Surgical hospital closures disproportionately hit poor and socially vulnerable communities

A new national study reveals that hospitals providing surgical care have closed at a significantly higher…

Rising ozone from wildfire smoke poses growing health risks for Western communities

As wildfires grow larger and more frequent across the West, researchers from Colorado, Utah, and California…

Coastal Communities Restoring Natural Defenses Against Storm Surges, Rising Seas

In San Francisco Bay, salt ponds created more than a century ago are reverting to marshland.…

West Virginia Will Finally Study How to Protect Communities After 2016 Floods

Nearly a decade after the deadly 2016 floods, West Virginia officials are moving forward with a…

4 Eastern Kentucky Communities Receive $14.4 Million for Flood Mitigation

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced more than $14.4 million to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in…