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8 medidas que puedes tomar cuando el plomo contamina los suelos de tu comunidad
No es solo un problema del pasado. Esto es lo que puedes hacer para proteger el futuro de todos.
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![Photo of a Santa Ana parent walking her son to school near a vacant dirt lot]()
![Photo of a Santa Ana parent walking her son to school near a vacant dirt lot]()
Does your community have lead in its soil? Here’s what to do.
It’s not just a problem of the past. With these tips, you can help protect everyone’s future.
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![The Erickson Aero Tanker 107 MD-87 firefighting aircraft makes a drop of retardant to contain a wildfire as it approaches homes during the Fairview Fire near Hemet, California in Riverside County on September 7, 2022.]()
![The Erickson Aero Tanker 107 MD-87 firefighting aircraft makes a drop of retardant to contain a wildfire as it approaches homes during the Fairview Fire near Hemet, California in Riverside County on September 7, 2022.]()
Wildfire smoke is hurting pregnant moms and babies. Can California cities protect them?
The legacy of redlining in Fresno isn’t just linked to housing access. It also has deadly effects on air quality and preterm birth.
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Una familia, tres generaciones de cáncer y la mayor concentración de refinerías de petróleo de California
Una reciente investigación de Grist descubrió que, desde 2020, Wilmington ha experimentado un espectacular aumento en muertes relacionadas condiciones conocidas por ser exacerbadas a causa de altos niveles de contaminación.
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![a woman in a car drives by a refinery]()
![a woman in a car drives by a refinery]()
One family, three generations of cancer, and the largest concentration of oil refineries in California
A new community survey exposes widespread cancer, asthma, anxiety, and depression in Wilmington, California.
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![Collage: on the left, four rectangles arranged like window panes filled with a black and white photo of oil refinery towers spewing smoke; on the right a silhouette of a woman in profile facing left, filled with a photo of dark orange and red smoke]()
![Collage: on the left, four rectangles arranged like window panes filled with a black and white photo of oil refinery towers spewing smoke; on the right a silhouette of a woman in profile facing left, filled with a photo of dark orange and red smoke]()
A Texas county wants to punish polluters. The state won’t let it.
Residents of eastern Harris County have grown tired of almost-daily chemical leaks and the occasional catastrophe. A new generation of county officials is trying to help them, even as state leaders undercut their authority and restrict voting access.
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Aumentan las muertes en un pueblo de puerto contaminado. COVID es solo parte de la historia.
Recientemente, Willmington, California ha perdido más vidas de lo usual. El poder, la contaminación ambiental, y las dinámicas socioeconómicas tienen la culpa.
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![a person in a hat winces as a woman in blue gloves gieves him a shot]()
![a person in a hat winces as a woman in blue gloves gieves him a shot]()
Deaths have spiked in this polluted port community. COVID is only part of the story.
Wilmington, California, has experienced hundreds more deaths than it does on average. Power, pollution, and poverty all play a role.
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![an oil refinery with lots of industrial equipment]()
![an oil refinery with lots of industrial equipment]()
How a California port community embodies the deadly link between pollution and gun violence
Hundreds of people have been shot and killed in the industrial corridors of Wilmington, California.
