Environment
EPA Is Jamming Through Rollbacks That Could Increase Coronavirus Deaths
The sustained effects of air pollution appear to make people particularly vulnerable to the effects of the coronavirus.
The Coronavirus CrisisKaiser Permanente Threatened to Fire Nurses Treating Covid-19 Patients for Wearing Their Own Masks, Unions Say
California Kaiser Permanente facilities downgraded coronavirus protective standards to shore up supplies, but said nurses couldn’t wear their own gear.
The Coronavirus CrisisOakland Hospital Took in Coronavirus Cruise Patients. Now, Low on Supplies, Nurses Asked to Reuse Disposable Masks.
“I don’t mind caring for people and being in the front line of this,” a nurse told The Intercept. “But being grossly unprotected is not acceptable.”
The Coronavirus Crisis2.2 Million People in the U.S. Could Die If Coronavirus Goes Unchecked
Exposure to air pollution could make the virus particularly deadly for poor Americans.
Newark’s Lead Crisis Isn’t Over: “People Are Still Drinking Water That They Shouldn’t”
Newark distributed filters and took measures to address lead in its water supply, but residents say they don’t go far enough.