Texas Gov. Greg Abbott rarely misses an opportunity to boast about his state’s “pro-growth, business-friendly” environment. His official biography says he has “achieved significant legislative ...

About a year after Blanco County launched its community health paramedicine program in 2022, paramedic Wesley Patton was ...

Public Health Watch rarely covers breaking news, but its investigative reporting is often tied to the news — and sometimes foreshadows it. A case in point: the push to slash health coverage for the ...

Analysis shows EPA rollbacks of the HON rule would put overburdened communities at risk and benefit chemical plants that ...

About a year after Blanco County launched its community health paramedicine program in 2022, paramedic Wesley Patton was referred to a patient in the local jail. The man had been arrested on ...

Drinking water chemical may raise kidney disease risk…microplastics detected in human reproductive fluids…air pollution ...

About Susan Susan White, Public Health Watch’s project editor, has edited Pulitzer Prize-winning projects at ProPublica, InsideClimate News and the San Diego Union-Tribune. She has also edited three ...

In May, Congress overturned a Biden administration rule that limited pollution of seven toxic chemicals, including lead and ...

Native Americans face highest risk for heart failure from metals…multiple health dangers tied to wildfire smoke…public trust ...

Wellness is vital to avoid a return to prison, but those who served time often reenter society without health insurance or ...

High levels of manganese in drinking water could harm infants and children, research shows. But industries that use or produce the metal are downplaying the risks in a fight against tighter controls ...