public health

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

To Reduce Mortality From High Heat in Cities, a New Study Recommends Trees

By Danish Bajwa

After a Decade, Federal Officials Tighten Guidelines on Air Pollution

By Victoria St. Martin

West Baltimore Residents, Students Have Mixed Feelings About Water Quality After E. Coli Contamination

By Darreonna Davis

Despite a Changing Climate, Americans Are ‘Flocking to Fire’

By Grace van Deelen

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

In An Unusual Step, a Top Medical Journal Weighs in on Climate Change

By Victoria St. Martin

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

EPA Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

By Victoria St. Martin

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

Clouds of Concern Linger as Wildfires Drag into Flu Season and Covid Numbers Swell

By Judy Fahys