Water still contaminated nearly one year after Camp Fire in Paradise, California

After the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, last year, scientists found that burned plastics in some water lines had released high levels of cancer-causing benzenes. Those toxic agents are still in Paradise’s water, they now say.

Despite rural poverty in US, many areas are thriving

Rural working class Americans have had a hard time making ends meet in recent decades, but some sections of the country are doing better than others, including around the American West, Montana and New Mexico among them.

Senators support Community Development Block Grant program

The legislation would also create a Department of the Treasury account specifically for disaster relief, and also requires that no less than 70 percent of funds benefit low- and moderate-income people.

Affordable housing becomes national issue for presidential hopefuls

At least three presidential hopefuls—former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, along with Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)–have presented detailed proposals that would encourage or pressure communities to create more affordable housing.

EPA proposes loosening restrictions on coal run-off

Both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Trump administration have proposed lifting regulations on coal-burning residue, although these substances can contaminate water supplies.