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. Read more
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Canaries in the Coal Ash
A new report reveals coal-fired power plants have contaminated groundwater in 39 states with toxic substance. Last year, when the data was just emerging, we reported on this story, and how Trump’s EPA is worsening the problem. Read 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. Read 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. Read 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. Read more
