A reporter goes home to L.A.’s ‘industrial dumping ground’ to find residents dying at alarming rates
Deaths spiked in Wilmington during the pandemic — but a reporter finds it wasn't because of COVID as much as pollution-driven illnesses.
Environment & Climate
KESQ News Channel 3 has been awarded a regional Edward R. Murrow Award in the category of News Series. The honor recognizes excellence in coverage for 'Troubled Waters: The Salton Sea Project.'
This project is supported by a grant from USC Annenberg’s Center for Health Journalism 2022 California Impact Fund.
This project is supported by a grant from USC Annenberg’s Center for Health Journalism 2022 California Impact Fund.
Rochester's most lavish natural setting has been effectively reserved for its white, wealthy and well-connected citizens.
The city today recognizes the need to add tree cover in certain neighborhoods but so far there is little evidence of a concrete plan to do so.
Rochester Mayor Malik Evans campaigned last year on a promise to "promote environmental justice in every neighborhood ... (while) making Rochester an environmentally friendly city of the future."
The current inequality in tree cover in the city of Rochester is easy to observe, but how did it come to be that way?
Reporter Justin Murphy used unique data sources and a range of other records to analyze the history of Rochester’s tree cover. Here’s how he did it.
The future of transportation in Fresno County rests largely with Measure C, a local sales tax that is expected to raise more than $6.8 billion for roads, highways, and public transit over the next 30 years.