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The climate change and environmental emergency: a comprehensive resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens
The ElephantThe climate change and environmental emergency: a comprehensive resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens
Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’
2024-08-21 in The GuardianTwenty-four brain samples collected in early 2024 measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight
Tagged under: Health | Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Plastic
Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’
2024-08-21 in The GuardianTwenty-four brain samples collected in early 2024 measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight
Tagged under: Health | Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Plastic
WHO to scrap weak PFAS drinking water guidelines after alleged corruption
2024-08-13 in The GuardianRegulations ignored credible research and didn’t fully protect human health, independent scientists say
Tagged under: Water Resources | Health | Regulation | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Forever Pesticides: A Growing Source of PFAS Contamination in the Environment | Environmental Health Perspectives | Vol. 132, No. 7
2024-07-24 (or before) in ehp.niehs.nih.govBackground: Environmental contamination by fluorinated chemicals, in particular chemicals from the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) class, has raised concerns around the globe because of documented adverse impacts on human health, wildlife, and ecosystem quality. Recent studies have indicated that pesticide products may contain a variety of chemicals that meet the PFAS definition, including the active pesticide ingredients themselves. Given that pesticides are some of the most widely distributed pollutants across the world, the legacy impacts of PFAS addition into pesticide products could be widespread and have wide-ra...
Tagged under: Wildlife | Water Resources | Health | Plastic | Food Production and Consumption | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Agriculture | Risks | Pesticides
Congress should follow science and reject Bayer push to block lawsuits
2024-07-11 by in thenewlede.orgBy Nathan Donley Millions of American users of glyphosate-based Roundup have likely assumed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would never have approved the pesticide unless it was safe. But the science-based truth has never been as cut and dried as the EPA and Bayer, which bought Roundup maker Monsanto in 2018, have made it sound. In a series of trials across the country, juries – and the public – have learned that despite the safety claims by Bayer and the EPA, hundreds of studies by independent scientists link glyphosate herbicides to serious health harms, including cancer. Even though Bayer maintains th...
Tagged under: Health | Pesticides | Litigation | Legislation | Farming | US Politics | Science
North Yorkshire town has UK’s highest concentration of ‘forever chemicals’
2024-05-24 in The GuardianPFAS contamination recorded in groundwater on Angus Fire site in Bentham, and includes chemicals with known health impacts
Tagged under: UK | Health | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Neurological conditions now leading cause of ill-health worldwide, finds study
2024-03-14 in The GuardianNumbers living with or dying from disorders such as stroke rises dramatically to 3.4bn people – 43% of global population
Tagged under: Health
Landmark study links microplastics to serious health problems
2024-03-06 in NaturePeople who had tiny plastic particles lodged in a key blood vessel were more likely to experience heart attack, stroke or death during a three-year study. People who had tiny plastic particles lodged in a key blood vessel were more likely to experience heart attack, stroke or death during a three-year study.
Tagged under: Health | Microplastics and Nanoplastics
‘Explosive growth’ in petrochemical production poses risks to human health
2024-03-06 in The GuardianNew report warns of deadly health risks from fossil fuel pollution, including alarming rise in neurodevelopmental issues
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Oil Industry | Pollution | Health
Impact of extreme weather events on healthcare utilization and mortality in the United States - Nature Medicine
2024-02-29 in NatureAnalysis of 42 severe weather disasters (floods, storms and cyclones) in the United States between 2011 and 2016 reported associations with increased emergency department utilization and mortality in affected counties for up to 6 weeks.
Tagged under: Health
Ultra-processed food linked to 32 harmful effects to health, review finds
2024-02-28 in The GuardianWorld’s largest review finds direct associations with higher risks of cancer, heart disease and early death
Tagged under: Health
How Scotland is working with African countries on a massive renewable energy boom – Dr Richard Dixon
2024-02-28 in The ScotsmanRenewable energy projects have benefits for rural electrification, energy security, job creation and even health – as well as the fight against climate change
Tagged under: Health | Renewable Energy | Africa
Producers of "forever chemicals" knew they were toxic, say UN experts
2024-02-28 (or before) in Mother Jones - Smart, fearless journalism‚ÄúDuPont and Chemours appear to have impermissibly captured” the EPA.
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health
World must act to stem surge of polluting trash, UN warns
2024-02-28 in France 24The world generated 2.3 billion tonnes of municipal waste last year and the pile of trash is set to grow another two-thirds by 2050, the UN said Wednesday, warning of devastating costs for health, economies…
Tagged under: Health
Microplastics found in every human placenta tested in study
2024-02-27 in The GuardianScientists express concern over health impacts, with another study finding particles in arteries
Tagged under: Health
‘Safe’ air-quality levels in US, UK and EU still harmful for health, study says
2024-02-21 in The GuardianEven smallest amount of exposure to minute soot particles – known as PM2.5 – raises the risk of cardiovascular disease
Tagged under: Health
How Therapists Treat Anxiety, Stress Over Climate Change - Bloomberg
2024-02-16 in BloombergMental health experts are reporting a rising number of patients experiencing high levels of stress over global warming and its impacts. How are they treating it?
Tagged under: Health | Climate Anxiety and Grief | Climate Change Impacts
Children’s emergency mental health referrals in England soar by 53%
2024-02-07 in The GuardianNHS data exposing a ‘devastating explosion’ of mental illness should be a ‘wake-up call’ for the government, MPs and health leaders say
Tagged under: Health | Women and Children | Children
Experts lament ‘appalling decline’ in health of under-fives in UK
2024-02-05 in The GuardianAcademy for Medical Sciences report highlights rising infant mortality, obesity and tooth decay
Tagged under: Health | Women and Children | Children
Should I worry about microplastics?
2024-02-04 in The GuardianThese tiny particles are polluting the planet, including our bodies. How bad for us are they really?
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Health
Exmouth sea swimmer sues water firm over sewage spills
2024-01-31 in The BBCJo Bateman says she is being denied swimming which benefits her physical and mental health.
Tagged under: Health
UK heatwave plan urgently needed to save lives, say MPs
2024-01-31 in The GuardianNature-based solutions such as parks and ponds are recommended – as is giving heatwaves names
Tagged under: Health | Heatwaves
Climate change has killed 4 million people since 2000 — and that’s an underestimate
2024-01-30 by in Grist.org: Climate. Justice. Solutions.“Nobody is counting it, and nobody is moving in the direction of counting it."
Tagged under: Health
First penguins die in Antarctic of deadly H5N1 bird flu strain
2024-01-29 in The GuardianWith confirmed or suspected cases in two Antarctic penguin species, researchers fear highly contagious virus could rip through colonies
Tagged under: Wildlife | Health | Antarctic
Plymouth: Medics lead die-in protest over fossil fuels
2024-01-27 in The BBCMedics demonstrate "to highlight the terrible impact of the climate emergency on people's health".
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Health | Activism
DOUBT
2024-01-24 (or before) in YouTubeJoin us and stand up for reality. http://climaterealityproject.org - This film exposes the parallels between Big Tobacco's denial of smoking's cancer-causing...
