The impact of future heat waves on mortality in the eastern United States
2014 study in Environmental Health Perspectives on the effect of global warming on future heat waves and their subsequent impact on human health.
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of energy and the environment
2014 study in Environmental Health Perspectives on the effect of global warming on future heat waves and their subsequent impact on human health.
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2014 selection of research related to the long-term health consequences of childhood obesity as well as the effectiveness of nutrition and exercise programs to prevent obesity
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2014 study published in International Food and Agribusiness Journal Review on U.S. and Canadian consumers’ perceptions of the terms “organic” and “local.”
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2014 study from the University of Pennsylvania showing how urbanization can foster economic growth in the developing and developed world.
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A 2014 study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences analyzing how five land-use scenarios affect future change in U.S. urban areas, forests, rangeland and more.
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2014 review of research on cycling and 10 ideas for reporting on your community, whether it has a well-established cycling culture or there’s a long road ahead.
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2014 study by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on ways that nations, states and municipalities can act to limit or reverse trends in CO2 emissions.
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2014 review of research concludes that, in order to ensure corporate social responsibility, voluntary regulation proves inadequate.
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2014 study by the RAND Corporation and Carnegie Mellon on the impact of fracking-related truck traffic on the design life and reconstruction cost of the different types of roadways.
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2013 research on how legislators and other public officials get an honest representation of what scientists know, by Debra Javeline, University of Notre Dame.
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