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Nature is Not Healing: Lessons from the Pandemic about the …

WebPublic health and environmental researchers have made it clear that human land-use changes – deforestation, urbanization, and ecosystem degradation – are …

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How and why environmental issues are neglected

WebWhich agendas environmental scientists and policymakers advance depends on many factors, including media attention and socioeconomic and historical dynamics. The …

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Hand in hand: Healthy foods often reduce environmental impacts

WebThe study found that food groups with lower health risks also have fewer environmental impacts. For example, leafy green vegetables, such as kale and spinach, …

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Boosting mental health with nature: There’s an app for that

WebCommunities worldwide are increasingly using nature-based solutions to address mental health concerns. Some of these practices have existed for centuries, …

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Incorporating sustainability into America’s dietary guidelines

WebA monumental discussion on diet and sustainability took place last year within the secretaries of the United States Health and Human Services (HHS) and the …

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Healthy water, healthy minds: the connection between water and …

WebAccess to clean water remains a struggle for a large portion of the global population. Illnesses from contaminated water have been shown to harm people’s …

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Environmental Justice: the issue or the goal

WebIf environmental injustice is the issue, then environmental justice must be the goal—and it cannot be achieved without positioning Black, Indigenous, and People of …

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Another one bites the (road) dust: Study shows consequences of

WebAir pollution has known negative impacts on human health. Particulate matter, an air pollutant regulated under the U.S. Clean Air Act, is made of small particles and liquids, …

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What is the true value of a breath of fresh air

WebThe researchers valued the decline in mortality at $5.9 billion worth of social benefit. Additionally, expenses on asthma medication decreased by 1.6 percent – worth …

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Human population and a sustainable future

WebWhile the rate of growth is slowing, our population will continue to rise; recent projections pin the global population between 9.6 and 12.3 billion by the end of the century. As we …

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Creating community: The role of green and blue spaces in cities

WebSome studies have shown that green and blue spaces have positive effects on our physical and mental health. However, little is known about the ways that urban …

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Lessons from Rural Elders: Re-imagining the food system means a …

WebToday's industrialized food systems bring food from rural and agricultural communities to dining tables throughout the United States (U.S.). The benefits from …

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Chem-undrum: The Need to Better Monitor Chemicals …

WebIn a 2022 study, almost 200 pregnant women in the United States and Puerto Rico were monitored for 89 hazardous chemical compounds. Food, water, air, and dust …

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Underneath food systems: Human reattachment to the soil in an …

WebIn a city, when you leave your house in the morning, you probably encounter pavement, high-rise structures, debris, masses of people, and cars—but barely any …

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Tackling policy designs: Behavioral change for environmental

WebAcross the globe, people underestimate the future impacts of environmental risks such as climate change. Unfortunately, traditional public policies intended to …

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Jacob Bukoski Yale Environment Review

WebYale Environment Review (YER) is a student-run review that provides weekly updates on environmental research findings.

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Mapping agricultural water contamination risk in California's …

WebCalifornia's San Joaquin Valley is host to some of the most productive farmland in the United States. The area is a patchwork of different crops, soils, and farming practices. However, …

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Antibiotics: Helping our bodies, hurting our environment

WebDOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.09.019. Antibiotics work miracles. In the human body antibiotics target infections and prevent diseases. However, once they are excreted from our bodies …

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Overpumping California Groundwater Could Lead to Dangerous …

WebIn the San Joaquin Valley of California, approximately 1 million people rely on groundwater for drinking. This high reliance on groundwater has resulted in overpumping of this …

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Garbage Island: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

WebSingle-use plastics plague our modern daily lives. They are cheap to produce, convenient, and sanitary — it’s no wonder why we produce a little over 300 million tons of plastic …

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