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | US Politics | Health
The Guardian view on inequality and the super-rich: the status quo is unsustainable | Editorial
2024-01-23 in The GuardianEditorial: Growing private wealth, combined with public austerity, is undermining the health of western democracies
Tagged under: Health
Women, girls suffer the most from climate displacement
2024-01-21 in Nation AfricaForced to leave their homes behind, this vulnerable population is bearing the biggest brunt of global warming
Tagged under: Health | Women and Children | Africa
Arctic zombie viruses in Siberia could spark terrifying new pandemic, scientists warn
2024-01-21 in The GuardianThreat of outbreak from microbes trapped in permafrost for millennia raised by increased Siberian shipping activity
Tagged under: Health | Russia | Arctic
Brexit divergence from EU destroying UK’s vital environmental protections
2024-01-19 in The GuardianExclusive: Britain is falling behind the bloc on almost every area of green regulation, analysis reveals
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Health | Trees
Climate and vaccine misinformation seemed worlds apart – but it turned out the Cranky Uncle was a universal figure
2024-01-06 in The GuardianA game that teaches people how to spot climate misinformation is now being rolled out – with the same cantankerous central character – to combat vaccine hesitancy in the developing world
Tagged under: Climate Change Denial and Disinformation | Disinformation and Misinformation | Health | Africa
The race to destroy the toxic ‘forever chemicals’ polluting our world
2024-01-04 in The GuardianAs countries work to ban more and more PFAS, focus is shifting to how to remove the ones already out there
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health
December 25, 1988 Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands says “the earth is slowly dying” - All Our Yesterdays
2023-12-24 by in All Our YesterdaysThirty five years ago, on this day, December 25, 1988 Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands came out swinging, contradicting what she had had to say three months earlier… “Together with the publication of the report ‘Concern for Tomorrow’ (Netherlands Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection), the Queen’s 1988 Christmas speech represents a watershed moment […]
Tagged under: Health
The link between climate change and a spate of rare disease outbreaks in 2023
2023-12-22 by in Grist.org: Climate. Justice. Solutions.The temperature-sensitive pathogens that caught U.S. communities off guard are a grim preview of the future.
Tagged under: Health
‘Zombie deer disease’ epidemic spreads in Yellowstone as scientists raise fears it may jump to humans
2023-12-22 in The GuardianWarnings that ‘slow-moving disaster’ in North America raises chances of fatal mad cow-type disease jumping species barrier
Tagged under: Wildlife | USA | Health
The climate disaster strikes: what the data say
2023-12-13 in NatureA series of impact assessments highlight India’s vulnerability to extreme weather events and the risks they pose to human health. A series of impact assessments highlight India’s vulnerability to extreme weather events and the risks they pose to human health.
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change Impacts | India | Health
Whatever the Weather - Fabian Society
2023-12-12 in The Fabian SocietyClimate change is already a major risk to our health, homes and infrastructure. Flooding, heatwaves and drought are more common than in the past, and they are projected to continue to become more frequent and severe. As a result, argues Fabian Society researcher Eloise Sacares, reducing emissions is not enough; it is too late to
Tagged under: Drought | Health | Heatwaves
Fish Health Inspectorate: mortality information
2023-12-11 (or before) in Scottish GovernmentUnder a voluntary agreement with Scottish Government, Aquaculture Production Businesses (APB) report instance of mortality above specified thresholds. Reports are used as part of the wider aquatic animal health surveillance programme to direct further investigations as required.
The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic
2023-11-27 in The GuardianWithout engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. As the new field of environmental neuroscience proves, exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity
UK spends more financing inequality in favour of rich than rest of Europe, report finds
2023-11-27 in The GuardianInequalities of income, wealth and power cost UK £106.2bn a year compared with average developed OECD country
Tagged under: Health | Economics
Lancet Countdown: Tracking progress on health and climate change & companion U.S. brief
2023-11-20 (or before) in Stockholm Environment InstituteThe U.S. brief of the Lancet Countdown report gives recommendations on how the country can support public health through climate action.
Tagged under: Health
Work has conquered every day of the week. How do we remain human in a world that worships toil? | Justine Toh
2023-11-19 in The GuardianLeft unchecked, work will rule your life. If we can’t entirely exorcise the work demon, we should, frankly, make it harder for it to do its thing
Tagged under: Health
The zero-hours life: Rose Atkinson on hunger, hell and hope in 20 years of precarious work
2023-11-15 in The GuardianShe is an artist, well educated and determined to earn a good living. But at times Atkinson has had just £17 a month for food and bills. She lays bare the reality of low-paid Britain
Tagged under: Health
Brazil: Health warnings as country gripped by 'unbearable' heatwave
2023-11-15 in The BBCMore than a hundred million people are thought to have been affected by the extreme weather.
Tagged under: Health
Swimmers made ill from UK waters has doubled since 2021
2023-11-14 (or before) in Welcome to CIEHSAS says government must curb behaviour of water companies responsible for “literal shit storm”
Tagged under: Health
Humans are disrupting natural 'salt cycle' on a global scale, new study shows
2023-10-31 in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyThe planet's demand for salt comes at a cost to the environment and human health, according to a new scientific review led by University of Maryland Geology Professor Sujay Kaushal. Published in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, the paper revealed that human activities are making Earth's air, soil and freshwater saltier, which could pose an "existential threat" if current trends continue.
Tagged under: Health
How to Prepare for Water Shortages While There's Still Time
2023-10-28 in OK DoomerLet's face it, we're going to run out of water. Scientists from practically every field have been predicting it for years. Global demand for water will outgrow our supply by 40 percent before the end of the decade. By 2050 or sooner, 5 billion people will face water shortages. That's
Tagged under: Drought | Health
Chemical crisis: The unseen toxic threat contaminating wildlife worldwide
2023-10-28 in The HillPFAS are incredibly persistent, never breaking down in the environment and remaining in the body for years. They’re known for causing significant health problems in humans, and the adverse impacts …
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Wildlife | Health
Revealed: the industry figures behind ‘declaration of scientists’ backing meat eating
2023-10-27 in The GuardianDocument used to target top EU officials over environmental and health policies but climate experts view it as propaganda
Tagged under: Health | Climate Change Denial and Disinformation | Disinformation and Misinformation
American Horror Story: Where Your Chocolate Comes From
2023-10-25 in OK DoomerThe truth is dark and bitter.
Tagged under: Health
As US wildfires pollute the skies, a loophole is obscuring the impact. Can it be fixed?
2023-10-18 in The GuardianExperts agree it’s time to change the Clean Air Act’s exceptional events rule – but offer different solutions.
Tagged under: Health | Wildfires
10 Reasons Our Civilization Will Soon Collapse
2023-10-15 in OK DoomerA deep dive into the problems world leaders have let spiral out of control.
Tagged under: Health | Collapse
How Americans Respond to Information About Global Warming's Health Impacts: Evidence From a National Survey Experiment
2023-10-14 (or before) in Advancing Earth and Space Sciences JournalAbstract Americans tend to see global warming as a distant threat, but a small body of previous research suggests that information about the health implications of global warming may enhance public...
Tagged under: Health
UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021
2023-10-10 (or before) in World Health OrganisationThe number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (1), according to a United Nations report that provides fresh evidence that the world is moving further away from its goal of ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The 2022 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report presents updates on the food security and nutrition situation around the world, including the latest estimates of the cost and affordability of a healt...
Tagged under: Farming | Famine and Food Insecurity | Meat Production | Economic Growth | Health | Women and Children | Food Production and Consumption
Interactive effects of changes in UV radiation and climate on terrestrial ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles, and feedbacks to the climate system - Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
2023-10-07 (or before) in Springer VerlagTerrestrial organisms and ecosystems are being exposed to new and rapidly changing combinations of solar UV radiation and other environmental factors because of ongoing changes in stratospheric ozone and climate. In this Quadrennial Assessment, we examine the interactive effects of changes in stratospheric ozone, UV radiation and climate on terrestrial ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles in the context of the Montreal Protocol. We specifically assess effects on terrestrial organisms, agriculture and food supply, biodiversity, ecosystem services and feedbacks to the climate system. Emphasis is placed on the role of extreme clima...
