NIEHS Partnerships for Environmental Public Health reinvigorates network
Community engagement experts gathered at annual meeting to share strategies and opportunities for engaging diverse teams in public health.
Tighter regulations are reducing the risk of lead exposure in public housing
A new study finds that tougher inspection standards have led to lower blood lead levels among tenants — although any exposure is still too much.
The Cost of a Mango in January
Alexa White, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, investigates sustainable agriculture and has earned recognition for her wider efforts in support of environmental justice.
Clearing the Air: Gas Stove Emissions and Direct Health Effects
Pollutant levels spike as soon as the stove is switched on. In a minivan parked at a two-story home in the wealthy enclave of Piedmont, California, researchers watch as their instruments display rapid increases inside the home in carbon monoxide , methane, nitrous oxide, and nitrogen dioxide.
Prisoners in Texas and Florida face biggest risk of increasingly deadly heat
Almost 45% of detention facilities on US mainland suffered rise in hazardous heat days between 1982 and 2020, study says.
‘We are the guinea pigs’: Arizona mining project sparks concerns for air and water
South32’s project was fast-tracked by the Biden administration, but residents are worried about its impact on a fragile ecosystem,
Health and dignity for Michigan farmworkers
In this podcast episode, two researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health outline the health and safety challenges faced by farmworkers in the state of Michigan.
A Nation of Scientists
When a river flowing through the Navajo Nation turned toxic from the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, scientists turned to tribal members for help. The resulting Diné Exposure Project is now being studied as a model of community engaged research.
These 10 scientists are on the cusp of changing the world
It’s the Brilliant 10 class of 2023.
Mistreatment of Michigan farmworkers: U-M researchers document abuses, push for change
Denied drinking water. Timed bathroom breaks. Threatened or fired for bruising apples while picking them. Unsafe exposure to chemicals and pesticides. Working into the middle of night or in extreme heat or rain. Unpaid or unfairly paid wages with no recourse.
Workers are dying from extreme heat. Why aren’t there laws to protect them?
“We’re asking for something so simple. Something that could save so many lives.”
The Reach of Wildfire Smoke Is Going Global and Undoing Progress on Clean Air
In the United States, smoke from wildfires is undoing progress from the Clean Air Act. In poorer countries, the situation is even worse.
