Health harms from plastics could double by 2040
A new global analysis links rising disease burden to plastics’ full lifecycle, showing why reducing virgin plastic output is the...
Pollution and its Impact on Health
EPA’s new way of evaluating pollution rules hands deregulators a sledgehammer and license to ignore public health
Janet McCabe, Indiana University When I worked for the Environmental Protection Agency in the 2010s as an Obama administration appointee,...
How Two Teens in Niagara Falls Are Confronting Pollution and a Mental Health Crisis
Julissa Hernandez was at work when she saw the news, in 2024, that a young mother, Chianti Means, had jumped...
From air pollution to disease outbreaks: Assessing health impacts of Trump administration policies
Trump administration actions over the past year—including deciding not to consider health costs when setting air pollution regulations, dismantling the...
Central Asian capitals rank among world’s most polluted, posing severe health and economic risks
Central Asia’s major cities are facing a severe air pollution crisis, with capitals repeatedly ranking among the world’s most polluted...
Inequality in PM2.5 Exposure and Health burden attributable in China
DataWe analyzed PM2.5 air quality data, mortality rates, and population data for 372 key cities across 34 provinces in China,...
