Science Apr 06 Why air quality is getting worse in many places and how it puts human health at risk By William Brangham, Andrew Corkery
Health Jul 16 Watch 8:01 As wildfire smoke spreads, millions of Americans lack access to respiratory care Smoke from the record-setting Canadian wildfires is again making the air hazardous to breathe this weekend across the Northern Plains and upper Midwest. As the smoke triggers breathing problems for many, it also highlights the fact that more than 5… By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Andrew Corkery, Satvi Sunkara
Nation Apr 04 Watch 5:31 News Wrap: China sends 10,000 health care worker to battle COVID outbreak in Shanghai In our news wrap Monday, China sent more than 10,000 health workers to Shanghai as a COVID-19 outbreak spreads, police in Sacramento, California made an arrest after a mass shooting Sunday killed six people, Hungary's pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orban…
Health Oct 14 Watch 4:00 How fires, dry conditions are drastically increasing air pollution across California Smoke and dust are blanketing central California. Air pollution is a chronic problem in the San Joaquin Valley but it is now reaching levels unlike any previously seen. With no measurable rainfall in weeks, and little chance of rain in…
Science Apr 21 Top EPA advisers challenge long-standing air pollution science, threatening Americans’ health On April 11, an important scientific advisory group submitted recommendations to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler that propose new and dangerous ways of interpreting findings on the health effects of air pollution. By Richard E. Peltier, The Conversation
Sep 19 Watch Oil Refinery Expansions Face Opposition An oil refinery in Detroit wants to expand its capacity by 15 percent, but neighbors and environmentalists oppose the project. This report, funded in part by the Park Foundation, describes how the Michigan case is indicative of the situation nationwide. Continue watching