High suicide rates for health-care workers, EPA crackdown urged for port pollution and more.
Posted inWorkplace
Impact: OSHA Announces Enforcement Initiative After Public Health Watch Reveals Silicosis Cluster in California
At least 77 fabricators of engineered-stone countertops in the state have been diagnosed with an accelerated form of the fatal lung disease since January 2016
Posted inEnvironment
New Tool Says Dallas-Fort Worth Ranks Third in the World for Transportation-Related Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
Dallas-Fort Worth’s obsession with highways has made it the world’s third biggest source of greenhouse gases from transportation, according to a model called ClimateTrace.
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The Watch: September 21, 2023
Coasts will see annual 100-year floods; health care for immigrants isn’t overly costly, and more.
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The Watch: September 14, 2023
Stubbornly high infant mortality rates, dangerous chemicals in cleaning products and more.
Posted inWomen
After a Decade of State-Led Attacks, Texas Seeks to Bankrupt Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood, which provides essential health-care services to low-income women, has weathered relentless attacks by conservative politicians in Texas and could go bankrupt if the state prevails in a lawsuit.
Posted inMental Health
Network connects pediatricians with mental health professionals to treat growing number of children
Texas children have a hard time accessing mental health care, but a state program is helping pediatricians and primary care doctors fill the gap.
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The Watch: September 7, 2023
Barriers to cancer care for non-English speakers, disadvantaged people more likely to live near weak levees and more.
Posted inWorkplace
Black Lung Disease Is Affecting More Coal Miners in West Virginia. Here’s What to Know
Miners, regulators and advocates have known about the threat of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis for decades. How does silica dust cause black lung disease, what are regulators finally doing about it — and will it change anything?
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In a Small French Town Where Houston-Based LyondellBasell Is a Fixture, Residents Complain of Unending Pollution
Houston-based LyondellBasell, one of the world’s biggest chemical manufacturers, has had several major chemical releases in Harris County, Texas, in the past few years. Its environmental record in the industrial enclave of Berre-l’Étang, France, isn’t so great, either.