Pacific Islanders — not including Native Hawaiians — make up 30% of Hawaii’s coronavirus cases but only 4% of the population.
Environment & Climate
People of color are more likely to get sick and die from coronavirus. Will taking part in mass protests increase their risk — or force the nation to address bias and inequities that endanger Black lives?
Rural women in Alaska must travel long distances for prenatal care and hospital births. Now, COVID-19 has shut down major routes and reduced transportation.
Child welfare is an already stressed system in Native communities, leaving children even more susceptible to the impacts of COVID-19.
Now is the time to start building timelines and documenting how local governments are handling — or fumbling — the COVID-19 crisis.
How many other environmental disasters like the West Calumet Housing Complex are still undiscovered?
Mimi Luther Dreads the Prospect of Flu Season Mixed With a Pandemic. She Begs You to Get a Flu Shot.
How Oregon can avoid the “super-duper trifecta of misery.”
Refugees need help with mental health care, but are they getting it? A reporter plots a deeper exploration of their plight.
A new study shows the impacts of a 2015 decision to cut health insurance for some of the state’s poorest and sickest residents.
A new reporting project asks, "Why do people of color in an affluent city lack basic medical attention?"