“Every person in Detroit is at risk for flooding – every single household,” says University of Michigan epidemiologist Peter Larson.
Climate Change
Locals who depend on the sea for food and culture are trying to understand the risks to traditional foods and wildlife populations in a region undergoing myriad changes.
Threats from multiple types of toxin-producing algae and algae-like organisms are rising as does the water temperature.
For people in treatment for substance use disorder, the weeks and months after Hurricane Helene unraveled lives they’d spent years rebuilding.
Recovery from substance use disorder requires community. What happens when a disaster tears that apart?
Blamed in part on climate change, the threat of water ponding in your yard or your basement is growing, a Sun-Times/WBEZ investigation has found, putting health, homes at risk.
A bacteria that commonly causes gastrointestinal illness was previously no problem for Alaska seafood eaters. Now cases happen every year and the state has a control program.
Extreme heat disrupts body functions, raises injury risk, and worsens long-term health. Evidence shows simple protections and regulations can prevent many worker deaths.
KJZZ traces the lives lost to Arizona’s extreme workplace heat — and the growing calls for stronger protections.
An Arizona commission is set to debate new workplace heat rules as pressure grows to better protect outdoor workers.