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pollution reduction exceeds expectations

NYC’s Congestion Fee Miracle: 22% Pollution Plunge Crushes Skeptics’ Predictions

NYC’s congestion fee slashed pollution 22% in months while critics predicted chaos—the data proves them devastatingly wrong.
microplastics from bottled water

Daily Bottled Water Habit Floods Your Body With 90,000 Extra Microplastics Yearly

Bottled water floods your body with 240,000 plastic particles per liter while most Americans believe it’s cleaner than tap.
toxic waste environmental crisis

Poisoned Land: America’s Hidden Crisis of Toxic Oil and Gas Waste

Oil and gas waste kills 91,000 Americans yearly while regulators ignore millions of tons of radioactive sludge poisoning communities nationwide.
lng terminals violating pollution laws

Every LNG Terminal in America Caught Breaking Pollution Laws

Every single LNG terminal in America breaks pollution laws while regulators collect tiny fines and your community pays the real price.
trump s gas plant controversy

Trump Forces Unwanted Gas Plant to Remain Open Despite Universal Opposition

Trump’s executive orders force unwanted gas plants to stay open while communities suffer respiratory illness and environmental devastation nobody asked for.
pollution causes dementia risk

The Invisible Neurotoxin in Your Air: How Pollution Triggers Dementia

The invisible particles you breathe daily are demolishing your brain cells and triggering dementia faster than scientists imagined possible.
texas oil emissions increase

Texas Wells Spew Climate-Warming Gases While Trump Touts ‘Clean’ U.S. Oil

Texas oil wells leak enough methane to power every American home while officials celebrate phantom environmental victories that ignore devastating climate reality.
environmental safeguards rolled back

Coal Plants and Chemical Facilities Freed From Environmental Safeguards Under Trump

While Americans paid $3.1 billion extra yearly, 71 gigawatts of coal plants dumped mercury and toxins freely into communities’ air.
plastic pollution in rivers

Rivers Choking: Plastic Makes Up 67% of Waterway Pollution

Rivers carry 67% plastic pollution while 1,000 waterways pump 1.4 million tonnes yearly into oceans—threatening to outnumber fish by 2050.
toxic oil lake hazard

Underground Oil Lake Threatens LA: The Toxic Legacy No One Wants to Pay For

480 Olympic pools of toxic sludge lurk beneath LA while corporations dodge cleanup bills. Your neighborhood might be sitting on this nightmare.