Trump Auto Emission Policies Could Bring Deadlier Fires
By Daniel Reich / On January 14th, 2019
The stakes are high. If we fail to curb greenhouse gas emissions, we must brace for a hotter, more fiery future.
George H.W. Bush Put Environment Above Politics—We Must Too
By A. Stanley Meiburg / On December 24th, 2018
The death of George H.W. Bush is cause to honor a man who made it possible for all Americans to breathe cleaner air. It also reminds us that partisan politics need not obstruct progress toward a healthier environment.
Let's Heal Kids, Not Harden Schools
By Suzanne Bohan / On September 17th, 2018
Betsy DeVos has proposed to make federal funding available for schools to purchase weapons. But the proliferation of guns will not curb violence in schools.
Don't Let the EPA Silence You in the Name of 'Transparency'
By Daria Wubbels Devantier / On September 4th, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency's proposed “transparency rule” will eliminate vital info about the health impacts of toxic chemicals and prevent citizens from having a voice in EPA’s scientific process.
Toxicology has advanced. The EPA needs to advance with it.
By Emily Monosson / On August 23rd, 2018
On the fourth of July, 1985, as the sun shone and the temperatures rose, people celebrated by eating watermelon. Then they got sick — becoming part of one of the nation’s largest episodes of foodborne illness caused by a pesticide. The outbreak began with a few upset stomachs in Oregon on July 3; by the next day, more than a dozen people in California were also doubling over with nausea, diarrhea, and stomach pain. A few suffered seizures.
A Public School That Not Only Keeps Kids Safe, But Heals
By Suzanne Bohan / On August 20th, 2018
Post-Parkland, some have called on us to “harden” our schools. But is modeling places of learning after prisons the right approach?
Open Spaces, Sacred Places — Fred Smith Podcast Interview
By Kyler Geoffroy / On August 9th, 2018
“There’s definitely a health benefit to encouraging people to participate with nature, reflect in nature, and benefit from the beauty of nature."
Preparing for the Health Impacts of a Fiery Future
By Linda Rudolph / On July 23rd, 2018
Wildfire poses well-known risks to life and property. It’s less well known that wildfire is also creating a public health crisis.
Environmental Regulations Save Lives and Money
By David F. Coursen / On July 5th, 2018
Just ask the White House
Local Empowerment: A Q&A with Suzanne Bohan
By Katharine Sucher / On May 3rd, 2018
In Twenty Years of Life, award-winning health journalist Suzanne Bohan shows that it’s not a lack of medical care or poor lifestyle choices behind much of the ill health and shortened lives in impoverished communities, but a dearth of political power. She illustrates why the most effective solution for improving health actually hinges on preventing disease in the first place.