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'Don't drink the water': How a desert tribal community is dealing with a contaminated aquifer

Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Reservation residents were instructed by the EPA 10 years ago not to drink the tap water. Any resident who is not an elder must provide his own drinking water. Everyone still uses the contaminated ground water to bathe and wash their dishes and clothes.

Reporters balance personal stories, science when reporting on environmental health hazards

Reporters Ruxandra Guidi and Erica Peterson live about 2,000 miles apart. But when they embarked on in-depth stories on environmental justices issues in their communities, they faced very similar challenges.

West Nile Virus: An Acceptable Level of Risk

Amid the worst West Nile virus season in years, what's an acceptable level of risk for aerial insecticide spraying?

Daily Briefing: BPA-Free Sippy Cups, Contraception Politics and Fire Retardants

A new strategy to cripple Obamacare, a legal loss for contraception critics, EPA to review fire retardant toxicity and more from our Daily Briefing.

Health Challenges Faced by Midwestern Latino Communities: Lessons Learned from my Hunt Fellowship.

At Hoy we have a motto that we like to shoot for the moon and see how far we get....

Happy Birthday, Freedom of Information Act!

President Johnson may not have intended to sign the Freedom of Information Act on Independence Day, but July 4th is a fitting birthday for FOIA.

Denver Post: Whatever Happened to that FDA E. Coli Investigation?

A "disappeared" food safety investigation, fines for polluting school buses, new sports medicine advances and more from our Daily Briefing.

Medical Devices Receive Little Testing Before Use, Consumer Reports Says

The last day of Supreme Court health reform arguments, disquieting cancer research news, little-tested medical devices and more from our Daily Briefing.

SXSW Interactive: Visualizing 'big data' for storytelling

SXSW presenter Laura Hermann is a science communications expert who has cautionary tales for organizations and journalists who tell science stories using data.

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