Environment & Health
As Animals Migrate Because of Climate Change, Thousands of New Viruses Will Hop From Wildlife to Humans—and Mitigation Won’t Stop Them
By Victoria St. Martin
Warmer Nights Caused by Climate Change Take a Toll on Sleep
By Victoria St. Martin
Warming Trends: Laughing About Climate Change, Fighting With Water and Investigating the Health Impacts of Fracking
By Katelyn Weisbrod
Climate Migrants Lack a Clear Path to Asylum in the US
By Aydali Campa
Lead Poisonings of Children in Baltimore Are Down, but Lead Contamination Still Poses a Major Threat, a New Report Says
By Agya K. Aning
Study Identifies Outdoor Air Pollution as the ‘Largest Existential Threat to Human and Planetary Health’
By Victoria St. Martin
In the Philippines, a Landmark Finding Moves Fossil Fuel Companies’ Climate Liability into the Realm of Human Rights
By Nicholas Kusnetz
Fossil Fuels Aren’t Just Harming the Planet. They’re Making Us Sick
By Liza Gross, Victoria St. Martin
In ‘Silent Spring,’ Rachel Carson Described a Fictional, Bucolic Hamlet, Much Like Her Hometown. Now, There’s a Plastics Plant Under Construction 30 Miles Away
By Kiley Bense
Earth Has a 50-50 Chance of Hitting a Grim Global Warming Milestone in the Next Five Years
By Bob Berwyn
To Equitably Confront Climate Change, Cities Need to Include Public Health Agencies in Planning Adaptations
By Aydali Campa
Warming Trends: Nature and Health Studies Focused on the Privileged, $1B for Climate School and Old Tires Detour Into Concrete
By Katelyn Weisbrod
An Unprecedented Heat Wave in India and Pakistan Is Putting the Lives of More Than a Billion People at Risk
By Zoha Tunio
A Black Woman Fought for Her Community, and Her Life, Amidst Polluting Landfills and Vast ‘Borrow Pits’ Mined for Sand and Clay
By Agya K. Aning
EPA Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
By Victoria St. Martin
California Regulators Banned Fracking Wastewater for Irrigation, but Allow Wastewater From Oil Drilling. Scientists Say There’s Little Difference
By Liza Gross