Tagged under: Drought | Health
Measures to reduce air pollution could make heatwaves worse, study suggests - The Aerosol Society
2023-10-07 (or before) in The Aerosol Society - Extending knowledge of airborne particlesAn unintended negative consequence of cleaning up our air could be to increase the severity of heatwaves in some places, according to a recent modelling study conducted by researchers at the University of Edinburgh. Whilst most observers recognise the pressing need to reduce ambient air pollution for health reasons, the reduction in production of aerosol at ground level, which can act as cloud condensation nuclei when transported into the atmosphere, mean that average daytime maximum temperatures would be increased.
Tagged under: Heatwaves | Health
Housing and climate: UK homes need urgent adaptation to protect our health
2023-10-05 (or before) in The BMJ: British Medical JournalWe must ensure that health is once again central to all housing policy, say Isobel Braithwaite and colleagues The climate emergency is already affecting our homes,1 and it will drive a range of key health risks in the coming decades.2 Many of these are closely connected to our housing system, including overheating and increased flood risks. This situation is further exacerbated in the UK by its wider housing crisis, with high levels of unaffordability—particularly in the private rental sector—as well as low tenure security, rising rates of homelessness and use of temporary accommodation, and an ageing and poor qua...
Tagged under: Climate Change | Housing | Health | Committee on Climate Change UK
Hundreds of potentially toxic road runoff outfalls polluting England’s rivers
2023-10-05 in The GuardianExclusive: No regulator is monitoring scale of impact of dangerous chemicals on wildlife or public health
Tagged under: Fish | Rivers | Wildlife | Health
Health system crumbling under unprecedented rise in climate-related illnesses, warn officials
2023-10-03 in thenews.com.pkISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s fragile health system is at the verge of collapse as an alarming surge is being witnessed in waterborne ailments, including diarrhoea, extensively-drug resistant typhoid...
Tagged under: Health | Collapse
More than 100 dolphins dead in Amazon as water hits 102 degrees Fahrenheit | CNN
2023-10-01 by in CNNMore than a hundred dolphins have been found dead in the Brazilian Amazon amid an historic drought and record-high water temperatures that in places have exceeded 102 degrees Fahrenheit.
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Rivers | Whales and Dolphins | South America | Brazil | Health
Scientists on panel defending ultra-processed foods linked to food firms
2023-09-28 in The GuardianExclusive: three out of five at briefing playing down concerns over UPFs have ties to makers of such foods
Tagged under: Health
The Norwegian secret: how friluftsliv boosts health and happiness
2023-09-27 in The GuardianThe idea of communing with nature is instilled from birth in Norway. I hiked through a rain-drenched forest to try it myself
Greece Warns of Infectious Diseases After Floods Leave Livestock Dead
2023-09-25 (or before) by in VOA - Voice of America English NewsPrime minister to promise aid to flood-hit locals, and rebuilding of Greece's heartland
UN: 700 Million People Don't Know When — Or If — They Will Eat Again
2023-09-25 (or before) by in VOA - Voice of America English NewsNeed is rising as humanitarian funding is drying up, UN food chief says
Tagged under: Africa | Famine and Food Insecurity | Health
Summer '23 Was Northern Hemisphere’s Hottest Ever, Agencies Say
2023-09-25 (or before) by in VOA - Voice of America English NewsJuly 2023 was the hottest month ever measured; August was the second-hottest
Tagged under: Climate Change | Health
The Batagaika Crater : A warning sign for the Earth
2023-09-23 (or before) in YouTubeThe Batagaika crater, the world's largest 1-km long permafrost crater, is expanding at a baffling rate due to the thawing of the permafrost. This has been ex...
Tagged under: Global Warming | Climate Change | Russia | Health
Revealed: almost everyone in Europe is breathing toxic air
2023-09-20 in The GuardianGuardian investigation finds 98% of Europeans breathing highly damaging polluted air linked to 400,000 deaths a year
Climate action must respond to extreme weather driving health crisis, says WHO
2023-09-19 in The GuardianMelting ice caps and rising sea levels are urgent but people care more about the floods, wildfires and droughts that are here now, New York summit hears
Tagged under: COP28 | Libya | Drought | Africa | Ice Melting | Sea Level | Health | Middle East | Wildfires
In our blood: how the US allowed toxic chemicals to seep into our lives
2023-09-13 in The GuardianMany people don’t know the health risks from chemicals in common household products
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health | Women and Children | Children
Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find
2023-09-13 in The GuardianFirst complete ‘scientific health check’ shows most global systems beyond stable range in which modern civilisation emerged
Tagged under: Wildlife | Health
Environmental Protection Agency delays new ozone pollution standards until after the 2024 election
2023-09-06 in Associated Press NewsThe Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for smog despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health.
Tagged under: Health
Biden administration cancels years-long attempt to drill in Alaska National Wildlife Refuge | CNN Politics
2023-09-06 by in CNNThe Biden administration announced Wednesday it will cancel seven Trump-era oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and protect more than 13 million acres in the federal National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, stymieing a years-long attempt to drill in the protected region.
Tagged under: Arctic | Wildlife | Joe Biden | US Politics | Health | Alaska | Finance
‘Adapt or die’: Hellscape coming for Australia
2023-09-05 (or before) in news.com.au Ñ AustraliaÕs leading news siteWe can’t avoid natural disasters. And they’re happening more often and with greater intensity. Now Australia is being warned it can only keep its people safe by preparing for the worst – and not just patching things up afterwards.
Tagged under: Oceans | Nuclear Power | Climate Change | Extreme Weather | Forest Fires | Sea Level | Health | Trees
Woman left fighting for life after swimming in sewage-filled sea | ITV News
2023-09-02 in ITVCaitlin Edwards, 22, suffered from kidney damage after swimming near the popular Amroth Beach in Pembrokeshire. | ITV News Wales
Tagged under: Health
Michael Gove’s U-turn on water is a weaselly move
2023-09-02 (or before) by in The Times & The Sunday TimesEarly this year The Times dedicated itself to a Clean It Up campaign to restore Britain’s rivers and waterways to ecological health. How are ministers doing in
‘A first in Paris’: city fumigates for tiger mosquitoes as tropical pests spread, bringing disease
2023-09-01 in The GuardianParisian health authorities treat French capital for the first time as Zika and dengue-carrying tiger mosquitoes advance through northeastern Europe
River Mole August Health Report!
2023-08-31 in River Mole River Watch, campaigning to end water pollution, river Mole United KingdomOur August River Mole River Watch test result are in! Our fantastic citizen scientists were out collecting data across the entire catchment last weekend. Sadly the results show some of the worst phosphate pollution levels so far with the highest catchment average phosphate level yet recorded. More tributaries than ever also scored off-scale 2.50ppm which indicates a BAD water quality status, the lowest status possible indicating a major impact on ecological health. The average phosphate level fo
Income-based U.S. household carbon footprints (1990–2019) offer new insights on emissions inequality and climate finance
2023-08-30 (or before) in PLOS - Open ScienceCurrent policies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increase adaptation and mitigation funding are insufficient to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. It is clear that further action is needed to avoid the worst impacts of climate change and achieve a just climate future. Here, we offer a new perspective on emissions responsibility and climate finance by conducting an environmentally extended input output analysis that links 30 years (1990–2019) of United States (U.S.) household-level income data to the emissions generated in creating that income. To do this we draw on over 2.8 billion inter-sectoral tran...
