In the ‘Rubber Capital of the World,’ Health Consequences Linger
In Akron, Ohio, toxic exposures to benzene and asbestos made people sick and cut lives short.
America’s Largest Inland Port is Running Out of Water
The proposed solution — a thirty-one-mile-long pipeline draining Lake Michigan — is dividing residents of Joliet, Illinois.
Inside the Decades-Long Fight Over an Ohio Superfund Site
In Uniontown, Ohio, outside of Akron, residents and officials have clashed over cleanup of the Industrial Excess Landfill.
The Long Tail of Indiana’s Oil and Gas Boom
The state’s early industry remade more than the landscape.
The Rubber Industry’s Toxic Legacy in Akron
The stories of workers and their families reveal "unintended consequences" for life and health in the community.
How Racism Makes the Weather in Cleveland (and Elsewhere)
A 2020 study found that formerly redlined neighborhoods are hotter than other areas in the same city. Here’s why.
My Life in Oil
Detroit, the tar sands, and burying my father in toxic ground.
What Happens After Coronavirus?
Moratoriums on evictions, utility shut-offs now are necessary, but policymakers should also plan for the post-coronavirus fallout.
Detroit Water Shutoffs and a Crisis of Public Health
Activists have been working for years to change the broader narrative around water access.
Possible Landscapes
The future of the Calumet/south Chicago region will have to contend with its infrastructure and layered history.
Black Lives and a River Road
Tracing water, memory and change through Black experiences along and near Route 65.
Climate Resilience on Detroit’s East Side
How members of one neighborhood are addressing the effects of climate change on their community.