Environment Archives

Glow Carefully: The Hidden Allergens in Self-Tanners

Fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond

Greener Streets, Healthier Beginnings

Fellow Aidan Stotz

Heatwaves and Heartaches: The Cardiovascular Toll of Climate Change

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

Toxic Taps: The Health Crisis Flowing Through America’s Pipes

Fellow Aidan Stotz

The Fast Fashion Footprint: Cheap Clothes, Costly Consequences

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

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01.23.2020 a diagram of food and fish

Fish Switch

The concentration of a potent neurotoxin, methylmercury, in saltwater fish is increasing as a result of climate change and overfishing.

Fellow Julia Garcia

01.17.2020 a group of white lockers

Thirsty for Safe Water at School

There is room for improvement across the country in both urban and rural schools to better their water access and testing standards.

Fellow Greg Kantor

01.15.2020 a close up of asparagus

Healthy Herbivores

Availability of vegetarian options in cafeterias promoted healthier diets. The move would lower emissions of human-generated greenhouse gases if scaled.

Fellow Greg Kantor

12.13.2019 a plate of cookies and cookie cutters

A Second Helping of Air Pollution

Excited for home-cooked food during the holiday season, when indoor air pollution is at its highest? The air we breathe matters as much as the food we eat.

Fellow Erin Polka

10.01.2019 a chart of cosmetics related injuries

Killer Cosmetics

When the US poison control center receives a new report, oftentimes the person harmed is a child under two years old, and cosmetics are to blame.

Fellow Oluwatobi Alliyu

09.20.2019 a hand holding a plastic fork underwater

Tiny Toxicity

Researchers are looking for evidence on whether ingestion of microplastics have an impact on human health and, if so, by how much.

Fellow Jori Fortson

09.12.2019 a river with a city in the background

Bacteria: The Summer Bummer

With population growing in US coastal areas, we can expect more Americans to become ill from beach water until the sources of contamination are addressed.

Fellow Julia Garcia

09.05.2019 a plane flying in the sky

Environmental Justice for All

Zoning codes and land-use laws govern the way cities are planned and built. Their development has excluded low-income people and people of color.

Fellow Julia Garcia

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