Tagged under: Climate Change | Economics | Health | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change Mitigation | Finance
WE ACT for Environmental Justice: Empowering Communities to Power Change
2023-08-30 (or before) in WE ACT for Environmental Justice: Empowering Communities to Power ChangeWe build healthy communities and environmental justice by ensuring that people of color participate in the creation of environmental policies and practices.
Tagged under: Health
The Climate Crisis Means Longer, Hotter Summers. What Does That Mean For Human Health?
2023-08-29 in laist.comAn interview with Jeff Goodell, author of "The Heat Will Kill You First."
Tagged under: Health
Air pollution greatest global threat to human health, says benchmark study
2023-08-29 (or before) in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyAir pollution is more dangerous to the health of the average person on planet Earth than smoking or alcohol, with the threat worsening in its global epicenter South Asia even as China fast improves, a study showed Tuesday.
Tagged under: Health
Microplastics are hidden in your home. Here’s how to avoid them.
2023-08-27 (or before) in National GeographicThe air, water, and food in your home is full of tiny, microscopic plastic particles. Here’s where you can find the most common sources—and eliminate them.
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Health
The Opposite of Decline Isn’t Greatness. It’s a Healthy, Working Society. | by umair haque | Aug, 2023 | Eudaimonia and Co
2023-08-25 (or before) in Eudaimonia and CoThe Anxieties of a Society in Decline
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"We are killing this ecosystem": the scientists tracking the Amazon's fading health
2023-08-25 (or before) in NatureClimate change, deforestation and other human threats are driving the rainforest towards a tipping point of sustainability. Researchers are racing to chart the Amazon’s future.
Tagged under: Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Climate Change | Health | Tipping Points | Sustainability
Widespread Gold and Mineral Mining Causes Negative Impact on Tropical Rivers, Satellites Images Reveal
2023-08-24 by in Science Times | Daily Top Science News and FeaturesAnalysis of satellite images has revealed that the increased mining activity in rivers across the tropics has degraded the ecosystems and threatens human health. Find out more about it in this article.
Tagged under: Minerals | Rivers | Health
'Catastrophic' loss: Huge colonies of emperor penguins saw no chicks survive last year as sea ice disappears | CNN
2023-08-24 by in CNNAs rapidly warming global temperatures help push Antarctica’s sea ice to unprecedented lows, it’s threatening the very existence of one of the continent’s most iconic species: emperor penguins.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Antarctic | Insurance | Health | Finance
Why We Need an Earth System Treaty-A MAHB Dialogue with Julian Cribb, Council for the Human Future - MAHB
2023-08-24 by in Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere - Stanford University“Humanity created its current dire trajectory. It is now time to change course with a binding global treaty designed to empower individuals, institutions, and policymakers, and through this shared effort, reduce the existential threats to civilization. The Earth Systems Treaty is potentially a major step forward, a step towards a healthy future for all.”–Paul […]
Tagged under: Health
Fury as national health check of England’s waters faces six-year wait
2023-08-19 in The GuardianExclusive: Assessment that used to happen annually will now take six years despite rising concerns
Misreading the Bengal Delta | University of Washington
2023-08-18 (or before) in University of WashingtonPerilously close to sea level and vulnerable to floods, erosion, and cyclones, Bangladesh is one of the top recipients of development aid earmarked for climate change adaptation. Yet, to what extent do adaptation projects address local needs and concerns? Combining environmental history and ethnographic fieldwork with development professionals, rural farmers, and landless women, *Misreading the Bengal Delta* critiques development narratives of Bangladesh as a “climate change victim.” It examines how development actors repackage colonial-era modernizing projects, which have caused severe environmental effects, as clim...
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change | Flooding | Sea Level | Health | Women and Children | Finance
‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Everywhere. What Are They Doing to Us?
2023-08-16 in The New York TimesTagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health
Montana Youth Sued Their Government Over Climate Change and Won. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal - Inside Climate News
2023-08-15 by in Inside Climate NewsA Montana judge issued a landmark ruling this week, siding with a group of young plaintiffs who accused their state government of violating their constitutional right to “a clean and healthful environment” by promoting fossil fuel development without considering how those projects contribute to climate change. In 2020, 16 young Montanans, whose ages today range […]
Tagged under: Climate Change | Health
‘Gamechanger’: judge rules in favor of young activists in US climate trial
2023-08-14 in The GuardianSixteen young plaintiffs had alleged the Montana state government had violated their right to a healthy environment
Tagged under: Activism | Health
Surprising Study: Seemingly Healthy Ecosystems May Already Be on the Path To Decline
2023-08-12 in SciTechDaily - Science, Space and Technology News 2023A recent study on biodiversity suggests that using species richness alone may not be a reliable metric for monitoring ecosystems. Ecosystems that appear healthy, with stable or even rising species counts may already be on the path to decline and loss of species. Negative trends in such ecosystems c
Tagged under: Health | Biodiversity Loss
Why did the Maui fire spread so fast? Drought, nonnative species and climate change among possible reasons | CNN
2023-08-09 by in CNNDrought conditions are becoming more extreme and common in Hawaii and other Pacific islands.
Tagged under: Drought | Climate Change | Health | Wildfires | Finance
Deadly floods hit China's major grain-producing region, fueling food security concerns | CNN
2023-08-07 by in CNN InternationalDays of heavy rain have caused severe flooding in China’s leading grain-producing region in the northeast, killing 14 people and raising concerns about food security as floodwater inundated farmlands.
Tagged under: Farming | Fish | Flooding | Health | Trees | Finance
Iran shuts down for two days because of 'unprecedented heat' | Reuters
2023-08-04 (or before) in ReutersIran has announced Wednesday and Thursday this week will be public holidays because of "unprecedented heat" and told the elderly and people with health conditions to stay indoors, Iranian state media reported.
Tagged under: Health | Middle East | Iran
‘It was hell but the owner said, you have to work’: dying from heat in Greece
2023-08-04 in The GuardianGreece relies on its tourism industry. But intense heatwaves, which have led to wildfires across the country, are making life a misery for thousands of staff who have to work outside – and killing some of them
Tagged under: Health | Heatwaves | Wildfires | Greece
Attack on energy network a major risk, UK register says for first time
2023-08-02 in The GuardianCabinet Office assessment also upgrades likelihood of ‘catastrophic’ pandemic hitting the country
Tagged under: Health
Heatwave: How hot is too hot for the human body? - BBC News
2023-07-30 (or before) in The BBCJames Gallagher spends the day in the heat lab to see what summer heatwaves do to the body.
Tagged under: Health | Heatwaves
Sixfold Increase in Historical Northern Hemisphere Concurrent Large Heatwaves Driven by Warming and Changing Atmospheric Circulations
2023-07-16 (or before) in American Meteorological Society JournalsAbstract Simultaneous heatwaves affecting multiple regions (referred to as concurrent heatwaves) pose compounding threats to various natural and societal systems, including global food chains, emergency response systems, and reinsurance industries. While anthropogenic climate change is increasing heatwave risks across most regions, the interactions between warming and circulation changes that yield concurrent heatwaves remain understudied. Here, we quantify historical (1979–2019) trends in concurrent heatwaves during the warm season [May–September (MJJAS)] across the Northern Hemisphere mid- to high latitudes. We fin...
Tagged under: Climate Change | Health | Climate Change Impacts | Heatwaves
Pollinators: decline in numbers / RHS Gardening
2023-07-14 (or before) in RHS - Inspiring everyone to grow / RHS GardeningThere is evidence that populations of bees and other pollinators are less healthy and abundant than they have been. If action is not taken, pollinator declines will have serious implications for biodiversity, food production and the ornamental garden.
