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Safe for Swimming?

Clean water

Safe for Swimming?

America's beaches are some of our favorite places to relax ... when the water is safe. Where is water pollution harming our ability to enjoy the beach? And what can we do to stop it?

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Leaders and Laggards II
woman repairing a dishwasher

Right to repair

Leaders and Laggards II

Some one-third of Americans live in a state with a Right to Repair law that requires manufacturers to provide fair access to repair materials including spare parts and service manuals. But our report finds that, despite these requirements, many manufacturers do not provide the things people need for repairs

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Accidents Waiting to Happen
The Freedom Industries plant in West Virginia, site of a major 2014 chemical spill into the Elk River

Clean water

Accidents Waiting to Happen

Across America, thousands of facilities that store or move oil, toxic chemicals or coal ash are located near waterways. These facilities are accidents waiting to happen.

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We don’t need deep-sea mining

Oceans

We don’t need deep-sea mining

Deep-sea mining risks damaging vibrant ecosystems that science is just beginning to understand. And we don’t need it to meet the critical minerals challenge.

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Truth in recycling

Beyond plastic

Truth in recycling

Does Amazon’s plastic packaging actually get recycled? We placed trackers in bundles of Amazon shipping materials, and put them in store drop bins to see where they ended up.

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