# The Why Axis Making data fun again Page: Feed: --- ## [Some personal news](https://thewhyaxis.substack.com/p/some-personal-news) _2022-07-19 · Christopher Ingraham_ I’ve joined the staff of the Minnesota Reformer. They’re a fantastic independent non-profit news outlet based in the Twin Cities, and they’ve been looking to expand their coverage into the rural parts of the state. I’ll also be covering data-focused stuff all over Minnesota. ## [Minnesota legalizes marijuana edibles](https://thewhyaxis.substack.com/p/minnesota-legalizes-marijuana-edibles) _2022-07-01 · Christopher Ingraham_ The edibles-only legislation is unique among the states ## [Parched](https://thewhyaxis.substack.com/p/parched) _2022-06-22 · Christopher Ingraham_ The West's water is drying up ## [Map: How much air pollution is shortening lives in your community](https://thewhyaxis.substack.com/p/map-how-much-air-pollution-is-shortening) _2022-06-16 · Christopher Ingraham_ This week the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago released the 2022 edition of its Air Quality Life Index (AQLI). ## [American Medical Association moves closer to declaring gas stoves a public health risk](https://thewhyaxis.substack.com/p/american-medical-association-moves) _2022-06-15 · Christopher Ingraham_ The appliances are a major source of indoor air pollution ## [Latest EPA data confirms that air quality progress has stalled, and in some cases is reversing](https://thewhyaxis.substack.com/p/latest-epa-data-confirms-that-air) _2022-06-03 · Christopher Ingraham_ The EPA released official 2021 trend data this week ## [Why dirty air hurts kids more](https://thewhyaxis.substack.com/p/why-dirty-air-hurts-kids-more) _2022-05-30 · Christopher Ingraham_ It's counterintuitive, but pound for pound kids inhale more pollutants than adults do ## [The latest research on what air pollution's doing to your minds and bodies](https://thewhyaxis.substack.com/p/the-latest-research-on-what-air-pollutions) _2022-05-27 · Christopher Ingraham_ One overarching theme: even a little bit is too much ## [Questions and answers about Gen X and lead](https://thewhyaxis.substack.com/p/questions-and-answers-about-gen-x) _2022-05-24 · Christopher Ingraham_ It was in the air ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Y8oqRYTNpxu0) _2022-05-24 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [The leaded generation](https://thewhyaxis.substack.com/p/the-leaded-generation) _2022-05-23 · Christopher Ingraham_ More than half of Americans alive today were exposed to dangerous levels of lead as kids