Jenna Ruddock Franzini is a Washington D.C.-based writer, producer, and illustrator covering science, the environment, and civil liberties. Follow her on Twitter @natlsciservice.
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FEMA
Coming: Hell and High Water
As another “unprecedented” storm visits the U.S., flooding threatens some 41 million Americans vulnerable to serious inundation and the toxicity that comes with it. And our traditional approaches to flood risks aren’t keeping us above water. more
Shutterstock
Canaries in the Coal Ash
Safe drinking water sources in local communities across the country are threatened by EPA head Scott Pruitt’s move to deregulate coal ash storage. Power plants produced nearly 130 million tons of the toxic waste in 2014. more
Nevertheless, They Persist: Neighbors Keep up the Fight Against a Pennsylvania Pipeline
Activists defend their hometown, Lancaster Pennsylvania, in the hopes of stalling a pipeline that would run through neighbors' backyards. more
John Fowler
What Trump’s Attack on National Monuments Is Really About
By complaining that public lands are “locked up,” the Trump Administration doesn’t mean they are inaccessible to the public; it means the lands are closed to commercial developers, mining, and drilling operations. more
Pavel Špindler
Republicans Take Aim at Public Lands
While the Trump Administration has been dominating the news, behind the headlines, Congress has been very, very busy. more
