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April 2, 2024
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Community engagement experts gathered at annual meeting to share strategies and opportunities for engaging diverse teams in public health.
April 2, 2024
The 19th News
A new study finds that tougher inspection standards have led to lower blood lead levels among tenants — although any exposure is still too much.
March 18, 2024
University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School
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.
March 12, 2024
Environmental Health Perspectives
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.
March 5, 2024
The Guardian
Almost 45% of detention facilities on US mainland suffered rise in hazardous heat days between 1982 and 2020, study says.
March 4, 2024
The Guardian
South32’s project was fast-tracked by the Biden administration, but residents are worried about its impact on a fragile ecosystem,
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