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The Fifth Ward Elementary School and residential neighborhoods sit near the Denka Performance Elastomer Plant, back, in Reserve, La., Sept. 23, 2022.
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The plant was sued in 2023, alleging it posed an unacceptable cancer risk.
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The Fifth Ward Elementary School and residential neighborhoods sit near the Denka Performance Elastomer Plant, back, in Reserve, La., Sept. 23, 2022.
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The national energy emergency was declared to speed up fossil fuel development.
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Climate Bill Pushes American Energy to Go Green
The crux of the bill is to use incentives to spur investors to accelerate the expansion of clean energy.
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Kevin Stack of the Berrien County Road Department fills jugs with non-potable water in the Benton Harbor High School parking lot, Benton Harbor, Mich., Oct. 21, 2021.
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The study was done "out of an abundance of caution" after residents slammed the state's slow response.
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