Tagged under: Wildlife | Bees | Health | Food Production and Consumption
At least two dead in oil platform fire in Gulf of Mexico | CNN
2023-07-07 by in CNNAt least two people were killed after a fire broke out Friday at the Nohoch Alfa oil platform at the Bay of Campeche, in the Gulf of Mexico, the state-owned Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) said in a statement.
Tagged under: Oceans | Mexico | Health | Finance
Climate grief is real – and I cannot keep watching images of our dying planet | David Shearman
2023-07-04 in The GuardianOur leaders’ addiction to economic growth and its consumption of environmental resources has me paralysed with fear and solastalgia
Tagged under: Economics | Economic Growth | Health | Climate Anxiety and Grief
US weather agency warns of deadly heat in the US
2023-07-02 (or before) in ko-fi.comNate Bear published a post on Ko-fi
Tagged under: Wet Bulb Temperature | Extreme Heat | Health
Opinion | Our Childrens’ Lungs Are Uniquely Vulnerable to All This Wildfire Smoke
2023-07-02 in The New York TimesTagged under: Health | Women and Children | Children
Rainforest destruction soared in 2022 despite global pledges to halt deforestation, new report finds | CNN
2023-06-27 by in CNNThe destruction of the world’s rainforests ramped up last year, despite global pledges to end deforestation by 2030, according to a new report.
Tagged under: Deforestation | Climate Change | Brazil | Health | Trees | Finance
Boston's summer heat is an issue of racial equity. 'Greening' our city is one solution
2023-06-26 (or before) in WBURWe will need to do far more than plant trees and increase green space to fully address climate change and gun violence, write Gaurab Basu and Jonathan Jay. But nature-based solutions have significant community-level health benefits and should play an important role in our public policy.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Health | Trees
We don’t have to be overwhelmed by climate anxiety. Feel the pain, then act | Susie Orbach
2023-06-25 in The GuardianWe might be scared and not know what to do. But as a new film reveals, that can help
Tagged under: Health | Climate Anxiety and Grief
Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: report of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health
2023-06-22 (or before) in The LancetFar-reaching changes to the structure and function of the Earth's natural systems represent a growing threat to human health. And yet, global health has mainly improved as these changes have gathered pace. What is the explanation? As a Commission, we are deeply concerned that the explanation is straightforward and sobering: we have been mortgaging the health of future generations to realise economic and development gains in the present. By unsustainably exploiting nature's resources, human civilisation has flourished but now risks substantial health effects from the degradation of nature's life support systems in the future.
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Can the mode, time, and expense of commuting to work affect our mental health?
2023-06-21 (or before) in ScienceDirect.comCommuting to work is an important part of many people's daily life, with travel times increasing constantly and becoming a growing problem. The aim of…
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Sheffield council issues apology over tree-felling scandal
2023-06-20 in The GuardianThe city’s new Labour leader has accepted that some of the 17,500 trees cut down were healthy
EPA sued over reapproval of toxic herbicides using Agent Orange chemical
2023-06-19 in The GuardianFederal suit brought by public health groups alleges agency’s science shows human risks and harm to endangered species
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How bad is wildfire smoke for your health? Here’s my view as a toxicologist | Christopher T Migliaccio
2023-06-19 in The GuardianLast week New York and Detroit were listed among the five most polluted cities in the world because of smoke from Canada. What does that mean?
Tagged under: Health | Wildfires
Dramatic week in Montana climate trial as youngsters tell of toll on lives
2023-06-17 in The GuardianYouth plaintiffs accuse state officials of violating their right to a healthy environment in landmark case in Helena
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Triple-digit heat across Texas is forecast to break energy records | CNN
2023-06-15 by in CNNSummer is still a week away and the Lone Star State is already sweltering, as triple-digit heat could lead to more than 75 heat records being broken across Texas this week.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Texas | Health | Finance
‘My life and my home’: young people start to testify at historic US climate trial
2023-06-13 in The GuardianThe plaintiffs note that Montana’s constitution pledges a healthy environment ‘for present and future generations’
Tagged under: Climate Change | Activism | Health
An activist group is spreading misinformation to stop solar projects in rural America
2023-06-06 (or before) in NPRAn NPR/Floodlight investigation found that a longtime Republican insider is stoking solar opposition by spreading bad information about health and environmental risks. Her influence is growing.
Tagged under: Solar Energy | Activism | Disinformation and Misinformation | Health
The Biden administration sees hydrogen as a game-changing climate technology. The reality is far more complicated | CNN Politics
2023-06-05 by in CNNThe Biden administration on Monday announced a goal to produce 50 million metric tons of clean hydrogen fuel by 2050 – a roadmap that, if successful, would cut around 10% of the country’s planet-warming pollution by the same date.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Climate Change | Hydrogen | Joe Biden | US Politics | Electricity | Health | Finance
Universal basic income of £1,600 a month to be trialled in two places in England
2023-06-04 in The GuardianScheme to run for two years and participants will be monitored to see what effect it has on mental and physical health
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Pigs, rabbits and fish are dying from searing temperatures in China | CNN Business
2023-06-02 by in CNNWith parts of China experiencing record high temperatures and heavy rains, reports of farm animals and crops suffering from extreme weather patterns are dominating headlines in the country, raising concerns about food security in the world’s second largest economy.
Tagged under: Drought | Farming | Fish | Flooding | Rivers | Health | Food Production and Consumption | El Niño | Trees | Finance
River Wye ecological status downgraded as sewage turns water into ‘pea soup’
2023-06-01 (or before) in The TelegraphWaterway’s health is reclassified to unfavourable by Natural England as it faces a decline in key species
Shanghai records its highest May temperature in more than 100 years | CNN
2023-05-29 by in CNNThe Chinese city of Shanghai recorded its highest May temperature in more than 100 years on Monday, hitting a record 36.1 degrees Celsius (nearly 97 degrees Fahrenheit).
Tagged under: Climate Change | Health | Finance
'Murderers' and 'criminals': Meteorologists face unprecedented harassment from conspiracy theorists | CNN
2023-05-27 by in CNN InternationalNational weather services, meteorologists and climate communicators in countries from the US to Australia say they’re experiencing an increase in threats and abuse, often around accusations they are overstating, lying about or even controlling the weather.
Tagged under: Spain | Climate Change | Health | Finance
Trees Are a ‘Must-Have’ Medicine When Addressing Mental Health
2023-05-26 (or before) in Treehugger | Sustainability for AllThe positive impact of trees is well-documented in a growing body of scientific studies in the U.S. and around the world.
Toxins hidden in plastics are the industry’s dirty secret – recycling is not the answer | Charlotte Lloyd
2023-05-25 in The GuardianWe need to know more about what goes into plastics and better regulation of how recycled products are used, says environmental chemistry lecturer Dr Charlotte Lloyd
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The world's largest lakes are shrinking dramatically, and scientists say they have figured out why | CNN
2023-05-18 by in CNNMore than half of the world’s largest lakes and reservoirs have lost significant amounts of water over the last three decades.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Health | Water Resources | Finance
Air pollution is the largest environmental risk to public health and children are especially vulnerable
2023-05-17 (or before) in The BMJ: British Medical JournalI studied medicine at the University of Cape Town, graduating in 1989. Over six years as an undergraduate I was taught the science of medicine by teachers who were superb scientists and clinicians. I graduated with a keen sense of pathology, anatomy, microbiology and all the specialties. Unsurprisingly, I was acutely aware of how the politics of the day impacted on how I practised medicine in South Africa and from a very early undergraduate stage it didn’t take a genius to realise that ethnicity had a direct impact on the pattern of diseases and patient outcomes. Yet we were not taught about the social determinants of heal...
