Massachusetts city to post climate change warning stickers at gas stations
Cambridge, Massachusetts, has become the first US city to mandate the placing of stickers on fuel pumps to warn drivers of the resulting dangers posed...
New pediatrician network puts spotlight on climate change’s effects on children
Now a new network of pediatricians nationwide is working on a grassroots effort to raise awareness of the effects of climate change on children’s health....
The long-lasting mental health effects of wildfires
In the wake of a fire, governments and newspapers count the damage: lives lost, acres of forest burned, homes and businesses destroyed. Those are the...
Wildfire Smoke Is Poisoning California’s Kids. Some Pay a Higher Price.
FRESNO, Calif. — The fires sweeping across millions of acres in California aren’t just incinerating trees and houses. They’re also filling the lungs of California’s...
We Need a National Institute of Climate Change and Health
If there was any lingering doubt that climate change threatens human health and well-being, this year put it to rest. Wildfire smoke aggravated heart disease...
As mold grows in the aftermath of hurricanes, more NC asthma patients suffer
In North and South Carolina, sea-level rise is most noticeable in counties along the coast, where beaches shrink, dunes disappear and homes crumble, but the...
Health and environmental experts are coming for your gas stove
But natural gas combustion isn’t just bad for Earth’s atmosphere. Researchers at the Rocky Mountain Institute, a nonprofit advocacy organization for sustainability, have revealed that...
As mold grows in the aftermath of hurricanes, more North Carolina asthma patients suffer
Pamlico County, wedged between its namesake sound and the mouth of the Neuse River, is surrounded by water on three sides and is a target...