Exposure to extreme temperatures can lead to serious illness and death, and the risks for people who are pregnant and those with pre-existing conditions like asthma or diabetes, are even greater.
Myanmar Gazette | Before arriving in the U.S., Esther envisioned a country filled with lush greenery. She was surprised that the reality differed from her expectations.
Indigenous Network | Indigenous communities are vulnerable to the effects of extreme heat that is affecting Los Angeles but have a harder time accessing public resources.
Residents of St. James Parish, Louisiana, are fighting to keep a toxic plastic chemicals factory from being built on the site of ancestral burial grounds.
Bringing parts of LA County with below-average tree canopy up to the average would mean close to 1 million years of added life expectancy for Angelinos.