Tagged under: Africa | Health | Women and Children
Eco anxiety: what it is and how to deal with it
2023-05-15 (or before) in discoverwildlife.comTagged under: Health
Scientists’ warning on wildfire — a Canadian perspective
2023-05-14 (or before) in cdnsciencepub.comRecently, the World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: a Second Notice was issued in response to ongoing and largely unabated environmental degradation due to anthropogenic activities. In the warning, humanity is urged to practice more environmentally sustainable alternatives to business as usual to avoid potentially catastrophic outcomes. Following the success of their warning, the Alliance of World Scientists called for discipline-specific follow-up papers. This paper is an answer to that call for the topic of wildland fire. Across much of Canada and the world, wildfires are anticipated to increase in severity and frequenc...
Tagged under: Climate Change | Health | Climate Change Impacts | Wildfires | Trees
Gianforte signs bill banning state agencies from analyzing climate impacts
2023-05-12 by in Montana's Independent Source for Statewide News - Montana Free PressHouse Bill 971 comes as Montana courts are poised to consider how “clean and healthful environment” protections intersect with energy regulations.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Health | Climate Change Impacts
U.S. oil and gas health impacts cost $77 billion per year
2023-05-10 in AxiosTagged under: Health
Our Global Voices
2023-05-08 (or before) in Population Health | GirlPlanet.EarthWomen's global voices on planetary health, culture and personal choices
Tagged under: Economics | Health | Women and Children
Fungal attacks threaten global food supply, say experts
2023-05-03 in The GuardianClimate crisis is exacerbating damage caused by crop-destroying fungi, risking ‘global health catastrophe’
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Health
The Disinformation Playbook
2023-04-25 (or before) in Union of Concerned ScientistsFive tactics business interests use to sideline science, deceive the public and buy influence at the expense of public health and safety.
Tagged under: Disinformation and Misinformation | Health
The Mental Toll of Climate Change - Eos
2023-04-24 by in EosResearchers are more quickly acknowledging the many ways in which the global climate crisis is affecting our mental health.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Health
Sewage-soaked field stops creation of new woodland in Greater Manchester
2023-04-21 in The GuardianPlans to create green space cancelled because soil contamination levels pose risk to human health
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Maharashtra Heat Stroke: 11 deaths, over 600 suffer heatstroke in Bhushan Award Ceremony | Navi Mumbai News - Times of India
2023-04-20 (or before) by in Times of IndiaAt least 11 people died and over 600 suffered heatstroke at the Kharghar venue for the Maharashtra Bhushan Award ceremony on Sunday afternoon, as lakh
Using solar farms to generate fresh desert soil crust
2023-04-20 in Home | ASU NewsArizona State University researcher Ferran Garcia-Pichel and his students have proposed an innovative approach to restoring healthy biocrusts using new and existing solar energy farms as nurseries for generating fresh biocrust.
Tagged under: Solar Energy | Health | Innovation
They cleaned up BP’s massive oil spill. Now they’re sick – and want justice
2023-04-20 in The GuardianThirteen years after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, documents shed light on the company’s response and ‘scorched earth’ legal tactics
‘They are despairing’: climate crisis weighs heavy on mental health of young Australians
2023-04-19 in The GuardianA survey shows anxiety about the environment is prominent among teenagers, including Ruby Bron who feels ‘helpless’ about the future
Tagged under: Activism | Health | Climate Anxiety and Grief
Toxic fire from US recycling plant could burn for days
2023-04-18 (or before) in The BBCAn inferno in Richmond, Indiana, has raised health concerns and sparked evacuation orders.
This “Climate-Friendly” Fuel Comes With an Astronomical Cancer Risk
2023-04-14 (or before) by in Pro PublicaAlmost half of products cleared so far under the new federal biofuels program are not in fact biofuels — and the EPA acknowledges that the plastic-based ones may present an “unreasonable risk” to human health or the environment.
Tagged under: Chevron | Health
Stop Asking Whether Money Buys Happiness
2023-04-13 (or before) by in The AtlanticIt may, but only a negligible amount.
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Opinion: Biden betrays our generation by greenlighting the Willow Project | CNN
2023-04-07 by in CNNPresident Joe Biden's recent approval of the Willow Project in Alaska has alarmed many young people. Climate activists Sophia Kianni, Greta Thunberg, and Vanessa Nakate urge Biden to consider our collective future before short-term political gains.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Climate Change | Activism | Joe Biden | Health | Alaska | Finance
Protecting Brazilian Amazon Indigenous territories reduces atmospheric particulates and avoids associated health impacts and costs - Communications Earth & Environment
2023-04-07 (or before) in NatureMore than 15 million cases of respiratory and cardiovascular infections could be prevented, saving $2 billion USD each year in human health costs by protecting indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon, suggest estimates of PM2.5 health impacts between 2010 and 2019.
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Health
‘Forever chemicals’ linked to infertility in women, study shows
2023-04-06 in The GuardianThose with higher levels of PFAS in their blood had 40% lower chance of conceiving within a year of trying
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health | Women and Children
Save Bees • Pollinator decline and how to help
2023-04-03 (or before) in Save Bees • Pollinator decline and how to helpLearn why pollinators are in trouble and how you can help. Healthy, happy bees need good homes with plenty of food and no poisons. Take simple steps today!
The oceans just reached their hottest temperature on record as El Niño looms. Here are 6 things to watch for | CNN
2023-04-01 by in CNNIt's unclear how strong the coming El Niño will be -- some models predict it could reach super-strength, others suggest it will be more moderate.
Tagged under: Oceans | Drought | Predictions | Climate Change | Antarctic | Flooding | El Niño | Health | Climate Change Impacts | Finance
‘Terrified for my future’: climate crisis takes heavy toll on young people’s mental health
2023-03-30 in The GuardianYoung people in the UK tell how the emergency is affecting their psychological wellbeing and how they are coping
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Climate justice in higher education: a proposed paradigm shift towards a transformative role for colleges and universities - Climatic Change
2023-03-29 (or before) in Springer VerlagMoving beyond technocratic approaches to climate action, climate justice articulates a paradigm shift in how organizations think about their response to the climate crisis. This paper makes a conceptual contribution by exploring the potential of this paradigm shift in higher education. Through a commitment to advancing transformative climate justice, colleges and universities around the world could realign and redefine their priorities in teaching, research, and community engagement to shape a more just, stable, and healthy future. As inequitable climate vulnerabilities increase, higher education has multiple emerging opportunit...
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Climate Change | Health | Climate Justice
Public health and environment
2023-03-28 (or before) in World Health OrganisationTagged under: Health
Somalia drought: 43,000 died in 2022 and this year’s toll will be higher, study finds | The Independent
2023-03-20 (or before) in The Independent‘Unrelenting droughts’ have created worst hunger crisis for 70 years says
Tagged under: Drought | Climate Change | Africa | Famine and Food Insecurity | Health
US allergy season starting earlier due to global temperature rising, scientists say
2023-03-15 in The GuardianTrend sees higher pollen levels and worsened allergy and asthma symptoms, though reduction in carbon emissions could reverse it
Tagged under: Climate Change | Sea Level | Health
Children face acute risk amid Malawi’s deadliest cholera outbreak
2023-03-10 in The GuardianThe disease, which has killed 1,500 people since last March, has been aggravated by heavy rains and an overburdened health system
Tagged under: Africa | Health | Women and Children | Children
Symposium: Climate Change and Health Mitigating, Adapting, and Suffering: How Much of Each?
