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During Climate Week 2020, a focus on how climate affects health
It’s imperative to get the message out that addressing climate change is critical to improving human health, according to Harvard Chan School’s Aaron Bernstein.
Preventing a transportation ‘relapse’
Harvard Chan School's Aaron Bernstein would like to see reduced traffic and air pollution—a by-product of COVID shutdowns—continue.
Panel: U.S. air pollution standards not protecting public health
An independent panel of experts—including Douglas Dockery, John L. Loeb and Frances Lehman Loeb Research Professor of Environmental Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health—has concluded that current federal limits on air pollution are not adequate…
Weakened mercury controls could lead to health harms
The Trump administration has weakened regulations regarding the release of mercury and other toxic metals from coal- and oil-fired power plants. Environmental and public health experts say the move is an attack on air quality and could harm…
COVID-19 pandemic highlights longstanding health inequities in U.S.
Preliminary data has shown that African Americans are dying from COVID-19 at higher rates than whites, even though they make up a smaller percentage of the population. Nancy Krieger says that the pandemic is highlighting health inequities that…
Air pollution linked with higher COVID-19 death rates
People with COVID-19 who live in U.S. regions with high levels of air pollution are more likely to die from the disease than people who live in less polluted areas, according to a new nationwide study from Harvard…
We rely on fossil fuels—but ‘they’re killing us’
Air pollution is killing almost 8.8 million people each year—more annual deaths than tobacco smoking, HIV, and vector-borne illnesses such as malaria and dengue, according to a new study from a European research team. The authors of the…
Climate in the clinic
Physicians, health leaders discuss how to address the health impacts of climate change February 19, 2020 – Climate change—and how it affects health—should be front and center for doctors, health care workers, and hospitals. That was the key…
Silica dust could harm health of Mass. commuter rail workers
Sand used on train tracks to improve traction could pose a health threat for Massachusetts commuter rail employees working in train cabs, according to a recent news report. A February 6, 2020 WCVB Channel 5 article described how…
Op-ed: EPA isn’t upholding mandate limiting cross-state air pollution
Three eastern states recently sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for unlawfully allowing pollution from other states to contaminate their air. A December 5, 2019 op-ed in Bloomberg Environment co-authored by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public…