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Inmate fire crews work alongside professional fire crews and do the same work. But they receive little, if any, pay. David McNew/AFP via Getty Images

If you call 911 in rural Georgia, the nearest emergency responders might come from the local prison.

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Workers attempt to repair a water main break in Jackson, Miss. Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Climate change is threatening America’s water infrastructure as intensifying storms deluge communities and droughts dry up freshwater supplies in

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