Environmental Health

"Another county in Southern California has confirmed finding mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus."

"Michael, a resident of Richmond’s Southside who declined to share his last name, sat on Forest Hill Avenue waiting for a bus Tuesday just before 2 p.m., when a car thermometer recorded the temperature at 94 degrees."

"The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil on Thursday for alleged air quality violations at the company’s oil and gas operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota."

"The long overdue federal heat standard proposal gets many things right but will take years to enact, and enforcement will be key, says climate health expert Juanita Constible."

"The legislation includes cuts to EPA and the Interior Department."

"Climate change and contaminated water have combined to create an epidemic of kidney disease."

"Three recent Supreme Court decisions increase industries’ chances of winning regulatory challenges, but only after a period of divergent lower court rulings on what the nation’s primary commercial chemical law requires."

"Some priority regs — including climate standards for existing gas-fired power plants, curbs on lead and copper in drinking water, and heat protections for workers — could be doomed."

"The Fair Food Program works to boost farmworker safety by appealing directly to major brands and consumers".

"Climate change is driving rates higher, but not always in areas with the greatest risk."