Harm reduction groups and health care workers helped avert the worst after Hurricane Helene. But what about the next emergency?
Environment & Climate
Some 70,000 homes flooded in 2023, leaving mold in many West Side homes, including in Dorothy Rosenthal’s basement. The Chicago health department offers no help to flood victims like her.
Arizona lacks workplace heat safety rules, leaving outdoor workers at risk of death as climate change worsens extreme weather events. A reporter combines data, public records and worker voices to highlight the danger.
More access to veterinarian care, which is scarce in rural communities, would boost both human health and safety as well as animal welfare, bill supporters say.
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.
In Southwest Detroit, a year after a devastating 54-inch water main break displaced hundreds, residents face ongoing challenges.
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.