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The Key to Encouraging Walking

Fellow Farah Nimeri

Fighting Fire with Fire

Fellow Rylie Lillibridge

Reaping the Benefits

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

Police Chases Gone Wrong

Fellow Priyanka Athalye

Washing Away Climate Promises

Fellow Rylie Lillibridge

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02.15.2019 Telephone poles and setting sun in heat haze

Feeling Hot and Bothered

Heat waves may increase risk of suicide. Nick Obradovich and colleagues developed a method to quantify the influence of climate change on mental health.

Fellow Erin Polka

01.31.2019 Map of pre-Katrina and post-Katrina lead levels in New Orleans

Environment
Natural Disasters

The Unexpected: Less Lead in New Orleans

After Hurricane Katrina, researchers found that storm surge flooding did not increase heavy metal contaminants in soil. Instead, lead levels dropped.

Fellow Erin Polka

01.10.2019 Diagram showing policy based emission reductions

The 2 Degree Solution

What would it take for us to avoid a 2˚C increase in global temperature in the next 30 years? An energy policy firm tackles the question, modeling how current energy policies will impact future emissions.

Fellow Erin Polka

12.20.2018 A match in four stages, lit to extinguished.

We DID Start the Fire

If our energy use increases at the current rate, dramatic temperature increases are predicted for US cities.

Fellow Erin Polka

12.14.2018 a close up of a broken glass

The Problems with Plastics

As of 2017, the world has produced 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic. A report by Christopher Rhodes highlights five efforts to reduce plastic waste in our environment.

Fellow Erin Polka

12.04.2018 Percentage of people of color at NGOs, Government Agencies, Foundations in categories by Intern, Hired Staff, Leadership, Board Slots

The Green Ceiling

Climate change disproportionally damages low-income communities and communities of color. Yet, the majority of positions in environmental organizations are held by White individuals.

Fellow Erin Polka

11.26.2018 Toadstool Hoodoo, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Trump, Federalism, and the Environment

The Trump Administration has pursued a strategy of reducing federal government responsibility for environmental protection and devolving responsibility to the states.

Guest Authors David Konisky, Neal Woods

11.21.2018 a car on the road

A Street with a Public Health View

A review of 54 studies identified ways in which Google Street View has been used for public health research, including gathering data on neighborhood green space and health policy compliance.

Fellow Erin Polka

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