Super Threats

Hurricanes, floods and wildfires imperil hundreds of toxic Superfund sites.Hurricanes, floods and wildfires imperil hundreds of toxic Superfund sites. But the Trump administration won't talk about the rising risks from global warming, an investigation by Inside Climate News, the Texas Observer and NBC News found.

Part 1: Investigation
Climate change poses a growing threat to hundreds of hazardous waste Superfund sites
Part 2: Newark, N.J.
At one of America's most toxic sites, climate change imperils more than cleanup
Part 3: Trump's EPA
Trump's EPA claimed 'success' in Superfund cleanups — but climate change went unaddressed
Part 4: Wildfires
A poisonous Superfund site scorched by wildfire is wakeup call to a quiet, growing danger
Part 5: Biden
Climate change raises stakes at hundreds of toxic sites as Biden inherits neglected EPA
Interactive
MAP: See the toxic sites near you that are threatened by climate change
Video
The long fight and dangerous climate threat at a toxic waste site