid efforts are supporting vulnerable people who need transportation, internet access, and food.
Residents say flooding emergencies highlight the urgency of long-overlooked regional needs like infrastructure investment.
Residents say federal agencies and contractors have left them in the dark about public health risks related to a Superfund site.
The rapidly growing hemp industry could be a boon for farmers who once relied on tobacco.
The economic impacts of a warming world are becoming a key issue for Florida politicians and voters.