Category: Environmental Health
Stacey Abrams and Spencer Overton Talk Voter Suppr...
Posted by Sheree Crute | Oct 28, 2020 | Environmental Health, News, Top Feature | 0
Hair Dye and Black Women’s Breast Cancer Risk: It&...
Posted by Sheree Crute | Jan 24, 2020 | Beauty, Environmental Health, Health & Wellness, Health News, Top Feature | 0
EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters
by Fierce Contributor | Apr 10, 2025 | Environmental Health, News | 0
Many polluters no longer have to report greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide and methane, reducing corporate accountability for health risks and climate change.
Read MoreWeather Events Impact Views on Climate Change and Health
by Fierce Contributor | Mar 19, 2025 | Aging Fiercely!, Environmental Health, Health & Wellness | 0
Seventy percent of older adults who had experienced at least one weather emergency in the past two years are more likely to be concerned about climate change and their health. This includes a wildfire, extreme heat, severe storm or power outage lasting more than a day.
Read MoreWildfire Smoke Is Always Toxic. LA’s Is Even Worse.
by Fierce Contributor | Feb 5, 2025 | Health & Wellness, Environmental Health | 0
It is extraordinarily rare to see wildfires penetrate an American city, but that’s exactly what happened in Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest metropolis. Burning trees and shrubs produce very fine particulate matter, but these wildfires are a public health hazard with a dangerous mix of chemicals, from plastics and gasoline to asbestos and lead — materials used in many buildings constructed before the 1970s.
Read MoreAnacostia River Cleanup in DC Honors King Through Service
by Fierce Contributor | Jan 20, 2025 | Environmental Health | 0
To honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of service and justice, volunteers braved near-freezing temperatures in the 30s on Saturday, hauling soggy suitcases, rusted tires, abandoned toilets and bags of food wrappings at Pope Branch Park near the Anacostia River In Southeast Washington. By the end of the day, they had collected nearly 4,000 pounds of illegally dumped waste.
Read MoreThrough the Fire: ‘I Just Really Want My Home Back’
by Fierce Contributor | Jan 14, 2025 | Environmental Health, Community, News, Ties, Top Feature | 0
Women reflect on the toll of the Eaton Fire and the destruction it brought to their community of...
Read MoreBlack Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here’s Why There’s So Little Progress.
by Fierce Contributor | Nov 10, 2024 | Health & Wellness, COVID-19, Environmental Health | 0
The United States has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities despite...
Read MoreSurviving Heatwaves: How to Stay Cool When It’s Hot
by Fierce Contributor | Jun 24, 2024 | Health & Wellness, Environmental Health, Health News | 0
With temperatures soaring near 100 degrees or more around the country, experts are warning people...
Read MoreThe Scorching Truth: Extreme Heat is a Wake-Up Call to Act on Climate Change
by Fierce Contributor | Jun 24, 2024 | Health & Wellness, COVID-19, Environmental Health, Health News | 0
Heat waves cause or exacerbate a host of illnesses. Air quality is generally worse during extreme heat — a wake-up call to tackle the climate crisis head on.
Read MoreSelling a Mirage: The Delusion of Advanced Plastic Recycling Using Pyrolysis
by Fierce Contributor | Jun 22, 2024 | Health & Wellness, Environmental Health, Health News | 0
Here’s an inconvenient truth: Not much is being recycled at all, nor is the pyrolysis technology capable of curbing the plastic crisis. Not now. Maybe not ever.
Read MoreAir in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Is Even Worse Than Expected, Real-Time Data Show
by Fierce Contributor | Jun 20, 2024 | Health & Wellness, Environmental Health, Health News | 0
Ethylene oxide levels in the heart of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley are more than double the threshold above which the EPA considers cancer risk to be unacceptable.
Read MoreIt was the Rubber Capital of the World. The health consequences linger.
by Yanick Rice Lamb | May 22, 2024 | Health & Wellness, Environmental Health | 0
By Yanick Rice Lamb Forced to breathe at times through oxygen tubes, the Rev. Kevin Goode...
Read MoreThis Earth Day and Beyond: Taking Action for Our Health and Climate
by Fierce Contributor | Apr 21, 2024 | Environmental Health, Fierce Voices, Top Feature | 0
Climate change is the greatest challenge of our time. It’s essential for communities — especially Black women — to push for solutions to protect our health.
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