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Monday, Aug 26, 2019Posted in: California, Elizabeth Zach, Featured News, Water
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.
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Thursday, Aug 22, 2019Posted in: Economic issues, Elizabeth Zach, Featured News
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.
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Monday, Aug 19, 2019Posted in: Economic issues, Elizabeth Zach, Featured News
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.
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