public health

Dozens of public health groups call for urgent climate action

Climate change is the century's "greatest public health challenge," said groups including the National Medical Association and the American Heart Association.

Hospitals take aim at ‘the greatest health threat of the 21st century’

Health systems comprising more than 17,000 facilities worldwide are pledging to slash their carbon emissions

Trump’s coal bailout would mean more pollution — and more deaths

Trump wants to keep struggling coal plants afloat. That could kill more than 800 Americans, new analysis shows.

The Pacific Northwest’s fiery week warns of hotter times to come

This ain’t normal -- but it might be someday.

How urban ‘heat islands’ threaten public health

In built-up cities like Los Angeles, higher temperatures threaten lives.

A toxic landfill is swallowing this Alabama community. The EPA dismissed its case.

"Officials who are supposed to protect us ... don't, because we are black people."

In California, families fear pesticide poisoning after EPA reverses ban

“I’m being poisoned and I can’t do anything about it.”

This lead-poisoned Indiana city could be the next Flint

And Trump's EPA is unlikely to act.

Trump’s EPA cuts would be a disaster for public health

“It literally will make people sick,” a former EPA official said.