“After years of concern over so-called “fluoro” waxes, the Milan Cortina Games will be the first Olympics without them.”
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This Amarillo Woman Devoted Years to Maintaining America’s Nuclear Arsenal. She’s Paid a Hefty Price.
“Sarah Ray has spent two decades helping others seek compensation for cancer and other illnesses likely contracted at the Pantex plant.”
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The Women Who Made America’s Microchips and the Children Who Paid for It
“America’s first generation of Silicon Valley factory workers endured unsafe manufacturing conditions and never got answers about kids born with birth defects.”
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Asbestos: A Corporate Coverup, a Public Health Catastrophe
“In the UK, thousands of people are still dying every year from exposure to the asbestos fibres in our homes, schools and workplaces. My dad was one of them.”
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Lost Illusions: The Untold Story of the Hit Show’s Poisonous Culture
“The show was a groundbreaking smash, but behind the scenes it devolved into such toxicity that even co-showrunner Damon Lindelof now says of his leadership: ‘I failed.'”
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Toxic Tiles
“How vinyl flooring made with Uyghur forced labor ends up at big box stores.
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Ghosts of Polluters Past
“As new soil tests reveal the pervasiveness of lead contamination, one California barrio continues its long struggle for justice.”
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The Internet Has a Rat Poison Problem
“How online sales of highly regulated, super-toxic rodenticides exploit gaps in the law and imperil wildlife.”