Ask an expert: Can US cities blame their poor air quality on Asia? The Trump EPA recently exempted Phoenix from stricter clean air rules by blaming the city’s smog-forming, lung-damaging ozone pollution on sources in Asia. Salt […]
Could a dangerous chemical be lurking in your morning coffee? A recent report by the experts at Environmental Defense Fund found that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been allowing 25 chemicals linked to cancer into America’s food […]
Americans are paying more for energy. Last year, power bills rose in nearly every state, with households in 12 states paying at least 10% more for electricity, according to an analysis by the U.S. Congress Joint Economic […]
In 2017, Wendy Hartley lost her 21-year-old son, Kevin, to methylene chloride exposure when he was overcome by fumes while refinishing a bathtub at work. After seven years of meeting with lawmakers and telling her […]
Born in 1907, Patrick made a major scientific breakthrough at a time when female scientists were often overlooked and underestimated. Charlie Hodge had no idea his mom was a famous scientist until he started 9th […]
Huey German-Wilson is a longtime resident of Houston’s flood-prone northeast side. Over her 30 years there, she has lived through dozens of disasters and major floods. “We always just reacted in the moment,” German-Wilson says. […]
It’s Sunday afternoon and Claudia von Mallinckrodt is driving very slowly around her suburban Chicago neighborhood, eyes scanning the curb. It’s the day before trash pick-up, and for von Mallinckrodt, that means opportunity. Since early […]
Inside the Trump administration, many of America’s top regulators have deep ties to heavily polluting industries, raising concerns about the influence of major polluters on rules meant to protect public health. For example, several leaders […]
Texas Fisherman Keith “Buddy” Guindon used to catch more red snapper than anyone else along the Gulf Coast. But when fish populations crashed and communities struggled, the council that manages commercial fishing in the Gulf […]
When news broke earlier this year that lead paint had poisoned a student at Milwaukee’s Golda Meir Elementary School, she worried for that child, but thought it was an isolated incident. Then, in March, came […]