2023-03-08 (or before) in Annual ReviewsTagged under: Climate Change | Health
DOUBT
2023-03-05 (or before) in YouTubeJoin us and stand up for reality. http://climaterealityproject.org - This film exposes the parallels between Big Tobacco's denial of smoking's cancer-causing...
Tagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | US Politics | Health
Toxic 'forever chemicals’ about to get their first US limits
2023-03-02 in Associated Press NewsThe Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable. But experts say removing them will cost billions, a burden that will fall hardest on small communities with few resources.
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health | Water Resources
Does an Implied Right to a Healthy Environment already exist in the Constitution? - Right Now
2023-02-28 by in Right Now - Human rights in AustraliaThe Right to a Healthy Environment may be implied in the Australian Constitution. I argue this position based on existing precedent regarding constitutional implications: the High Court recognises that rights may be implied in the Constitution if ‘necessary’ to protect the Constitution itself: Lange (1997)
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India to get heat waves this year after hottest February on record
2023-02-28 in ReutersIndia is likely to experience heat waves between March and May, especially in the key wheat producing central and northern states, the weather office said on Tuesday, as the country recorded its highest ever maximum temperature in February.
Tagged under: Heatwaves | Health | India
Lateral flow tests being prepared for UK outbreaks of avian flu
2023-02-26 in The GuardianAfter a girl in Cambodia died from H5N1, the UK Health Security Agency is on alert but says human-to-human transmission is rare
Tagged under: Health
Bird flu may now be spreading between humans, WHO fears
2023-02-25 (or before) in The TelegraphHealth chiefs commission new vaccine in response to the growth of the dominant form of H5N1 virus worldwide
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Alarming toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in animals’ blood – study
2023-02-22 in The GuardianAnalysis says hundreds of animals are contaminated with dangerous compounds linked to cancer and other health problems
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health
Welcome - FDSD
2023-02-14 (or before) in fdsd.orgFDSD explores the critical links between democracy and sustainable development. We build evidence and make connections to secure fairness for all and a healthy environment, now and in the future.
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Four dead seals test positive for bird flu in Scotland
2023-02-10 in The GuardianExperts warn of ‘step-change’ in avian flu spread as number of cases in mammals continues to grow globally
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Be warned: the next deadly pandemic is not inevitable, but all the elements are in place | George Monbiot
2023-02-08 in The GuardianBird flu is a mass killer, and mink farms are perfect for infection and transmission. They are a grave threat and must be banned, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Farming | Health
Why Britain’s NHS is Dying — And Why It’s a Warning to the World | by umair haque | Jan, 2023 | Eudaimonia and Co
2023-01-27 (or before) in Eudaimonia and CoThe Willful Destruction of the World’s First Modern Healthcare System Is a Shocking, Historic Tragedy
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels this century will alter the protein, micronutrients, and vitamin content of rice grains with potential health consequences for the poorest rice-dependent countries - PubMed
2023-01-25 (or before) in PubMed National Center for Biotechnology InformationTagged under: Health
‘All-natural’ Simply Tropical juice has high toxic PFAS levels, lawsuit alleges
2023-01-25 in The GuardianCoca-Cola claimed juice was healthy despite toxic ‘forever chemicals’ levels ‘hundreds of times’ above federal limits, suit says
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health
Rapid worldwide depletion of predatory fish communities - Nature
2023-01-22 (or before) in NatureSerious concerns have been raised about the ecological effects of industrialized fishing1,2,3, spurring a United Nations resolution on restoring fisheries and marine ecosystems to healthy levels4. However, a prerequisite for restoration is a general understanding of the composition and abundance of unexploited fish communities, relative to contemporary ones. We constructed trajectories of community biomass and composition of large predatory fishes in four continental shelf and nine oceanic systems, using all available data from the beginning of exploitation. Industrialized fisheries typically reduced community biomass by 80% wit...
Tagged under: Oceans | Fish | Health
Activist #MMT - podcast: Ep137: Steve Kelsey: Trans-jurisdictional caring
2023-01-21 (or before) in activistmmt.libsyn.comWelcome to episode 137 of activist #MMT. Today I talk with Steve Kelsey, about what money and money issuance, and our entire money system, should and could be, if we could start over and design it from scratch. You'll find two of his papers linked below (in the Resources section). Before that, we discuss , which is one of the most viral MMT tweet threads of all time more than 3000 retweets and nearly 7000 likes. The topic of his thread is the big lies told by former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The first big lie is "TINA" which stands for "there is no alternative." This is how those already on top tell the rest to sit do...
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Spate of natural disasters takes a toll on Australians’ mental health, survey finds
2023-01-18 in The GuardianClimate-induced extreme weather has damaged people and communities as much as buildings and land, researchers say
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Does climate change make you anxious? You're not alone (VIDEO)
2023-01-18 (or before) in scrippsnews.comExtreme temperatures can impact physical health, but the changing climate is also taking a toll on mental health, especially for younger generations.
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change | Health
Wildfire smoke getting into your home? Build a DIY Corsi-Rosenthal air filter. » Yale Climate Connections
2023-01-16 by in Yale Climate ConnectionsDesigned to combat the spread of COVID-19, this simple air purifier can help keep indoor air clean, protecting your health during wildfires. And you can build one for less than $100.
Tagged under: Health | Wildfires
Without health there is no wealth. Why do so few governments understand this? | Tim Jackson
2023-01-16 in The GuardianPoliticians are wrong to believe that we can only afford decent care in good economic times, says Tim Jackson of the University of Surrey
Tagged under: Economics | Health
‘Last nail in the coffin’: Utah’s Great Salt Lake on verge of collapse
2023-01-10 in The GuardianIt’s lost 73% of its water and is unable to sustain some wildlife – and could soon negatively affect human health
Tagged under: Wildlife | Health | Collapse
Ocean acidification: an action plan for a neglected problem - Ocean Acidification
2023-01-05 by in Ocean Acidification - a news stream provided by the Ocean Acidification International Coordination Center (OA-ICC)Time is running out to avoid the worst impacts of ocean acidification on marine life, livelihoods and economies. A climate-change impact on the ocean, alongside warming seas and deoxygenation, ocean acidification is belatedly finding its way onto the global climate and ocean agendas, even as the gravity of its impact on ocean health and on […]
Tagged under: Oceans | Climate Change | Ocean Acidification | Health | Climate Change Impacts
EDM Map | Storm discharge data | River health | Thames Water
2023-01-05 (or before) in thameswater.co.ukDeath of thousands of wild birds from avian flu is ‘new Silent Spring’
2022-12-23 in The GuardianExpert warns impact of H5N1 virus across the world is on a scale akin to the devastation wreaked by the use of DDT pesticides in the 1950s and 1960s
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Prioritization of carceral spending in U.S. cities: Development of the Carceral Resource Index (CRI) and the role of race and income inequality
2022-12-22 (or before) in PLOS - Open ScienceBackground Policing, corrections, and other carceral institutions are under scrutiny for driving health harms, while receiving disproportionate resources at the expense of prevention and other services. Amidst renewed interest in structural determinants of health, roles of race and class in shaping government investment priorities are poorly understood. Methods Based on the Social Conflict Model, we assessed relationships between city racial/ economic profiles measured by the Index of Concentration at the Extremes (ICE) and budgetary priorities measured by the novel Carceral Resource Index (CRI), contrasting investments in car...
