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The view from behind 2-year-old Nalleli Garrido's as he looks out on his porch.
Posted inGhosts of Polluters Past

Lead keeps poisoning children. It doesn’t have to.

Yvette Cabrera by Yvette Cabrera March 22, 2023April 17, 2023

Read the Spanish version here. Lea la versión en español aquí. SANTA ANA, California — The news came as a shock: Lead, lurking somewhere in Nalleli Garrido’s home, was poisoning her 1-year-old son.  His pediatrician instructed her to clean all the toys of her toddler, Ruben, keep the home dust-free and prevent him from playing […]

Sara Perl Egendorf is bent down as she shows a group of young children and one adult soil that has been collected in a rubber container.
Posted inGhosts of Polluters Past

Eight ways to take action on lead contaminating your community’s soil 

Yvette Cabrera by Yvette Cabrera March 22, 2023April 17, 2023
Mary Acosta Rodriguez Martinez Garcia is wearing sunglasses and looking up, leaning on metal fencing and her cane, beside railroad tracks with a Pacific Surfliner train on them.
Posted inGhosts of Polluters Past

Toxic churn: The legacy of long-gone industry pollutes U.S. cities

Yvette CabreraClayton Aldern is looking into the camera with a serious expression. He's wearing an orange shirt and brown glasses. by Yvette Cabrera and Clayton Aldern March 22, 2023April 17, 2023
Santa Ana children walk along the train tracks that are littered with debris.
Posted inGhosts of Polluters Past

Ghosts of polluters past

Yvette Cabrera by Yvette Cabrera March 22, 2023April 17, 2023
A woman stands looking at her phone next to her van, the only light comes from the van and the sky behind her.
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

I set out to tell his story. Then he found out he was ill.

Yvette Cabrera by Yvette Cabrera December 2, 2022April 17, 2023
Earl Tulley walks contemplatively, looking down, against a backdrop of mesas with a dusting of snow.
Posted inEnvironment

Nuclear buildup sickened his community. Then it caught up with him.

Yvette Cabrera by Yvette Cabrera November 30, 2022April 17, 2023
A view of the Pecatonica River. On both sides there are buildings near the river's edge.
Posted inHarm's Way

When climate change makes home unsafe

by Alex Lubben August 19, 2022April 17, 2023
Posted inHarm's Way

Reporting on residents in harm’s way

Avatar photo by Mc Nelly Torres August 18, 2022April 17, 2023
Posted inHarm's Way

Leaving the island: The messy, contentious reality of climate relocation

by Olga Loginova and Zak Cassel August 17, 2022July 6, 2023
A New Bern sign is almost entirely submerged under water after he storm surge from Hurricane Florence.
Posted inHarm's Way

Too little, too late for people seeking climate relief

Avatar photo by Mc Nelly Torres, Alex Lubben and Zak Cassel August 10, 2022July 6, 2023
Logo with a house underwater.
Posted inHarm's Way

On the ground: Reporting from the front lines of a climate relocation crisis

by The Center for Public Integrity August 4, 2022April 17, 2023
Betty Rick, a middle-aged Black woman, sits on a sofa looking distraught. She has an envelope in her hands and a mask under her chin.
Posted inHarm's Way

Trapped in harm’s way as climate disasters mount

by Alex Lubben, Julia Shipley, Zak Cassel and Olga Loginova August 3, 2022July 6, 2023
A magnifying glass on a white background.
Posted inHarm's Way

Floods, hurricanes, wildfires: What aid is your county getting to prepare?

by The Center for Public Integrity August 3, 2022April 17, 2023
Someone walk through the rubble of a fire in a forest. Burned tables and chairs are seen thrown about in the scene. Trees are burned, too.
Posted inHarm's Way

How we found communities in harm’s way

by Alex Lubben and Zak Cassel August 3, 2022April 17, 2023
A skyline view of downtown Akron, Ohio.
Posted inHealth

It was the Rubber Capital of the World. The health consequences linger.

Yanick Rice Lamb by Yanick Rice Lamb May 17, 2022April 17, 2023
A look at the desolate Industrial Excess Landfill in Uniontown, Ohio.
Posted inWorker Health and Safety

Inside the decades-long fight over an Ohio Superfund site

Yanick Rice Lamb by Yanick Rice Lamb August 18, 2021April 17, 2023
Posted inHealth

‘Unintended consequences’: The rubber industry’s toxic legacy in Akron

Yanick Rice Lamb by Yanick Rice Lamb March 5, 2021April 17, 2023
Posted inHidden Epidemics

In Florida, worsening heat puts more people at risk

by Naseem S. Miller January 19, 2021April 17, 2023
Illustration of two scenes: woman of color in Arizona on a hot day and man of color in Florida on a hot day.
Posted inHidden Epidemics

Dangerous heat, unequal consequences

by Sofia Moutinho and Elisabeth Gawthrop January 19, 2021April 17, 2023
Illustration of a man from the Carolinas has an infection from vibrio.
Posted inHidden Epidemics

Deadly bacteria lurk in coastal waters. Climate change increases the risks.

Sammy Fretwell by Ali Raj, Sofia Moutinho, Veronica Penney, Kristen Lombardi and Sammy Fretwell October 20, 2020April 17, 2023
Posted inInside Public Integrity

Navigating mental health needs after natural disasters

by Alex Eichenstein October 8, 2020April 17, 2023
a tree is silhouetted by flames from wildfire above a home in Twisp, Washington.
Posted inHidden Epidemics

Haunted by wildfires, a community heals together

Molly Taft by Molly Taft September 23, 2020April 17, 2023
Posted inHidden Epidemics

Three years. Four disasters. Social workers in Puerto Rico want change.

Kio Herrera by Kio Herrera September 11, 2020April 17, 2023
Posted inHidden Epidemics

How to heal emotional wounds after disaster

Avatar photo by Jamie Smith Hopkins August 25, 2020April 17, 2023
Illustration of daughter and mom in Houston after a hurricane.
Posted inHidden Epidemics

Disasters are driving a mental health crisis

Avatar photo by Dean Russell and Jamie Smith Hopkins August 25, 2020April 17, 2023
A community gathering after the Kincade Fire in 2019.
Posted inHidden Epidemics

Community gatherings offer healing for emotional wounds after disasters

Megan Cattel by Megan Cattel August 25, 2020April 17, 2023
Posted inHidden Epidemics

The mounting mental toll of disasters

by The Center for Public Integrity August 25, 2020April 17, 2023
A home builder works in the heat
Posted inHidden Epidemics

Climate change is killing Americans. Health departments aren’t equipped to respond

by Dean Russell, Elisabeth Gawthrop, Veronica Penney, Ali Raj and Bridget Hickey June 16, 2020April 17, 2023
Posted inHidden Epidemics

Climate casualties rising with temperatures

by Elisabeth Gawthrop June 16, 2020April 17, 2023

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