Environment & Health
Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Live in Communities With Harmful Air Quality, Study Shows
By Victoria St. Martin
Chicago’s Little Village Residents Fight for Better City Oversight of Industrial Corridors
By Aydali Campa
Awash in Toxic Wastewater From Fracking for Natural Gas, Pennsylvania Faces a Disposal Reckoning
By Stacey Burling
Texas Eyes Marine Desalination, Oilfield Water Reuse to Sustain Rapid Growth
By Martha Pskowski
Environmental Justice Advocates Urge California to Stop Issuing New Drilling Permits in Neighborhoods
By Liza Gross
Q&A: The Power of One Voice, and Now, Many: The Lawyer Who Sounded the Alarm on ‘Forever Chemicals’
By Victoria St. Martin
Where There’s Plastic, There’s Fire. Indiana Blaze Highlights Concerns Over Expanding Plastic Recycling
By James Bruggers
A University of Maryland Health Researcher Probes the Climate Threat to Those With Chronic Diseases
By Aman Azhar
History of Racism Leaves Black Californians Most at Risk from Oil and Gas Drilling, New Research Shows
By Liza Gross
New York’s New Mayor Has Assembled a Seasoned Climate Team. Now, the Real Work Begins
By Laila Gad
Environmentalists Praise the EPA’s Move to Restrict ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Water and Wonder, What’s Next?
By Victoria St. Martin
In Braddock, Imagining Environmental Justice for a ‘Sacrifice Zone’
By Quinn Glabicki
At the UN Water Conference, Running to Keep Up with an Ambitious 2030 Goal for Universal Water Rights
By Delaney Dryfoos
Climate Change Enables the Spread of a Dangerous Flesh-Eating Bacteria in US Coastal Waters, Study Says
By Jon Hurdle
Citing ‘Racial Cleansing,’ Louisiana ‘Cancer Alley’ Residents Sue Over Zoning
By James Bruggers
From Gas Wells to Rubber Ducks to Incineration, the Plastics Lifecycle Causes ‘Horrific Harm’ to the Planet and People, Report Shows
By James Bruggers