Exploring how fracking may harm the environment, health
Fracking—the extraction of natural gas and oil from shale—has ballooned in Ohio over the past decade. Some argue that the fracking boom is bringing economic benefits to the state. But others voice concern about damage to the environment,…
Speaking of Climate Change
C-Change Conversations, an organization devoted to sharing the science of climate change, focuses on taking its message to political conservatives and moderates.
Gina McCarthy speaks out during Climate Week
During Climate Week 2019, Gina McCarthy of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health was featured in numerous media outlets discussing the urgency of fighting climate change. McCarthy, EPA administrator under President Obama and now director of the…
Gina McCarthy sees positive signs on climate change
Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy thinks that society is at a watershed moment regarding climate change. In a September 23, 2019 interview with Scientific American, McCarthy, director of the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE)…
What longtime nutrition expert Walter Willett still wants to know
Walter Willett discussed his three decades of groundbreaking work—and the questions he still wants to answer.
How climate change is harming health
Extreme weather and rising heat caused by climate change is making people sicker, according to experts. A September 16, 2019 article in The Guardian listed the numerous ways that climate change can lead to health harms. It can…
Gina McCarthy encourages young climate change activists
Gina McCarthy, former EPA administrator and current director of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE), recently sat down with two teenage climate change activists to discuss the challenges…
Op-ed: Millions at risk as global warming saps key nutrients from crops
Staple foods such as wheat and rice are losing essential nutrients due to global warming. Experts don’t know exactly why this is happening, but they warn that if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t curtailed, millions more around the world…
Overfishing, climate change linked with rising mercury levels in fish
Even as mercury levels in the oceans have fallen, levels in some fish—such as tuna, salmon, and swordfish—have increased due to overfishing and climate change, according to a new study. Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School…
Opinion: Medical community can help advance climate action
In the face of the current administration’s inaction on climate change, medical professionals can take steps to protect people from the health harms caused by increasing levels of carbon pollution, say two experts from Harvard T.H. Chan School…