This year, state legislatures will redraw the electoral map. The GOP controls most state legislatures, and they are expected to draw congressional districts to favor Republicans, which will make it easier for
Last year saw a raft of unprecedented extreme-weather events — the biggest-ever California wildfire, the most named storms in the Atlantic, the costliest thunderstorm in U.S. history. Experts said these disasters both
Burning fossil fuels is making the North American spring pollen allergy season come earlier, linger longer, and be all-around more miserable, according to a new study published in Proceedings of the National
Legislation introduced Thursday would create an interagency task force to tackle environmental racism by mapping and tracking a number of factors that harm public health in segregated communities, including lead pollution, air
Air pollution caused the asthma attack that killed 9-year-old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah in 2013, a London coroner said Wednesday. The landmark determination, that "exposure to excessive air pollution" was a "significant contributory factor"
This story was produced in partnership with Bloomberg CityLab and is not available for republication. Patricia Frieson was a caretaker, a nurse by trade who looked after her nieces and nephews when
Neighborhoods with the worst COVID-19 death rates and respiratory hazards from air pollution in Bronx, NY – itself the worst county in the nation for COVID-19 and air pollution – are clustered around
The city of Arlington, Texas, denied approval for a fracking well after advocates connected the disproportionate harms oil and gas drilling operations have on communities of color. The move came just after
In the Greys Ferry neighborhood of South Philadelphia, which sits in the shadow of a 150-year-old oil Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery so large it nearly eclipses the acreage of Central Park
The interwoven impacts of environmental racism, police tactics, and climate change are creating a triple-threat of increased COVID-19 vulnerability, KQED reported. Respiratory health is a crucial component of limiting the fatality of
Gas stoves are likely exposing tens of millions of Americans to air pollution levels that would be illegal if they were outside, according to a new report. The report, compiled by the
The coronavirus is a case study in the limits of federalism. Where the federal government has declined to gather and distribute masks, gloves and ventilators, states and cities have been forced to
There is a wealth of research detailing all the terrible things that air pollution can do to your body, such as contributing to heart disease, lung cancer, childhood asthma and emphysema, among
Extreme heat often kills more people in this country than hurricanes, floods, lightning and tornadoes. But heat is not an equal opportunity killer. “It’s very selective in the way it kills people,”
There is no question that air pollution poses a serious health danger. It exacerbates asthma, especially in children, and shortens lives. It’s also linked to diabetes, cognitive decline and birth defects, as
One day during the summer of 2018, Nita Sweeney, a 58-year-old retired lawyer-turned-author from Upper Arlington, Ohio, set off for a 7-mile run — a normal distance for an avid runner. It was warm
As EPA administrator under former president Barack Obama, Gina McCarthy crafted a slate of ambitious policies to curb planet-warming carbon pollution. But since Trump took office, she has seen much of her
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There are a lot of explanations for the apparent gap in IQ test scores of white Americans and Americans of color. Some experts point to things like bias in the exam itself,
Nicholas Howell is a walker and a cyclist, both for physical fitness and commuting. “It’s something that is important to me, personally, as a part of my life,” he said. Nevertheless, it
Kristina Stinson never had an allergic reaction to ragweed until after she started working with it. “I think the repeated exposure to the pollen is what did it,” she said. It also
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