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LISTEN: Pradnya Garud on the role of unions in climate justice

Environmental Health News

Pradnya Garud joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the role of unions in climate and environmental justice. The Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast is a biweekly podcast featuring the stories and big ideas from past and present fellows, as well as others in the field.

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Emerging solutions to the global increase in chronic kidney disease

Association of Health Care Journalists

This population, like many agricultural workers in hot climates, is at increased risk of chronic kidney disease of unknown cause. Unlike chronic kidney disease with known causes such as diabetes, which increases in prevalence with age, this type of kidney disease is seen in younger and middle-aged adults and sometimes even children.

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Big Business' Latest 'Solution' — Engineering Cow Digestion for Profit

Mercola

DSM-Firmenich, a Dutch chemical giant, has developed Bovaer their answer to cattle methane emissions and climate change. Elanco Animal Health has partnered with DSM-Firmenich to distribute the additive, with plans to extend into the beef market after widespread dairy cow adoption. A recent FDA approval for U.S.

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Frontiers: Social Media and RSS

Frontiers

D Frontiers in Dental Medicine RSS @FrontDentalMed Frontiers in Digital Health RSS @FrontDigiHealth Frontiers in Drug Delivery RSS @FrontDrugDDS Frontiers in Drug Discovery RSS @FrontDrugDDS Frontiers in Drug Safety and Regulation RSS @FrontDrugDDS. Click on a link to add it to your RSS reader or Twitter “following” list.

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Climate and health: Stories to watch in 2025

Association of Health Care Journalists

While climate coverage often focuses on heat, its health impacts have a broader audience appeal. Climate change affects air pollution, diseases and extreme weather. Medical schools across the United States are increasingly incorporating climate change and health into their curricula.

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Op-ed: Toxic prisons teach us that environmental justice needs abolition

Environmental Health News

I also spoke with dozens of formerly incarcerated people who explained that the physical and mental suffering they endured in prisons from both environmental and social factors left them in much worse shape than before their sentences. Prisons are particularly vulnerable to heat exposure due to their aging infrastructure.

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Opposing fracking cost one Colombian activist her mental health. She’s fighting to win it back.

Environmental Health News

Yuvelis Natalia Morales Blanco, a Colombian environmental advocate, received her first death threat at 19. Our mindset changed. Public safety was nonexistent. My period also changed, suddenly I would have hemorrhages. To read a version of this story in Spanish click here. Haz clic aquí para leer este reportaje en español.