Lead biosensors could make water testing accessible for Chicagoans
By Fern Alling Medill Reports Nearly three-quarters of all service lines in Chicago’s public water system are made of lead. A 2024 analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council on Environmental Protection Agency data found more than 387,000 lead service lines in the city. The federal government banned the installation of new lead pipes in […]
Anti-transgender executive orders threaten intersex people
By Fern Alling Medill Reports In the first two weeks of his second term, President Donald Trump signed eight executive orders that explicitly targeted transgender Americans. Some resulting actions – like restrictions on gender-affirming care for people younger than 19 years old – were temporarily blocked by federal judges. Others – like changes to passport […]
