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Sarah Rice/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly 60 million Americans may not know they’re drinking from toxic metal in present day, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council,

RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — The Colorado River, one of the most important river systems in the country, is drying up at an alarming rate. The

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City is among the most densely populated coastal communities in the world preparing for an inevitable rise in sea levels, which scientists

ABC News (HINKLEY, Calif.) — Nearly 30 years after a California desert town successfully sued a utility company over contaminated water, an emerging piece of technology is being installed to

Chuchay Stark (HEBRON, N.Y.) — The dad of 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis, who was shot and killed in the passenger seat of a friend’s car when they turned into the wrong driveway, is

Lilia Geho/ABC News (SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO) — There is a side of Puerto Rico that many Americans may not know about. The tropical paradise is best known for its colorful buildings,

Chase Castor/Getty Images (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — Ralph Yarl, a 16-year-old teen who was shot by a homeowner after he accidentally arrived at the wrong address to pick up his siblings – may

Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Daily News via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York City parking garage that partially collapsed on Tuesday will carefully be demolished as investigators search for

Stella/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — The Florida Board of Education has voted to expand restrictions on classroom instruction related to sexual orientation and gender

amphotora/Getty Images (DADEVILLE, Ala.) — Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a birthday party in Alabama over the weekend where four victims were killed