Living with the proof of pollution
New data show Houston-area communities are being flooded with chemicals. Residents are taking matters into their own hands.
New doc shines at film fests
“The Hit,” an investigative documentary that examines a crash in which a young driver was killed when NASCAR driver Tony Stewart’s car hit him on a racetrack eight years ago, has been selected for the Paladino d’Oro Sport Film Festival in Italy. The documentary by Executive Director Chris Halsne reveals new details about the deadly …
Safety agency trying to prevent harm to kids from powerful magnets
Over the past decade, thousands of children have been treated at emergency rooms after swallowing high-powered magnets. At least two children in the U.S. have died.
States take on Big Pharma
Nearly 250,000 people died because of opioid overdoses between 2010 and 2017. IRW and the Washington Post reported in May that the Trump administration has failed to allocate sufficient funds to fight the epidemic and has left crucial drug enforcement posts unfilled, despite declaring opioid addiction a public health emergency in 2017. While the federal …
