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Thirst, Toxins, and Trouble: America’s Water Crisis Is Bigger Than Flint

Gina Hill

Satellite images from NASA’s Landsat program show Lake Mead shrinking dramatically between 2000 and 2022 as drought and rising temperatures strain the Colorado River Basin. By July 2022, the nation’s … Read More

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When the Ground Shakes: Alaska’s Morning Jolt and the Lesson Beneath Our Feet

Gina Hill

Did You Feel It? A 5.6 magnitude quake near the Kenai Peninsula rattled Southcentral Alaska Thursday morning, a reminder that the nation’s most seismically active state is always teaching preparedness. … Read More