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Living in the 'Diesel Death Zone'

What has diesel pollution done to community health around the Los Angeles Port complex? California Fellow Tena Rubio tackled the story for KCRW.

Raising a stink

The smell of chemicals in Globeville, Colo., isn't a constant presence. But residents there have long questioned what potential health risks might accompany them.

Growing up in America's Worst Air

Children in suburban Riverside and San Bernardino counties breathe what is arguably the worst air in America. Diesel soot and other harmful particles and lung-searing ozone build up in the region, not only from local sources but from polluters in coastal areas.

How does the environment affect the health of urban poor?

Across the country, power plants spew mercury into the air, but it’s hard to make the case for stricter pollution limits without referencing the devastating effects heavy metals have on human health.

Medicaid Audit Program: High Costs, Small Benefits

Medicaid audit program, healthcare reform and small businesses, stress, Greece and environmental regulations.

Los Angeles neighborhood bears the brunt of air pollution

As summer temperatures rise, so do fears of asthma and other illnesses caused by all the air pollution converging on the east Los Angeles community of Boyle Heights. With its proximity to freeways, industrial sites and shipping corridors, activists say the geography of Boyle Heights brings a disproportionate health burden to residents.

Dirty Crude Spells Dirty Air in California

California's long-running campaign to reduce air pollution has indirectly helped create a new problem: its oil refineries now produce more greenhouse gas emissions than refineries anywhere else in the country.

J-Students Report: How Well Does the Military Health System Serve the National Guard?

Journalism students report on military health, dying from air pollution, and healthy workaholics, plus more from our Daily Briefing.

EPA's Jared Blumenfeld visits Central Valley

EPA's Jared Blumenfeld brings a little hope and money to San Joaquin Valley.

Food Safety: Just How Safe is that Bagged Salad?

The safety of bagged salads, Special K (not the cereal) for depression, FDA whistleblowers sue, and more from our Daily Briefing.

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