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From the built environment in which we live to the air we breathe, our surroundings—and their strengths or shortcomings—are a prerequisite for health.

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Politics of Chemical Regulation

We can take steps to keep toxic chemicals out of consumer products and prevent exposure, or we can deal with the consequences.

Guest Authors Catherine Connolly, Samantha Schildroth

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Are the Kids Too Loud?

Schools exposed to greater levels of noise pollution are more likely to serve students of color or low-income students.

Fellow Edward Alexander

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Air Pollution and the Public's Health

Relative disparities in air pollution concentrations matter because fairness, equity, and justice are relative concepts.

Guest Authors Jonathan Colmer, Jay Shimshack

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Harriet A. Washington

Harriet A. Washington shares her insights on the relationship between environmental racism and the public's health in the time of Covid-19.

Fellow Tasha McAbee