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Opinion: Cancer is not normal or inevitable. We should continue to fight it
I was shocked to see a blatant attempt to normalize cancer as an inevitability in a recent Washington Post op-ed by former environmental reporter David Ropeik. While Ropeik reasonably notes that some cancers (prostate) are overtreated, the rest of his argument is absurd. Of course Americans have reason to fear the second leading cause of…
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LNG production comes with a price, Gulf Coast communities warn
This 2-part series was co-produced by Environmental Health News and the journalism non-profit Economic Hardship Reporting Project. See part 2 here. CAMERON PARISH, La.—In southwest Louisiana, amidst natural disasters and industrial expansion, everyone’s lost something — boats, income, family, homes — Leo Dyson admits. “The house is nothing,” Dyson, a retired commercial fisherman, told Environmental…
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Amid LNG’s Gulf Coast expansion, community hopes to stand in its way
This 2-part series was co-produced by Environmental Health News and the journalism non-profit Economic Hardship Reporting Project. See part 1 here. CAMERON PARISH, La. — Late into the night, John Allaire watches the facility next to his home shoot 300-foot flares from stacks. He lives within eyesight of southwest Louisiana’s salty shores, where, for decades,…
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La producción de gas natural licuado tiene un precio, advierten las comunidades la Costa del Golfo
Este proyecto peridístico de dos partes ha sido coproducido por Environmental Health News y la organización periodística sin ánimo de lucro Economic Hardship Reporting Project. . CAMERON PARISH, La.— En el suroeste de Luisiana, entre catástrofes naturales y el crecimiento industrial, todo el mundo ha perdido algo: barcos, ingresos, familia y casas, cuenta Leo Dyson.…
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Ante la expansión del GNL en la costa del Golfo, la comunidad espera erigirse como un muro de contención
Este proyecto peridístico de dos partes ha sido coproducido por Environmental Health News y la organización periodística sin ánimo de lucro Economic Hardship Reporting Project.. CAMERON PARISH, La — Hasta altas horas de la noche, John Allaire observa cómo las chimeneas de instalaciones próximas a su casa disparan llamaradas de 300 pies. Desde su casa,…
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Listen: Chemical exposure and breast cancer risk
Researchers at Silent Spring Institute recently published a study linking more than 900 common, everyday chemicals to increased breast cancer risk. Environmental Health News (EHN) reporter Kristina Marusic covered the study’s findings and recently joined The Allegheny Front to discuss what the study means for anyone concerned about breast cancer risk. “Ideally we’d do a…
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Op-ed: We are undercounting heat-related deaths in the US
In summer 2022, in San Antonio, Texas, 51 migrants died in an overheated truck, after being smuggled across the border from Mexico. The day they died, temperatures peaked well past 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius), and the truck had no water and a busted cooling system. Eleven people survived thanks to a nearby worker…
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LISTEN: Idalmis Vaquero on turning community priorities into policies
Idalmis Vaquero joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss her upbringing in an environmental justice neighborhood, how it led her to law school, and how Just Solutions turns communities’ priorities into policies. Vaquero is a senior policy analyst at Just Solutions, a BIPOC-led, national climate organization that partners with communities disproportionately…
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Op-ed: What we know about toxic chemicals and children’s mental health
Poor mental health and exposure to toxic chemicals are two of the most pressing children’s health issues. But are they connected? I explored this question in a recently published review in Frontiers in Toxicology and discovered a growing body of evidence connecting increased exposure to chemicals in the environment, such as lead, PFAS and BPA,…
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More than 900 common chemicals linked to breast cancer risk: Study
More than 900 chemicals commonly found in consumer products and the environment have been linked to breast cancer risk in a new study. The study, published today in Environmental Health Perspectives, identified 921 chemicals that increase the risk of breast cancer and found that 90% are ubiquitous in consumer products, food and drinks, pesticides, medications…
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