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Category: Environment

Our investigations reveal how environmental policy in the U.S. has led to the current state of the climate — and where it’ll go from here.

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How racism and inequality created COVID-19’s ‘Viral Underclass’

Avatar photo by María Inés Zamudio October 14, 2022October 13, 2022
Logo with a house underwater.
Posted inHarm's Way

Join us for a live discussion: Harm’s Way

Avatar photo by Charlie Hsing-Chuan Dodge September 29, 2022October 24, 2022
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Posted inPublic Health

Getting the lead out — at long last

Yvette Cabrera by Yvette Cabrera September 23, 2022September 23, 2022
A view of the Pecatonica River. On both sides there are buildings near the river's edge.
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When climate change makes home unsafe

by Alex Lubben August 19, 2022April 17, 2023
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Reporting on residents in harm’s way

Avatar photo by Mc Nelly Torres August 18, 2022April 17, 2023
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Leaving the island: The messy, contentious reality of climate relocation

by Olga Loginova and Zak Cassel August 17, 2022July 6, 2023
Posted inHarm's Way

Hear from those leaving a beloved, disaster-threatened home

by Olga Loginova August 17, 2022August 15, 2022
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
Posted inHarm's Way

Atrapados en la zona de peligro: sin ayuda para reubicarse, una catástrofe tras otra

by Alex Lubben, Julia Shipley, Zak Cassel and Olga Loginova August 3, 2022November 4, 2022
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
Indigenous farmer Harris Polelanema shows his stunted corn on his Hopi Reservation plot.
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

Indigenous solutions to climate change could inform nationwide policies

Avatar photo by Melissa Hellmann November 19, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inEnvironment

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board was slashed by Trump. Its backlog is piling up.

Avatar photo by Jim Morris and Andrew Maykuth March 26, 2021January 28, 2022
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
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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 inEnvironment

How big farms got a government pass on air pollution

by Joe Wertz September 16, 2020January 28, 2022
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

Tres años. Cuatro desastres. Los trabajadores sociales en Puerto Rico quieren un cambio.

Kio Herrera by Kio Herrera September 11, 2020January 28, 2022
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 scene from the aftermath of the West, Texas, explosion.
Posted inEnvironment

The fertilizer that might have caused the Beirut explosion is all over the U.S. It’s unevenly regulated.

by Joe Wertz August 5, 2020January 28, 2022
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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