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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.

04.02.2020 a close-up of a cracked ground

Contaminating Children

Current guidance from the EPA considers lead concentration in soil below 100 ppm as a low-risk category despite significant risks for children.

Guest Author Karen Clay

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Mapping Environmental Justice

Environmental justice mapping is one way to identify and work with communities most impacted by environmental health disparities.

Guest Authors Edmund Seto, Esther Min

02.05.2020 a ferris wheel on a pier

Protections from Pollution

Waste water contaminated by fecal matter is regularly discharged into California's coastal waters, and current efforts to prevent exposure are insufficient.

Guest Authors Jingjing Li, Xiaohan Zhang

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