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Reducing the risks of emerging infectious diseases by catalyzing actions that bring us back into balance with nature.
Coronavirus and Air Pollution
Emerging research suggests that breathing more polluted air over many years may worsen the effects of COVID-19.
Coronavirus and Climate Change
Climate solutions are pandemic solutions.
Coronavirus and Heatwaves
Planning resources for states, cities, and communities help individuals stay cool while physically distancing.
Preventing Pandemics at the Source
For a fraction of the cost of managing a pandemic after it starts, we can prevent another pandemic from ever emerging.
The 2022 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: Policy Brief for the U.S.
Climate change puts everyone at risk, but policy decisions and industry actions make some communities more vulnerable to the harms of climate change.
Protecting forests and changing agricultural practices are essential, cost-effective actions to prevent pandemics
Our new report outlines the strong scientific foundations for taking actions to stop the next pandemic by preventing the spillover of pathogens from animals to people.
2020 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: U.S. Policy Report
COVID-19 shows how no one is immune from converging health crises and that millions of lives can be saved with climate action.
Solutions for preventing the next pandemic
The cost of preventing the next pandemic is 2% of the cost we’re paying for COVID-19.
The climate crisis and COVID-19—A major threat to the pandemic response
Strategies for local communities and states to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission during climate-related extreme events like heat waves, hurricanes, and wildfires.
What does air pollution have to do with Covid-19?
In the COVID-19 crisis, polluted air only increases the risk of death.
Air pollution's insidious link to the pandemic
Air pollution damages health, hurts the economy, and raises the risk of dying from COVID-19.
Air Pollution Worsens Covid-19
Our Director Dr. Aaron Bernstein discusses the lifesaving health benefits of climate solutions that also clean up polluted air.
HEATED: Explain it to me like I'm 5 years old
Dr. Aaron Bernstein talks with Emily Atkins about the health threats of COVID-19 and climate change, particularly on children.
Explained: How COVID-19 might complicate the conversation around climate change
Let's talk about how the pandemic is hurting climate change research.
Extremities in COVID19 times, the effect of the virus on the environment and Inter Miami
How will society change when the pandemic ends, and what does it mean for the environment?
From nipah to coronavirus: destruction of nature exposes human beings to diseases of the animal world
As nature shifts through climate change and destruction, humans may see an increase of disease from wild animals.
Higher coronavirus mortality rates for Black Americans and people exposed to air pollution
Black Americans and people exposed to air pollution are experiencing disproportionate mortality rates for COVID-19.
New Indiana policy may lax pollution enforcement, could put public at risk
Experts say this change in air quality regulations will do more harm than good.
COVID-19 and climate: Implications for public health
Ari Bernstein discusses how human development in wildlife areas means more possible outbreaks like COVID-19.
Renee N. Salas MD, MPH, MS
Renee's work focuses on the intersection of the climate crisis, health, and healthcare delivery.
