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‘They’re Killing Us,’ Texas Residents Say of Public Health and Environmental Rollbacks – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Danielle Nelson’s best monitor for the emissions billowing out of the oil refineries and chemical plants surrounding her home: The heaving chest of her 9-year-old asthmatic son. On some nights, the boy’s chest shudders as he fights for breath in his sleep. Nelson suspects the towering plants and refineries are to blame, rising like a …
Hurricane Dorian: Islands in ‘hour of darkness’ as conditions deteriorate | World News
The Bahamian prime minister has said the islands are in their “hour of darkness” as conditions “rapidly” deteriorate six days after Hurricane Dorian ripped through. Tens of thousands of people are homeless and it is estimated that around $3bn (£2.4bn) in insured property has been damaged in the Caribbean. The official number of dead – …
