NewsHealth Kids Who Lost Parents to COVID, In Their Own Words More than 8,700 children in New York City are grieving a parent or caregiver who died of COVID. Here are some of their favorite memories, and what they wish others knew. Liz Donovan, Muriel Alarcón & Sam RabiyahThe City, Columbia Journalism Investigations, City LimitsJanuary 26, 2023
InvestigationHealth, Politics The Pandemic Robbed Thousands of NYC Children of Parents. Many Aren’t Getting the Help They Need. Schools are uniquely positioned to identify and support grieving children, but families and school staff say the system isn’t equipped to serve them. Liz Donovan & Fazil KhanThe City, Columbia Journalism Investigations, City LimitsJanuary 26, 2023
InvestigationHealth, Justice Roe Was Never Enough Though the federal government is obligated to provide tribes with health care, decades-old restrictions on federal funding have severely limited the provision of abortion. Adreanna RodriguezViceAugust 25, 2022
ImpactEnvironment, Health Clean Air Reps Quit Advisory Group Amid Revelations of Ongoing Problems With Emission Reduction Credit Program Resignations follow stories from Capital & Main and Type Investigations on faulty permitting system and under-monitoring. Aaron Miguel CantúCapital & MainJuly 15, 2022
InvestigationEnvironment, Health Sporadic Monitoring of Emissions in California Oil Country Adds to Air Pollution Concerns A patchwork of regulations is out of sync with the urgency of the climate crisis, experts say. Aaron Miguel CantúCapital & MainJuly 13, 2022
InvestigationEnvironment, Health California Air Regulators Try to Salvage Faulty System That Permitted ‘Extreme’ Pollution Residents challenge regulators’ claims that they can’t account for toxic oil and gas emissions in the San Joaquin Valley. Aaron Miguel CantúCapital & MainJuly 12, 2022
NewsHealth 1 de cada 200 niños en la ciudad de Nueva York han perdido a un padre o cuidador debido al COVID. Esto representa casi el doble del índice nacional. Fazil KhanThe City, Columbia Journalism InvestigationsMay 16, 2022
AnalysisHealth, Politics Overturning Roe Is the Crowning Achievement of Christian Nationalism Sarah PosnerThe NationMay 9, 2022
NewsHealth 1 in Every 200 Children in NYC Has Lost a Parent or Caregiver to COVID. That’s Almost Twice the National Rate. Across the city, around 8,600 children have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID — a population that would entirely fill 15 average-sized New York City public schools. Fazil KhanThe City, Columbia Journalism InvestigationsApril 20, 2022
NewsHealth, Labor Company Settles With Home Health Aides Seeking Unpaid Wages For Round-the-Clock Care The court approved a settlement of $600,000 for damages, penalties, and all unpaid wages and overtime. Liz DonovanDecember 20, 2021