People that picked up bottled water spooled by FEMA to a Flint church are being told to pour it out after reports of the bottles smelling like mildew and mold.
Two years after Hurricanes Maria and Irma, records show the agency’s work on long-term recovery on the islands is crawling compared with some states on the mainland.
Mayor Alan Weiss has a whiskey fungus problem. The black mold associated with alcohol aging is all over his town. Weiss hoped air pollution violations discovered by EPA would force a nearby distillery to clean up its act. But the agency quietly decided to not pursue the enforcement case -- another move spurred by intervention from the Trump administration.
Families who lived at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph and Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio say they were exposed to mold and other toxins that made them sick.
Four of the fellows who participated in the program this year will discuss their ongoing research, activism, and experiences with publishing their ideas in the public sphere.
With job loss and stifled development in the renewable energy sector, economists, politicians, and advocates say policy action is necessary to stay on track.
