Tag: Environmental health
Investing in indoor air quality improvements in schools will reduce COVID...
Patricia Fabian, Boston University and Jonathan Levy, Boston University
As fall temperatures cool across the U.S., many schools will...
The UN just declared a universal human right to a healthy,...
Joel E. Correia, University of Florida
Climate change is already affecting much of the world’s population, with startlingly high...
What are PFAS, and why is the EPA warning about them...
Kathryn Crawford, Middlebury
“PFAS? What’s PFAS?”
You may be hearing that term in the news as...
PFAS are showing up in children’s stain- and water-resistant products –...
Kathryn Rodgers, Boston University
Even if children’s stain- or water-resistant clothes are advertised as “green” or “nontoxic,” they might...
US Climate risks are rising – a scientist looks at the...
Erica A.H. Smithwick, Penn State
When I was a young researcher studying how forested ecosystems recover from wildfire, I...
Los Angeles’ long, troubled history with urban oil drilling is nearing...
Jill Johnston, University of Southern California and Bhavna Shamasunder, Occidental College
Los Angeles had oil wells pumping in its...
The US is making plans to replace all of its lead...
Gabriel Filippelli, IUPUI
The Biden administration has released a plan to accelerate removal of lead water pipes and lead...
Breathing wildfire smoke can affect the brain and sperm, as well...
Luke Montrose, Boise State University and Adam Schuller, Boise State University
Wildfires burning in the western U.S. are sending...
EXPLORING NATURE
The Women’s Health Initiative has shaped women’s health for over 30...
Jean Wactawski-Wende, University at Buffalo
Women make up more than 50% of the population, yet before the 1990s they...
