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Toxic Firefighting Foam Persists in U.S. Despite Calls for a Ban

by Melba Newsome January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

The evidence continues to mount that a widely used firefighting foam may be linked to high rates of cancer among U.S. firefighters. Why is the foam still in firehouses?

Posted inThe Holdouts

Rural Safety-Net Clinic Flush With Patients Takes a Step Toward Sustainability

by Kim Krisberg December 30, 2022January 2, 2023

A recent inspection could lead to millions of federal dollars for the East Texas Community Clinic, which mostly serves the uninsured and underinsured.

Stebbins, Alaska, is a desolate town of only 634 people located across the Norton Sound from the likewise seaside town of Nome.
Posted inEnvironment

Infrastructure Law Raises Hopes of Alaskan Tribal Villages Without Running Water. But Will the Effort Fall Short?

by Hayden Godfrey and Audrey Hill/Investigative Reporting Workshop December 19, 2022January 27, 2023

The federal Infrastructure Law set aside funds to improve clean-water delivery systems for Alaska’s rural tribal communities. But barriers loom, from construction challenges to lack of funding for operations.

A plume billows from a petrochemical plant bordering Galena Park, on the east side of Harris County, Texas.
Posted inToxic Texas Air

Houston-Area Residents Take Pollution Monitoring Into Their Own Hands. The Results Are Worse Than Feared.

by David Leffler December 15, 2022January 4, 2023

New data from Houston-area air monitors show communities are being flooded with chemicals.

Posted inNewsletters

A Collaboration in Two Languages

by Jim Morris December 12, 2022December 17, 2022

A successful journalism collaboration reaches not only large numbers of people but also the right people – the people most affected by, or most capable of solving, the problem you’re revealing.

Posted inCommentary

For Children’s Hospitals, a ‘COVID in March 2020’ Moment

by Lisa Doggett December 7, 2022December 7, 2022

An inside look at how pediatric hospitals are being overwhelmed with victims of respiratory illness.

Juan Rodrigo Gonzalez Morin, 36, developed an accelerated form of the deadly lung disease silicosis after cutting and grinding artificial stone countertops in the Los Angeles area.
Posted inWorkplace

Ancient Lung Disease Strikes Countertop Cutters in Southern California

by Jim Morris and Leslie Berestein Rojas December 2, 2022December 19, 2022

Since January 2016, at least 30 artificial-stone fabricators in the Los Angeles area have been diagnosed with an accelerated form of silicosis, a deadly, dust-related illness.

Woman stands in her living room.
Posted inAccess to Care

Florida County Offers Free Health Plan for Residents Ineligible for Medicaid. Sign-Ups Are Falling Short.

by Stephanie Colombini/Health News Florida December 1, 2022December 1, 2022

Hillsborough County’s program uses a half-cent sales tax to pay for health care for thousands of residents earning up to 175% of the federal poverty level. But enrollment isn’t as high as it could be.

Annette LoVoi is named Public Health Watch board chair.
Posted inNewsletters

Public Health Watch Board Chair Named

by Jim Morris November 29, 2022December 3, 2022

Annette LoVoi of Austin is named as chair of Public Health Watch’s nine-member governing board.

Rhonda Jones with son Tyrus and daughter Alayna at their home in Crown Point, Indiana. Alayna was injured during her birth and has cerebral palsy. She was recently hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. (Taylor Glascock for KHN)
Posted inAccess to Care

When Malpractice Occurs at Community Health Centers, Taxpayers Pay

by Phil Galewitz and Bram Sable-Smith/Kaiser Health News November 28, 2022December 2, 2022

Federally funded clinics and their doctors are protected against lawsuits by federal law, with taxpayers footing the bill. The health centers say that allows them to better serve their low-income patients, but lawyers say the system handcuffs consumers with a cumbersome legal process.

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  • Toxic Firefighting Foam Persists in U.S. Despite Calls for a Ban January 18, 2023
  • Rural Safety-Net Clinic Flush With Patients Takes a Step Toward Sustainability December 30, 2022
  • Infrastructure Law Raises Hopes of Alaskan Tribal Villages Without Running Water. But Will the Effort Fall Short? December 19, 2022
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