Endocrine-disrupting compounds are pervasive in modern life, from food packaging to shampoo. Research is connecting their effects on humans to risk of severe illness or death from the coronavirus.
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The miners might be fondly remembered, but
literature helps us bear in mind the environmental damage the industry caused.
Wildfires blanketing several Western cities are creating hazardous health conditions. Don’t count on cloth masks to protect your lungs.
A study shows that low-income communities and communities of color are bearing the brunt of the energy industry’s pollution in the region. The risks also extend to the unborn.
To ban or not to ban plastic bag use
Gene drive guarantees that a trait will be passed to the next generation. But should society use this tool to control insect populations?
Eco-fiction to help you rethink your role in the climate crisis.
The Aztecs had a shining city on a lake, with canals, causeways and aqueducts – until the Spanish came. Mexico City is still suffering the consequences of their bad public health decisions.
A law to fast-track development consents is being fast-tracked itself. Before it’s too late, politicians should insist on greater protection against long-term environmental damage.
Millions of dollars are spent every election by corporations that want to influence state regulations and policies, and that’s likely to continue in the upcoming election.
The Arctic is warming about twice as fast as the planet as a whole, with serious consequences. Scientists have been warning about this for decades.
The Trump administration is rolling back environmental regulations, claiming it’s good for the economy. But research shows that conservation is better both for public health and for job creation.
Haphazard development of abattoirs without environmental and health considerations in Nigeria can only invite diseases – and potentially pandemics such as COVID-19.
While natural fibre textiles like cotton have generated an environmentally friendly reputation in recent years they might be just as bad as microplastic textiles like polyester and Nylon.
Policies should protect arable land from urban encroachment and make peri-urban households less vulnerable.
This 2020 budget is not the pivot to a green rebuild many had hoped for. But its short-term focus on caring for people’s health leaves the door open to stronger climate action down the track.
With colleges and universities having moved their instruction online due to COVID-19, an ecologist shows how service learning can take place in the virtual world as well.
The Baltic crusades had a long term impact on the local environment – 700 years later, the details of this are clear.
The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t just disrupted our lives. It has also challenged the way we forecast the weather.
The US faces a high risk of hurricanes and other disasters this year that could leave thousands of people in need of shelter. COVID-19 will make those disasters more dangerous to manage.
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
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Visiting Scientist, United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Agente de transfert de connaissances pour le Centre de recherche sur la boréalie (CREB), Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Research Assistant, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Curator, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Biology, Australian Museum, UNSW Sydney
