Pollution and stress are tightly connected to place, which in turn is linked to race and class, as two UCSF researchers recently explained to journalists.
Although still unknown outside of the American west, valley fever is a severe fungal infection — and its territory may expand as the climate warms.
As Florida’s water sources shrink and its population keeps growing, the state faces serious challenges in ensuring its water supply is safe.
These are some questions and answers about what city, state, and school officials have accomplished in the wake of the Inquirer’s “Toxic City” investigation, and some shortfalls that remain.
For years, the New River has been plagued by toxic pollutants and raw sewage spills. In 2016, two Desert Sun journalists set out to discover why.
Recent research suggests gardens and green spaces have a positive effect on nearby residents' mental health. L.A. County is embracing the strategy in Watts.
Joe Rubin is a Sacramento-based investigative reporter and a fellow with USC Annenberg’s Center for Health Journalism. His reporting on workplace exposures to lead in California has appeared in Capital & Main.
From harmful dust to toxic fumes, poor oversight is blamed as school repairs make the same mistakes again and again.
Many Philadelphia schools are incubators for illness, with environmental hazards that endanger students and hinder learning.
The Clean Air Act’s impact has been greatest on those who live next to industry and highways, where toxic emissions are highest. Such “fence-line communities” typically harbor poorer people and minorities.
