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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05.29.2019 a sign on a pole

Walk the Walk, Talk the Talk

With the cellphone generation comes distracted walking, requiring new interventions to keep pedestrians paying attention and out of motor vehicle accidents.

Fellow Greg Kantor

05.13.2019 a sewing machine with a needle

Biodegradable, But Make It Fashion

Recommending priorities to better understand the environmental and human health threats from microfibers from synthetic textiles.

Guest Authors Beverley Henry, Kirsi Laitala, Ingun Grimstad Klepp

05.09.2019 a red neon heart on a black background

Climate Changes Fetal Hearts

Warming temperatures have the potential to impact the health of unborn children: heat and high temperatures can also interfere with fetal heart development.

Fellow Erin Polka

04.24.2019 a group of people wearing rain boots and standing in water

Climate Change: Is Seeing Believing?

Can experiencing these life-threatening events help explain why more Americans believe in climate change than ever before?

Fellow Greg Kantor

04.12.2019 a hand with orange nail polish touching a wall with graffiti

Pushing Policy for Polishes

For a consumer of nail polish, in the salon or at home, reading ingredients in nail products is essential to choose safer products.

Guest Author Diana Ceballos

04.11.2019 a group of people on a field with a city in the background

Green Dreams

Greater access to green space is associated with less depression, reduced neighborhood crime, and enhanced community satisfaction.

Fellow Oluwatobi Alliyu

03.26.2019 a diagram of an accident with a scooter and a scooter

Scooter Safety

Researchers review injuries caused by electric scooters in Southern California to study the rising concerns for pedestrians and motorist safety.

Fellow Jori Fortson

02.21.2019 A cow's head looking over the backs of cows as it gets squished in the herd

Climate Change and the Food Gap

By 2050, the global population will be almost 10 billion. Simply growing more food is not the answer to feed us all.

Fellow Erin Polka

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