public health
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
In a Dry State, Farmers Use Oil Wastewater to Irrigate Their Fields, but is it Safe?
By Abby Weiss
