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Op-ed: A stalled global plastic treaty threatens our future fertility

Environmental Health News

The final global plastics treaty, which stalled during talks last week, needs to address chemicals used throughout the life cycle of plastics, some of which significantly reduce our fertility and impair our health, in order to truly confront the full scope of the crisis. They are widely present in products that we have come to rely on daily.

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How we monitor invasive mosquitoes and stop them spreading in the UK

UK Health Security

My team’s job is to identify and monitor the spread of vectors (typically mosquitoes and ticks) in the UK and assess the risk of vector-borne diseases to public health. This mosquito has been of increasing concern to public health officials across Europe and is listed as one of the top 100 invasive species in the world.

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LISTEN: Laura Diaz on how social and environmental stress impact children’s health

Environmental Health News

Laura Diaz joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the intersection of social and environmental stressors on children’s health. It had it was there that I met Karna Wong, and she's a faculty at Sonoma State University, and she absolutely changed my life. Laura Diaz I'm doing okay.

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LISTEN: Ufuoma Ovienmhada on toxic prisons

Environmental Health News

Ufuoma Ovienmhada joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss environmental injustice at prisons across the U.S. 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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Op-ed: The Blue Economy is failing small-scale fishers

Environmental Health News

Agents of Change in Environmental Justice Liliana Sierra Castillo on blue justice However, after listening to the voices of small-scale fishing communities in Mexico, Ive come to question the expansion of aquaculture and the Blue Economy as a whole. What is the Blue Economy? On paper, the Blue Economy sounds pretty good.

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LISTEN: Reflections on the first five years of the Agents of Change program

Environmental Health News

Its been five years since the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice program launched, and at a recent retreat gathering the leadership team reflected on what weve learned and what environmental issues were watching closely as we near 2025. Listen below to our discussion and subscribe to the podcast at iTunes or Spotify.

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Frontiers in Public Health celebrates 10 year anniversary

Frontiers

Worldwide, human health is now better than ever before. However, all of these improvements in human health have come at a cost: the planet’s health. Most of these health improvements started in the Anthropocene — a geological epoch defined by human influence.