(WIB) – It’s no mystery what happens when some poor, Black residents in rural Lowndes County, Alabama, flush the toilet: raw sewage flows into their yards, collecting in a fetid pool. The end result — ...

"This air pollution is a threat to human health at every stage of life," a spokesperson with the American Lung Association ...

In McDowell Country in West Virginia, the state’s poorest county, 17% of children are not graduating from ... there are at least three universities within a 30-minute drive. McDowell and Putnam ...

Joe Bowen estimates this is the tenth home he’s renovated in his 82 years, and he says this one in Hazel Green is the most significant.

Catholics across the country began reflecting on loss and legacy of Pope Francis. Many celebrated his humility and concern ...

The decision by Durbin, who is in his fifth Senate term and is the chamber’s No. 2 Democrat, will set off a flurry of ...

Air quality in the United States has seen significant improvements since the implementation of the Clean Air Act in 1970. Key pollutants have decreased by nearly 80 percent, leading to healthier ...

Washington Regional Medical Center in rural Plymouth is a lifeline in a barren health landscape. But financial problems could ...

The US waste management business is a $140 billion ... nation's largest toxic waste landfill in one of the country's poorest counties? - At the time, there were no state laws stating people ...