Climate Migrants Lack a Clear Path to Asylum in the US People displaced by climate change must show they face violence or persecution in their home countries to enter the U.S. legally. Advocates say it’s time to recognize climate as cause enough. By Aydali Campa
Lead Poisonings of Children in Baltimore Are Down, but Lead Contamination Still Poses a Major Threat, a New Report Says By Agya K. Aning
Study Identifies Outdoor Air Pollution as the ‘Largest Existential Threat to Human and Planetary Health’ By Victoria St. Martin
In the Philippines, a Landmark Finding Moves Fossil Fuel Companies’ Climate Liability into the Realm of Human Rights By Nicholas Kusnetz
Fossil Fuels Aren’t Just Harming the Planet. They’re Making Us Sick By Liza Gross, Victoria St. Martin
In ‘Silent Spring,’ Rachel Carson Described a Fictional, Bucolic Hamlet, Much Like Her Hometown. Now, There’s a Plastics Plant Under Construction 30 Miles Away By Kiley Bense
Earth Has a 50-50 Chance of Hitting a Grim Global Warming Milestone in the Next Five Years By Bob Berwyn
To Equitably Confront Climate Change, Cities Need to Include Public Health Agencies in Planning Adaptations By Aydali Campa
Warming Trends: Nature and Health Studies Focused on the Privileged, $1B for Climate School and Old Tires Detour Into Concrete By Katelyn Weisbrod
An Unprecedented Heat Wave in India and Pakistan Is Putting the Lives of More Than a Billion People at Risk By Zoha Tunio
A Black Woman Fought for Her Community, and Her Life, Amidst Polluting Landfills and Vast ‘Borrow Pits’ Mined for Sand and Clay By Agya K. Aning
California Regulators Banned Fracking Wastewater for Irrigation, but Allow Wastewater From Oil Drilling. Scientists Say There’s Little Difference By Liza Gross
Climate Change is Spreading a Debilitating Fungal Disease Throughout the West By Anne Marshall-Chalmers
The ‘State of the Air’ in America Is Unhealthy and Getting Worse, Especially for People of Color By Kristoffer Tigue
In South Asia, Vehicle Exhaust, Agricultural Burning and In-Home Cooking Produce Some of the Most Toxic Air in the World By Zoha Tunio
A Biomass Power Plant in Rural North Carolina Reignites Concerns Over Clean Energy and Environmental Justice By Aman Azhar
Warming Trends: The Climate Atlas of Canada Maps ‘the Harshities of Life,’ Plus Christians Embracing Climate Change and a New Podcast Called ‘Hot Farm’ By Katelyn Weisbrod