Emissions spiked after Trump administration cut regulations … Heat from climate change could worsen U.S. mental health … and more.

Audience members at a town hall meeting sponsored by Public Health Watch in Channelview, Texas, on March 5 questioned a panel of journalists and experts who discussed the health risks of chemical ...

Most Americans believe eliminating health inequities should be a priority for U.S. leaders and that everyone should be able to access health care, regardless of their ability to pay. The findings came ...

Health coverage should be a right, not a privilege, most Americans say … Newer groundwater sources may raise Parkinson’s disease risks … and more.

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 ...

Barges in the Channelview area of Harris County, Texas, on August 23, 2023. Credit: Mark Felix SAN JACINTO RIVER, Texas — Over the past 30 years, federal and state agencies in Texas have allowed ...

Billionaire William Koch’s industrial plant in Port Arthur, Texas, is small compared to the three sprawling oil refineries that surround it – just 112 acres compared with the 10,000 acres occupied by ...

In the spring of 1977, federal workplace-safety regulators were confronted with a grim government study. Current and former employees of two Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. plants in Ohio had been using ...