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Clean air and climate policies aimed at reducing fossil fuel emissions and air pollution prevent large numbers of deaths and illness in adults and children.
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Chronic, low-level lead poisoning is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adults and cognitive deficits in children.
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The study underscores the need for stronger policies to protect pregnant individuals and offspring, particularly during vulnerable, early life-stage of development.
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A new commentary found that power plants’ use of these devices saved up to 9,100 lives and up to $100 billion in health costs in 2023.
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- December 6, 2018
When environmental engineer Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou, ScD, began her postdoc in 2013, scientists had already documented a wide range of adverse health outcomes associated with air pollution.
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- November 29, 2018
Education Is Key to Climate Change Response
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- October 26, 2018
Markus Hilpert, PhD, has a quirky routine when refueling his car. Says the environmental engineer: “I’m always looking down.”
- October 26, 2018
Physicians have long known that high doses of arsenic wreak havoc with our brains, our skin, and even the very division and replication of our cells.
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- October 26, 2018
Hand sanitizers, disinfectant wipes, bleach—these mainstays of American domesticity affect how children’s immune systems develop.
- October 25, 2018
Consider the rate at which an infant learns to recognize loved ones, to explore the world, to communicate.
- October 22, 2018
A Public Health Victory at the Supreme Court
