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Worsening Weather, Worsening Moods

Fellow Rylie Lillibridge

A Candid Conversation About Climate Change

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

The Environmental Afterlife of Antibiotics

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

When Floods Turn Toxic

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

Loud Noises, Louder Consequences

Fellow Jack Mellom

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11.05.2025 Large crude oil storage tanks beneath an oil refinery in a green hilly area

The Downstream Harms of Upstream Oil and Gas Development

Maternal exposure to benzene, a carcinogen present in crude oil and gas, increases the risk of developing childhood leukemia.

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

11.04.2025 A girl returns from school wades across a flooded street after heavy rains. Indicates connection between climate change and child health

A girl returns from school wades across a flooded street after heavy rains. Indicates connection between climate change and child health

Climate Change and Mental Health: Who Is Hit Hardest and Why?

More than 85% of the mental and physical health burden of climate change falls on children under the age of five.

Guest Authors Amber Acquaye, Deepika Shaligram

11.03.2025 Bitcoin mining farm

Bitcoin’s Toxic Footprint

Bitcoin mining’s rising energy demand in the U.S. drives air pollution and other health risks, with little federal oversight or regulation.

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

10.28.2025 Garbage truck dumping the garbage in a landfill. Pollution and superfund site concept

Superfund Divide: Who's Living Next Door to Toxicity?

Due to historical segregation and racism, communities of color and low-income populations live near the nation’s most hazardous sites.

Fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond

09.30.2025 PHPod host Jack Mellom speaks with Andy Pulte, professor of plant sciences at the University of Tennessee, about the relationship between plants and health.

PHPod host Jack Mellom speaks with Andy Pulte, professor of plant sciences at the University of Tennessee, about the relationship between plants and health.

Plants, People, and Public Health

PHPod speaks with Andy Pulte, professor of plant sciences at the University of Tennessee, about the relationship between plants and health.

Fellow Jack Mellom

09.29.2025 Trash, plastic cups, and plastic bags washed up on the shoreline at the beach. Environmental problem concept and healing the world

Banning the Bag Saves the Sand

Areas with restrictive bag policies saw 25-47% fewer plastic bags in shoreline cleanups than areas without such policies.

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

09.24.2025 Serene young black woman enjoying a moment of peace lying on vibrant green grass, hands clasped behind her head, and a gentle smile on her face. Connecting with nature concept

Serene young black woman enjoying a moment of peace lying on vibrant green grass, hands clasped behind her head, and a gentle smile on her face. Connecting with nature concept

Nature as Medicine

Public health research today reaffirms what intuition has long told us: contact with green and blue spaces is protective for health.

Editor Monica L. Wang

09.11.2025 Close-up of young girl drinking water from a glass outdoors

The Fluoride Debate: To Drink or Not To Drink?

Fluoride has long been added to water to fight tooth decay, but concerns over toxicity have fueled ongoing debates.

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

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