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Environmental injustice in Pittsburgh: Poor, minority neighborhoods see higher rates of deaths from air pollution
PITTSBURGH—If air pollution levels in all of Allegheny County were lowered to match the levels […]
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A threat from above: Plastic rains down on US National Parks and Wilderness areas
Last August, scientists delivered the chilling news that microplastics suspended in the Earth’s atmosphere were […]
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“We have systemic issues, we have cyclical issues”
Editor’s note: Environmental insults and police violence aimed at communities of color are interconnected issues. […]
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Considering the phenomenon of environmental injustice as a form of criminalization
Editor’s note: Environmental insults and police violence aimed at communities of color are interconnected issues. […]
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Court compels the EPA to cancel use of a widespread herbicide. What comes next?
I have followed major pesticide-related court actions for about 40 years. The June 3, 2020, […]
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“Being in a black neighborhood, they didn’t care”
Editor’s note: Environmental insults and police violence aimed at communities of color are interconnected issues. […]
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Much of America has the wrong “complexion for protection”
Editor’s note: Environmental insults and police violence aimed at communities of color are interconnected issues. […]
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Swamp threats rising from the grave
As natural wonders go, swamps are not high on my list. I’ve spent less than […]
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Air pollution from fracking killed an estimated 20 people in Pennsylvania from 2010-2017: Study
Particulate matter pollution emitted by Pennsylvania’s fracking wells killed about 20 people between 2010 and […]
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Plastic pollution, explained
Plastics: we can’t live without them, or so it seems. While using plastics in some […]