There are few staff to monitor Nebraska’s vast swaths of farmland, thousands of cattle feedlots, large hog operations and chicken farms. And the agencies’ own regulations don’t give the staff many tools to combat malpractice.
Environmental Health
Recent studies have found that areas with elevated nitrate levels also have elevated levels of lymphoma, leukemia and brain cancers in children.
A childhood in Soviet Ukraine, a toxic military site, the former Mount Avisadero— multitude of histories in work of 300 artists
Nebraska’s nitrate problem is growing worse. It’s likely harming our kids.
A judge has ordered an independent inspection of the Sunset Village apartments just outside Cleveland, Miss., to ensure no threat of gas or carbon monoxide poisoning remains after two people died there in August.
Residents living near the former battery recycling plant in have long complained about issues with the cleanup, and now employees of the contractors responsible for the cleanup are speaking out too.
This story was produced with support from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s California Impact Fund.
Links between environmental exposures and maternal health outcomes remain underexplored, despite recent efforts to catch up.
Jasmine Cuevas is among millions of parents whose children are struggling with their emotional and mental health.
Extreme heat days and prolonged heat waves, which will become more frequent in the near future, can create serious health concerns.