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Smog or jobs? HSPH Forum panel debates Obama decision to forgo tightening ozone standards
September 28, 2011 -- Are clean air protections and job growth at odds in a tough economy? The latest Harvard School of Public Health Forum took on the issues raised by President Obama’s surprise September 2, 2011, request that Environmental Protection…
Stiffer air pollution regulations crucial, HSPH's Schwartz tells congressional committee
Air pollution expert Joel Schwartz told a Congressional subcommittee on July 26, 2011, that new EPA regulations aimed at reducing particulate emissions from coal-fired power plants will eliminate up to 34,000 premature deaths per year. Speaking before the…
Energy-efficient buildings can be hazardous to health
Buildings that are being weatherized and made energy-efficient and air tight can be hazardous to one’s health, according to a new Institute of Medicine (IOM) report. The report, “Climate Change, the Indoor Environment, and Health,” prepared by a…
Emissions from traffic congestion may shorten lives
Air pollution from traffic congestion in 83 of the nation’s largest urban areas contributes to more than 2,200 premature deaths annually, costing the health system at least $18 billion, according to a study by Harvard School of Public…
HSPH's Connolly fighting tobacco use worldwide
Gregory N. Connolly, director of the Center for Global Tobacco Control and professor of the practice of public health at HSPH, was featured in the Harvard Gazette for his research into the health effects of tobacco and the…
HSPH awarded $8 million from EPA for air pollution research
The Harvard School of Public Health was awarded an $8 million grant by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to launch one of four new university-based Clean Air Research Centers. Aiming to advance understanding of the effects of…
Traffic and air pollution most significant triggers of heart attacks worldwide
Every day activities such as drinking alcohol or exercising strenuously can raise an individual’s risk of a heart attack, and exposure to more potent triggers such as cocaine can significantly raise risk. But a new study finds that…
Aging light fixtures in New York City schools leaking PCBs
Inspections have revealed that elevated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, are leaking from aging light fixtures in many New York City public schools. HSPH’s Robert Herrick, senior lecturer on industrial hygiene, spoke to the Wall Street Journal on…
From pond to pump
[ Winter 2011] HSPH student sees the future of energy production—and cleaner, healthier skies—in tiny green algae Birds no longer fall dead out of the sky in Mexico City. One of the most polluted spots on Earth 20 years…
Nanoparticles' path from lungs to body illuminates effects of air pollution, offers promise for inhaled drug therapies
Nanoparticles too small to see through a traditional microscope could be used in developing therapeutic agents to treat pulmonary disease, and also offer a greater understanding of the health effects of air pollution, according to scientists from HSPH…