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For decades, a chemical called PCE has seeped into the ground beneath thousands of dry cleaners across California, threatening public health, a Tribune investigation found.

Nonprofit organizations MADE SAFE and Plastic Pollution Coalition released the new Healthy Pregnancy Guideto help parents-to-be navigate the challenges of making healthier living choices for babies and the planet.

The United Nations chief says Earth is facing a hellish problem in climate change and its leaders still aren’t doing nearly enough to curb carbon emissions that’s causing it.
The rival nominees for Allegheny County executive disagree on whether to frack and industry's role in air quality, among other things.