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.
Chicago Has a Huge Lead Pipe Problem—and We Mapped It
By Keerti Gopal, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Peter Aldhous, Clayton Aldern, Amy Qin
How We Mapped Chicago’s Lead Pipe Problem and What We Learned
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Keerti Gopal, Peter Aldhous, Clayton Aldern, Amy Qin
Canyon Wildfire in Los Angeles Forces Thousands to Evacuate
By Keerti Gopal
30 Years After Chicago’s Deadliest Heat Wave, Systemic Racism Is Still the Root Problem
By Keerti Gopal
Chicago Was Supposed to Warn Residents About Toxic Lead Pipes. It’s Barely Started
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Keerti Gopal
NIH Scientists Link Air Pollution and Lung Cancer Mutations in Non-Smokers
By Keerti Gopal
How Do You Escape a Heat Wave When You Have Nowhere to Go?
By Keerti Gopal
Chicago’s Plan to Replace Lead Pipes Puts It 30 Years Behind the Federal Deadline
By Keerti Gopal, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost Nuclear Energy, Reduce Oversight
By Keerti Gopal
In Chicago, Artists Imagine a World Without Prisons or Environmental Hazards
By Keerti Gopal
Chubb No Longer Insuring Gulf Coast LNG Project That Faces Sustained Opposition Over Health Concerns
By Keerti Gopal
Invisible Deaths: As Climate Disasters Kill in Pakistan, the True Scale Is Unknown
By Keerti Gopal
EPA Says It Will Act on PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals.’ Advocates Raise Red Flags
By Keerti Gopal
Nearly Half of Americans Are Breathing Unhealthy Air as Pollution Exposure Numbers Reach Decade High
By Keerti Gopal
After Decades of Shattered Trust, Chicagoans Demand Transparency on South Side Quantum Computing Development
By Keerti Gopal
EPA Deregulation Would Be a ‘Tragedy’ for Health, Experts Say
By Keerti Gopal
