Health consequences of using biomass for energy
Burning biomass has significant public health and environmental justice consequences, according to a recent opinion piece co-authored by Harvard Chan School’s Jonathan Buonocore.
Vehicle emissions linked to thousands of deaths in northeast, Mid-Atlantic
An estimated 7,100 people in the northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions died as a result of exposure to ozone and fine particulate matter from vehicle emissions in 2016.
Natural gas, biomass surpassing coal as biggest pollutants, study finds
Dirty emissions from coal-fired power plants have been declining in recent years. But other sources of air pollution—including soot from the burning of gas, biomass, and wood in buildings—now have more negative health effects than coal combustion, according…
Policies to keep fracking from harming health may be inadequate
Policies aimed at protecting people from adverse health impacts related to fracking may not work as intended, according to a new study led by Harvard Chan School.
Positive disruption
Student Saamon Legoski, MPH ’20, is on a mission—for environmental justice.
