Keerti Gopal
Reporter, Health and Justice
Keerti Gopal covers intersections between climate change, public health and environmental justice at Inside Climate News. Previously, she covered climate activism and movement repression. She is a National Geographic Explorer and has received fellowships from Fulbright, the Solutions Journalism Network, The Lever, and the National Press Foundation.
Record Heat Drives Wildfires in Europe, Forces Thousands to Evacuate
By Keerti Gopal
Why Is It So Expensive to Replace Lead Pipes in Chicago?
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Clayton Aldern, Keerti Gopal
In a Years-Long Fight, the Illinois Environmental Justice Movement Gets a Win
By Keerti Gopal
How Climate Change Makes Your Allergies Worse
By Keerti Gopal
Could Changes to the U.S. Forest Service Erase a Century of Historical Documents?
By Keerti Gopal
Almost Half of America’s Kids Are Breathing Toxic Air
By Keerti Gopal
Minneapolis Activists Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Polluting Trash Incinerator
By Keerti Gopal
Severe Exposure to ‘Forever Chemicals’ During Pregnancy Could Lead to Childhood Asthma
By Keerti Gopal
Maui Mental Health Providers Face Stress and Uncertainty About State Jobs
By Keerti Gopal
Climate-Fueled Wildfires and Dust Storms Drove Up Air Pollution Around the World Last Year
By Kiley Bense, Keerti Gopal
Iran War Shows That Doubling Down on Fossil Fuels Is ‘Delusional,’ UN Climate Chief Says
By Keerti Gopal
Maui’s Mental Health Crisis Goes Far Beyond the Wildfire Burn Zone
By Keerti Gopal
Could a New Illinois Bill Be a Blueprint for Curbing Data Centers’ Climate Impacts?
By Keerti Gopal
Amid National Call to Make Polluters Pay, Illinois Lawmakers Are Prepping a Climate Change Superfund Bill
By Keerti Gopal
A Winter Storm Fueled by Global Warming Tests U.S. Disaster Response
By Kiley Bense, Bob Berwyn, Keerti Gopal, Lee Hedgepeth, Lisa Sorg
States Say They Need More Help Replacing Lead Pipes. Congress May Cut the Funding Instead.
By Keerti Gopal
