New online map lets readers explore cancer risks in their counties…older, poor-quality housing leaves residents vulnerable to ...

Some experts believe CKD is the first chronic illness directly linked to climate change. This story is the third in a series ...

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Some experts believe CKD is the first chronic illness directly linked to climate change. This story is the third in a series on the effects of rising temperatures across Texas.

Some experts believe CKD is the first chronic illness directly linked to climate change. This story is the third in a series on the effects of rising temperatures across Texas.

Downtown Houston on a smoggy day. Particulate matter, an ingredient in smog, has been linked to a long list of health effects, including premature death, stroke and breast cancer. Credit: Dave Fehling ...

Texas Health and Environment Alliance founder Jackie Medcalf stands near the San Jacinto River in Highlands, Texas. For the past eight months, Medcalf has pushed the state to release ...

A cracked pipe at Chevron’s oil refinery in Richmond, California, released a flammable white vapor that quickly ignited, sending a large cloud of black smoke across surrounding communities on August 6 ...

Juan Gonzalez Morin died at 37 in April after cutting and grinding artificial-stone countertops in the Los Angeles area. Gonzalez developed the lung disease silicosis after years of inhaling silica ...