Sharpening The Government’s Blurry Maps

FEMA has flood-risk maps of questionable accuracy for many U.S. counties and lacks maps altogether for some.

by Al Shaw and Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica

Hydrofracking Linked To Hormone-Disruption: Study

Hydrofracking fluid in the Colorado River threatens the health of more than 30 million people.

Hydrofracking Linked To Hormone-Disruption: Study

A recent study has offered evidence to confirm that the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing -- or hydrofracking -- may offer a potentially serious risk to public health. Researchers at the University of Missouri have found evidence of hormone-disruption in water near fracking sites in western Colorado -- including samples from the

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Frederick Reese

Frederick Reese is lead staff writer for Mint Press specializing in race, poverty, congressional oversight and technology. An award winning data journalist and creative writer for over 15 years, Frederick has written about and worked for social advocacy projects and personal awareness efforts. Frederick is a jack-of-all-trades, with work experience as a teacher, a pastry chef and a story writer. Frederick has publication credits with Yahoo!, B. Couleur, and more. A native New Yorker, Frederick graduated from Colgate University in 1999 and Johnson & Wales University in 2003. Frederick started his journalistic career writing for his university’s newspaper, “The Colgate Maroon-News,” before starting and heading his own magazine, “The Idealist.” Most recently, Frederick received a data journalism award from the International Center for Journalists for his minimum wage coverage for MintPress. Follow Frederick on Twitter: @frederickreese

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