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As climate change drives pollen counts upward, that could potentially result in greater human susceptibility to other viruses, as well.
Living next to a highway is not great for health, but a new study shows that running air filters indoors can remove tiny particles of pollution and lower blood pressure.
As more and more plastic trash permeates the oceans, fragments are making their way into fish and shellfish – and potentially into humans.
Thousands of chemical compounds in wildfire smoke are interacting with each other and sunlight as the smoke travels. For people downwind, it can become more toxic over time.
A new study shows how toxic chemicals like benzene are leaching into water systems after nearby fires. The pipes don't have to burn – they just have to heat up.
Living near oil and gas production can affect mental health, driving stress and feelings of depression.
PFAS chemicals are toxic, widespread and persistent in the environment, and the federal government has been slow to regulate them. A scientist explains why evaluating them one by one isn't working.
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.
A new study shows that while fine particle air pollution has declined nationwide over the past 40 years, the health and environmental benefits haven't been shared evenly.
Flaring, or burning, waste gas from energy production has sharply increased over the past decade. It wastes usable fuel, pollutes the air, and helps drive climate change.
A new study finds an association between living near active oil and gas wells in California and low birth-weight infants, adding to findings elsewhere on health risks from oil and gas production.
Many Native American tribes are reporting high COVID-19 infection rates. State and federal agencies are impeding tribes' efforts to handle the pandemic themselves.
As restaurants and cafes re-open, here's what you can do to limit the chance of coronavirus transmission.
We spend 90% of our lives indoors, and every building has its own indoor microbiome. Can we learn to manage them in ways that support helpful microbes and suppress harmful ones?
Bacteria and other toxic biological waste arising from decomposing bodies can contaminate water sources, representing a public health concern.
Starting Feb. 6, 2020, California farmers will be barred from using chlorpyrifos on their crops. The Trump administration says more study is needed, but other states are also moving ahead.
Average temperatures in Australia are already high by international standards, but what happens when they continue to rise? How much heat can our bodies withstand?
Doctors have long taken up global issues, from nuclear war to ozone depletion and climate change, and helped shift the course of history.
EPA is moving to regulate two chemicals from a group called PFAS that are contaminating drinking water. A public health expert explains why the agency should take much broader action.
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Professor of Environmental Science and Human Health, Macquarie University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Macquarie University
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Assistant Professor, Columbia University Medical Center
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Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Associate Professor of Sociology; Co-Founder and Steering Committee Member, Center for Environmental Justice at CSU, Colorado State University
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Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide
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Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Executive Director, Climate and Health Alliance; Honorary Associate, Department of Public Health, La Trobe University
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Professor of Children's Environmental Health, Simon Fraser University
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Honorary Senior Fellow, Australian National University
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Research fellow, University of Exeter
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Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University
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Specialist Scientist (Public Health), South African Medical Research Council
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Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management & School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
