Environmental Health News
OCTOBER 23, 2024
The report , published by Industrious Labs, an environmental advocacy organization focused on decarbonizing heavy industry, looked at pollution and health data to estimate the total, facility-level, and state-level costs of the 17 coal-based steelmaking plants that are still in operation across the U.S., billion in health costs.
Maternal Health Task Force
MAY 21, 2024
Climate change is not just a looming environmental crisis; it is also a significant threat to maternal health, amplifying existing vulnerabilities and inequalities. Pregnant women face heightened risks due to climate-related factors such as extreme heat, tornadoes, volcanoes, droughts, and floods.
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Environmental Health News
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Marine plastic pollution – which has increased tenfold since 1980 – has already affected at least 267 species, “including 86% of marine turtles, 44% of seabirds and 43% of marine mammals,” the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) reported in 2020.
Frontiers
MARCH 24, 2023
She is also a fellow with The George J Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and an associate of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute. Photo credit: Karrah Kwasnik What encouraged you to work towards sustainability, more specifically on climate change issues and sustainable agriculture? “I
Environmental Health News
DECEMBER 18, 2024
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.
Frontiers
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Something we believe to be crucial in a world facing unprecedented challenges from climate change to fake news and conflict. This international event was organized under the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU with the goal of empowering open science communities. This year’s theme is ’Community over Commercialization.’
Association of Health Care Journalists
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
It’s a genre of medical study-based story all too familiar to health/science journalists: “a new study found X chemical in [common household product or food],” — the “scare” story that launches a thousand sensationalist headlines. Distinguish between public health and individual health. Others involve a bit of both.
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