More than a decade of research in the Salinas Valley of California - one of the most thriving agriculture regions in the world - has shed light on environmental hazards and their potential health risks.
Environment & Climate
Unyque Jackson started kindergarten in Oakland. Her parents divorced when she was five. And Unyque moved to the San Joaquin Valley where she lived in her father’s house and was raised by her grandmother.
As he tells it, Geronimo Garcia was on the path toward dropping out by the time he started school.
Three cohort studies in the United States are tracking the long-term consequences on the developing brain of pesticide exposure during pregnancy and the early years of life. The studies are finding troubling effects, such as IQ deficits and ADHD-like behavioral problems.
This Reporting On Health webinar will explored the latest research on the links between health and physical environment and how reporters can cover this issue with fresh story ideas.
Researchers are growing increasingly aware that the prenatal period and early childhood are exquisitely sensitive to external insults such as environmental contaminants.
<p>Arysta LifeScience, the manufacturer of methyl iodide, a toxic fumigant used in soil preparation for strawberries, carrots and other vegetable crops, has just announced that it is suspending all sales of the known carcinogen in the U.S.</p>
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Suzanne Bohan and Sandy Kleffman, participants in the
Other stories in this series include:
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Suzanne Bohan and Sandy Kleffman, participants in the
Other stories in this series include:
This story was produced as part of a large project by Jessica Bedolla, a participant in the 2020 National Fellowship, who is exploring, researching and reporting the impact of this worldwide pandemic in communities along the border.