John Flesher
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EnvironmentAmerica spends $1.2 billion a year on endangered species, but almost half goes to just 2 kinds of fish
By Matthew Brown, John Flesher and The Associated PressJanuary 3, 2024
HealthYou have a roughly 50% chance of drinking cancer-causing ‘forever chemicals’ from any U.S. faucet, massive government study finds
By John Flesher and The Associated PressJuly 6, 2023
Environment3M will pay more than $10 billion to settle lawsuits over the contamination of public drinking water systems with ‘forever chemicals’
By John Flesher and The Associated PressJune 23, 2023
EnvironmentSupreme Court curbs U.S. government regulation of wetlands, making them easier to develop
By John Flesher, Michael Phillis and The Associated PressMay 26, 2023
EnvironmentA BP subsidiary just agreed to pay a record $40 million penalty and invest $197 million in improvements at an oil refinery in Indiana
By John Flesher and The Associated PressMay 17, 2023
EnvironmentScientists light the bat signal on climate change as study finds 81 of North America’s 154 bats face ‘severe population decline’ over 15 years
By John Flesher and The Associated PressApril 17, 2023
By Jennifer McDermott, John Flesher and The Associated PressApril 5, 2023
Environment‘I’m even afraid to cut that grass, because what’s still left in the soil?’ East Palestinians still terrified of their town after toxic train crash
By John Flesher and The Associated PressMarch 12, 2023
LifestyleHistory detectives have finally found a ship that tragically sank in 1894 but they’re keeping the location hidden
By John Flesher and The Associated PressMarch 1, 2023
Environment‘It will be hard to contain’: Large plume of toxic chemicals leak into Green Bay from groundwater near Tyco plant
By John Flesher and The Associated PressJanuary 4, 2023
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