Скачать или смотреть Interview with Priyanka Runwal: Industrial Risks to Health and the Environment

In this exclusive interview, Priyanka Runwal, Associate Editor at Chemical & Engineering News, reflects on her session at the 13th World Conference of Science Journalists (December 1–5, 2025, Pretoria).
She discusses the long-term health impacts of industrial disasters and extractive industries, highlighting concrete examples:
• The 2023 chemical train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and its effects on local communities.


• The 1984 Bhopal disaster, an industrial tragedy that continues to affect marginalized communities.
Priyanka emphasizes the importance of science journalism in documenting, investigating, and raising awareness about these risks, as well as maintaining a dialogue with scientists to understand how the health of affected communities evolves over time.
Watch her compelling testimony and learn about the critical role of science journalism in covering extractive industries.