Debbie Willson is acutely aware of how a death can fall through the cracks.
Environment & Climate
Hot weather isn't just an inconvenience. It's killing thousands more Americans than show up in official records.
NPR/Boston University investigation finds U.S. heat deaths are undercounted ~5x: about 9,000 a year vs. ~1,700 official, with poverty, health conditions and climate change raising risk.
Columbus City Council will explore radon legislation next year after a Dispatch investigation spurred test-kit demand, school testing and a library radon monitor program.
A DIY guide for LA residents on lead-contaminated yard soil: how to test, when to clean up, covering soil, additives, and why sunflowers won't fix it.
Metal recycling hubs, battery recycling plants and airports all help make lead contamination a stubborn LA County problem.
Three separate Atlas explosions and cancer risks the LA County DA’s office calls 48-times above health standards threaten the Watts school.
Months after Typhoon Halong devastated villages in western Alaska, displaced young people were still grappling with its toll. Their stories reveal gaps in mental health care and the need for sustained support.
Precipitation has increased 15% across the Great Lakes region in seven decades, straining Metro Detroit’s aging infrastructure. A regional task force aims to develop flood mitigation strategies by spring 2027.
Suicides among youth who evacuated Alaska Native villages after Typhoon Halong raise concerns around trauma responses to the climate disaster.