Environment Archives

Something's Fishy...

Fellow Rylie Lillibridge

Having Kids in a Changing Climate

Guest Author Samantha White

The Changing Climate Is Leading to Itchier Summers

Fellow Farah Nimeri

The Key to Encouraging Walking

Fellow Farah Nimeri

Fighting Fire with Fire

Fellow Rylie Lillibridge

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03.25.2021 a graph of different sizes and colors

The Meaning of Greenery

Studies show access to green space improves mental health and reduces the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. But does all green space yield the same health benefits?

Fellow Sara Mar

03.11.2021 a group of people posing for a picture

Environment
Climate Change

Marshall Shepherd, Madeleine Thomson, and Rachel Kyte

Marshall Shepherd, Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences at University of Georgia; Rachel Kyte, dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University; and Madeleine Thomson, interim head of Our Health, Our Planet at the Wellcome Trust discuss strategies for combating climate change.

Fellow Devin O'Donnell

03.08.2021 a graph of a graph with blue and red lines

Streets Made for Walking

Simple changes in built environment features can increase exercise rates, improve mental wellbeing, and lower mortality.

Fellow Devin O'Donnell

02.22.2021 an intersection with buildings and cars

Covid-19 Changes Climate Patterns

A systematic study explores how the pandemic has impacted the short-term environmental patterns in China, California, and worldwide.

Guest Authors Chaowei Phil Yang, Qian Liu

02.03.2021 a container ship with many containers on the side

Shipping Shapes Health

Shipping is indispensable for the global economy, but it is also one of the world’s highest polluting sectors.

Guest Authors Kenneth Gillingham, Pei Huang

02.02.2021 a graph of different colored bars

Whose Poo?

Fecal contamination of groundwater is a growing concern in areas threatened by increasing precipitation and flooding due to climate change.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

01.21.2021 a graph of a number of buildings

Suffering from Secondhand Smoke

People receiving federal housing assistance are among those with the greatest risk of inhaling secondhand smoke.

Fellow Pat Williams

01.20.2021 a blue background with objects in the water

Human Health and Ocean Pollution

Plastic pollution has gained wide notoriety of late, but other forms of marine pollution have worsened invisibly.

Guest Author Philip Landrigan

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