Many African-American women feel pressure to straighten and relax their hair, and that often means using chemicals that could have serious health implications.
The Allegheny Front’s summer intern, 17-year old Anesa Reed, started taking a closer look at the hair products she and her friends like most. Here’s her story.
An area roughly the size of Delaware has been mined for coal in Appalachia using mountaintop removal, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS...
Former Kentucky miners described being pressured to cover up coal dust monitors meant to protect them. New research shows a resurgence in black lung disease.
Spreading oil and gas wastewater has been a cheap way for municipalities to suppress dust on unpaved roads in parts of Pennsylvania for years. But the waste can contain high levels of radioactive materials and other pollutants that are bad for water quality and human health.
Her son died from inhaling the fumes of a chemical common in paint strippers. Now a local woman is asking the government and hardware stores to ban it.
