Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Live in Communities With Harmful Air Quality, Study Shows The most severe impacts are felt in the Western United States, where increasing wildfires have worsened air pollution. People of color are also disproportionately affected. By Victoria St. Martin
Rural Communities Like East Palestine, Ohio, Are at Outsized Risk of Train Derailments and the Ensuing Fallout By Aydali Campa
West Baltimore Residents, Students Have Mixed Feelings About Water Quality After E. Coli Contamination By Darreonna Davis
Tiny Soot Particles from Fossil Fuel Combustion Kill Thousands Annually. Activists Now Want Biden to Impose Tougher Standards By Victoria St. Martin
Q&A: Eliza Griswold Reflects on the Lessons of ‘Amity and Prosperity,’ Her Deep Dive Into Fracking in Southwest Pennsylvania By David Shribman
In Atlanta, Work on a New EPA Superfund Site Leaves Black Neighborhoods Wary, Fearing Gentrification By Aydali Campa
When the Power Goes Out, Who Suffers? Climate Epidemiologists Are Now Trying to Figure That Out By Laura Baisas
In Jacobabad, One of the Hottest Cities on the Planet, a Heat Wave Is Pushing the Limits of Human Livability By Zoha Tunio
Lead Poisonings of Children in Baltimore Are Down, but Lead Contamination Still Poses a Major Threat, a New Report Says By Agya K. Aning
Fossil Fuels Aren’t Just Harming the Planet. They’re Making Us Sick By Liza Gross, Victoria St. Martin
To Equitably Confront Climate Change, Cities Need to Include Public Health Agencies in Planning Adaptations By Aydali Campa
The ‘State of the Air’ in America Is Unhealthy and Getting Worse, Especially for People of Color By Kristoffer Tigue
A Biomass Power Plant in Rural North Carolina Reignites Concerns Over Clean Energy and Environmental Justice By Aman Azhar