…federal lawmakers. This week, we’re focusing on environmental conservation. Environmental conservation programs are among the largest components of recent farm bills, according to a January 2022 report from the Congressional…
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…them. Manmade PFAS compounds don’t degrade under typical conditions in the environment or the body. The compounds have likely wound their way into the environment in the decades since their…
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…also have that drive our response,” says co-author Dr. Renee Salas, a Yerby Fellow at the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at the Harvard T.H. Chan School…
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…“Moisture also provides a favorable environment for cockroaches, rodents, and dust mites.” 8.9% need to address “environmental conditions” such as mold, lead or asbestos in at least half their schools….
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…from Drinking Water in the United States David Q. Andrews and Olga V. Naidenko. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, October 2020. The study: This research from the Environmental Working Group…
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…Health and the Global Environment at the University of Washington focuses on the connections between climate change and human health. The Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units is a network of…
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…according to The New York Times. Totally random Parking is part of what transportation planners call the “built environment.” It is what it sounds like: the built environment refers to…
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…Environment, finds the Australian bushfires in 2019 and 2020 were associated with a 6% increase in emergency department visits for respiratory diseases and 10% increase for cardiovascular diseases. But there’s…
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…Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, was speaking about the release of the seventh annual Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change report…
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…outdoor dining. It’s recognition that this land is more valuable to the community if we can use it for people to get together and eat in a safer environment outdoors,…
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