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

Fellow Aidan Stotz

The Fast Fashion Footprint: Cheap Clothes, Costly Consequences

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

The Story of Surgical Trash

Guest Author Noe Copley-Woods

When The Dust Settles: Health Costs of Dust Storms

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

Under-Monitored, Over-Exposed

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

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04.10.2018 waves crashing waves on a road

Resilience in the Wake of Extreme Weather

Communities must work together at the local and regional level to plan and prepare for extreme weather. Risk models and zoning may be outdated, making some areas particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

04.06.2018 Map of US showing asthma attacks of African American children

Asthma Attacks among African American Children

African Americans are 75% more likely to live in a neighborhood next to a polluting facility or “fence-line” community than other racial groups.

Fellow Erin Polka

03.02.2018 Two graphs showing growth of wells in boomtowns and the gonorrhea incidence rate

What the Frack?

In some communities fracking is an essential boom for local economies that brings jobs, higher wages, and lower unemployment rates. But the fracking industry can also have a negative effect.

Fellow Erin Polka

01.25.2018 Maps of US showing fine particle pollutants and ozone concentrations

Air Quality Standards Have Room to Improve

Despite laws that have improved air quality and lowered emissions, "acceptable" air quality standards still expose Americans to levels of pollution that can be lethal.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

01.22.2018 Floodwaters and electric poles at sunset after Hurricane Harvey

Recent Hurricanes Highlight Toxic Chemical Releases

Hazardous waste is often disproportionately located in low-income and minority neighborhoods, making them vulnerable to chemical releases caused by severe weather events.

Guest Authors Moira Bixby, Paige Brochu

01.19.2018 Map of inundated area in Iwanuma City, Japan

Social Capital and Natural Disasters

Social capital can improve mental health after disaster strikes. Strong social networks helped the elderly cope with housing damage in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, per research in the Lancet.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

11.08.2017 Graph showing economic gains by avoided blood levels and number of children

Saving Money through Preventing Lead Exposure

Reducing early lead exposure in children would result in future savings: increased lifetime earnings, better health and outcomes, and better quality of life overall.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

11.07.2017 Landscape with dust in the air obscuring the sun during California drought

Public Health Impact of Drought: California Case Study

The devastating health impacts of California's drought include worsening of chronic disease, acute stress, and exacerbated psychological illness and distress.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

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