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Maywood Riverfront Park was built on the site of eight former industrial properties in Los Angeles County. Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesFloodwaters are a growing risk for many American cities, threatening to displace not only people and housing but also the land-based pollution left behind by earlier industrial activities. In 2019, researchers at the U.S. Government Accountability Office investigated climate-related risks at the 1,571 most polluted properties in the country, also
In 2019, researchers at the U.S. GAO investigated climate-related risks at the 1,571 most polluted properties in the country, also known as Superfund...
The authors say the latest government report vastly underestimates the scale and scope of the contamination risks many communities will face in the decades ahead.
By Thomas Marlow, James R. Elliott and Scott Frickel
The Conversation
Climate science is clear: Floodwaters are a growing risk f
For Parras, addressing industrial pollution means not only remediating soil contamination, but also preventing the use of chemicals until they are proven safe.