#pollution

Outdoor air pollution is a risk factor for prostate, colorectal, breast and endometrial cancers in some older adults.

Grants will fund projects that focus on disproportionately affected areas.

Targeted emissions reductions could reduce these pollution disparities, which likely contribute to health disparities.

Another study found that children with fatty liver disease are at high risk for diabetes.

Abdominal obesity worsened the impact of air pollution on MAFLD development.

1 in 5 New York City Fire Department’s 9/11 first responders developed cancer. Yet their mental health quality of life is above average.

Michael Whitley, 43, has a can-do attitude that helps him navigate a complex path through metastatic kidney cancer.

Four years after a facility disclosed water contamination, locals are using bottled water to cook and battling cancer.

High ozone levels in polluted air are linked to an increased risk for uterine fibroids among Black women.

“Some people who are experiencing COVID-19 are more susceptible due to the impacts of air pollution."

Certain substances found in tap water can affect a person’s risk of developing hard deposits of minerals and salts in the kidney.

Even though the bright yellow of the pollutants has faded from the river, health problems associated with the disaster could remain for years...

Nearly 10 percent of beaches in the U.S. have so many pathogens in their waters that they are considered unsafe by EPA standards.

In the wake of the Trayvon Martin shooting, many folks have noted the alarming rates of gun violence deaths for black children.

People who live in urban areas with lots of pollution also have higher blood pressure.