Bad Chemistry
Toxic PFAS Fallout Found Near Incinerator in Upstate New York
PFAS contamination was found in soil and water near an incinerator in New York state that has been burning firefighting foam for the Department of Defense.
Environment
The Coronavirus Crisis
Big Plastic Asks for $1 Billion Coronavirus Bailout
The companies seeking taxpayer dollars to fund recycling already have hundreds of billions at their disposal to pay for the processing of their products.
As Africa Drowns in Garbage, the Plastics Business Keeps Booming
In a Kenyan dump overflowing with plastic waste, waste-pickers risk disease and injury to collect precious scraps for redemption.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Trump's Obsession With Reopening the Economy Ignores Public Health Experts
Intermittent social distancing efforts — such as stay-at-home orders and school closures — may be necessary into 2022, Harvard researchers say.
The Coronavirus Crisis
What the Coronavirus Pandemic Can Teach Us About the Climate Emergency
The global response to the coronavirus pandemic should give us hope that collective climate suicide can be avoided.
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 Crisis
Kaiser 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 Crisis
Oakland 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 Crisis
2.2 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.