Tagged under: Economics | Housing | Health
Fueling Resistance
2022-12-14 (or before) in MITIn Fueling Resistance, Kate Neville dissects the processes, and political economy framework, of resistance to two different alternative fuel projects in two distinct and disparate locations. The comparison centers on resistance to a biofuel project in Kenya and a fracking project in the Yukon territory of Canada. The unwritten premise is that these two energy projects, and the subsequent resistance to them, may not have obvious similarities given their distinct characteristics and locations but in fact have several elements in common. Neville outlines how these cases can be viewed as similar and concludes that understanding the ...
Tagged under: Economics | Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Climate Change | Colonialism | Rivers | Fracking | Fossil Fuels | Wind Power | Health | Climate Justice | Food Production and Consumption | Finance | Biodiversity Loss
Air pollution linked to multiple long-term health conditions
2022-12-07 by in Nursing News, Articles & Learning | Nursing In PracticePeople living in areas with high levels of air pollution from traffic are more likely to have multiple long-term physical and mental health conditions.
Tagged under: Health
US justice department sues city of Jackson over water crisis
2022-11-30 in The GuardianCity and Mississippi health department sign order agreeing to federal oversight of the failing water system
Tagged under: Health
Bristol GP was 'prepared to risk career' for climate protest - BBC News
2022-11-24 (or before) in The BBCHealth workers acquitted of breaching public order say they would do it again to avert a crisis.
Tagged under: Health | Activism
The Astronomical Price of Insulin Hurts American Families
2022-11-20 (or before) in RAND Corporation Provides Objective Research Services and Public Policy Analysis | RANDMore than 30 million Americans have diabetes, and nearly a quarter of them use insulin to manage their symptoms and prevent life-threatening complications. The price they have to pay for insulin is more than ten times higher than the average prices in 32 other countries combined.
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The Earth is dying
2022-11-04 (or before) in YouTubeThe Earth is dying#earth #climatechange #sketchcomedy #globalwarming If you'd like to support us making these videos we have a Patreon page here: https://www...
Tagged under: COP27 | Climate Change | Health
Individual responsibility: a red herring that lets the fossil fuel industry off the climate catastrophe hook
2022-11-01 (or before) in The BMJ: British Medical JournalOn the eve of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum, Kent Buse and colleagues argue that the health of people and planet can only be rescued through government led, structural transformations—but for that to happen we need to re-frame the narrative When delegates meet this week to discuss fragile progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, they do so against a bleak backdrop. The line that “climate change is the biggest health challenge of the 21st century” is an understatement. Climate change is not only a challenge to health, but to human development—and even survival.1 The evidence on...
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Global health at mercy of fossil fuel addiction, warn scientists
2022-10-25 in The GuardianReliance on oil and gas worsening climate impacts and compounding food, energy and cost of living crises
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Health
Climate crisis poses ‘growing threat’ to health in UK, says expert
2022-10-23 in The GuardianExclusive: Prof Dame Jenny Harries warns of dangers to food security, flooding and insect-borne diseases
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change | Insects | Health
Living Planet Report 2022
2022-10-20 (or before) in livingplanet.panda.orgThe Living Planet Report 2022 is WWF’s most comprehensive study to date of trends in global biodiversity and the health of our planet. The latest flagship publication reveals global wildlife populations have plummeted by 69% on average since 1970.
Tagged under: Wildlife | Health
Microplastics found in human breast milk for the first time
2022-10-07 in The GuardianExclusive: Researchers concerned over potential health impacts of chemical contaminants on babies
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Health | Women and Children
Climate change threatens health and survival of urban trees - BBC News
2022-09-20 (or before) in The BBCOaks, maples and chestnuts found in cities are among over 1,000 tree species that are flagged at risk.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Health | Trees
USDA ERS - Key Statistics & Graphics
2022-09-17 (or before) in ers.usda.govCurrent trends, statistics, charts, and maps related to food security--access by all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life.
Tagged under: Health | Women and Children
Climate action, pollution control needed to keep sulphur dioxide in check
2022-09-14 by in india.mongabay.comWhile the concentration of sulphur dioxide (SO2), an atmospheric pollutant with health and climate impacts, shows a decreasing trend in India in the recent decade (2010-2020), compared to previous decades, due to environmental regulations and control technologies in place, its concentration is still high and is of concern, a trend analysis has said. “Even if […]
‘Can’t afford to live’: California heatwave leaves older adults teetering on edge
2022-09-10 in The GuardianExtreme temperatures, especially in the state’s interiors, has left the vulnerable population reeling from the heat’s effects
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Heatwaves | California | Health
The super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves from the apocalypse
2022-09-04 in The GuardianTech billionaires are buying up luxurious bunkers to survive a societal collapse they helped create, but like everything they do, it has unintended consequences
Tagged under: Prepping | Health | Collapse
Brutal heatwave scorches US west, sparking fires and health warnings
2022-08-31 in The GuardianSeveral California cities broke heat records, rising as high as 112F in the LA suburbs, and blazes erupted as residents were forced to flee
Tagged under: Oregon | Heatwaves | California | Health
UK science superpower claim is ‘bollocks’, says ex-vaccines chief
2022-08-27 in The GuardianDame Kate Bingham aghast at civil service database changes that ‘will deter’ volunteers from signing up
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Experts Debunk Viral Post Claiming 1,100 Scientists Say ‘There’s No Climate Emergency’ - Inside Climate News
2022-08-23 by in Inside Climate NewsTo the average consumer of news, the petition’s message might seem reasonable—a healthy dose of skepticism in a debate that affects everyone. “Computer models are human-made,” the petition begins. “This is precisely the problem of today’s climate discussion to which climate models are central. Climate science has degenerated into a discussion based on beliefs, not […]
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Ants can be better than pesticides for growing healthy crops, study finds
2022-08-17 in The GuardianHarnessing natural insect power can. with proper management, have higher efficacy than resorting to harmful chemicals
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Major cities blighted by nitrogen dioxide pollution, research finds
2022-08-17 in The GuardianShanghai, Moscow and Tehran have the highest levels of NO2 pollution, according to the research
Carbon capture: climate change’s “healthy” cigarette
2022-08-17 by in Harvard Public HealthThe tobacco industry made millions selling “healthy cigarettes” even when it knew smoking killed. Decades later, will the fossil fuel industry get away selling us “healthy” carbon using the tobacco industry’s playbook?
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Chaos after heat crashes computers at leading London hospitals
2022-08-07 in The GuardianPatient safety compromised during IT failure at Guy’s and St Thomas’
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Cumberland Co. residents say EPA's new drinking water advisory not enough
2022-08-05 (or before) in spectrumlocalnews.comIn 2017, thousands found out their water was contaminated
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Clearing the Air: The Benefits of the Clean Air Act
2022-07-11 (or before) in Natural Resources Defense CouncilDespite the enormous success of the CAA in protecting public health, the law currently faces attacks on many fronts under the Trump Administration.
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EU regulators ‘dismissed evidence’ linking glyphosate to rodent tumours
2022-06-09 in The GuardianEuropean Chemical Agency’s positive assessment for continued sale of substance is flawed, say environmental campaigners
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MPs will be briefed on climate change after health leaders back hunger striker’s demands
2022-05-22 (or before) in The BMJ: British Medical JournalA man ended a hunger strike of more than five weeks outside the UK parliament on 19 April after it was confirmed that MPs would be briefed on the climate crisis by the chief scientific officer, Patrick Vallance. The decision was made four days after senior health professionals, including the current and former editors in chief of The BMJ , wrote to the prime minister urging him to commit to holding a briefing. …
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Humans can't endure temperatures and humidities as high as previously thought | Penn State University
2022-05-15 (or before) in Penn State UniversityPenn State researchers found that the maximum wet-bulb temperature humans can endure is lower than previously thought — about 31°C wet-bulb or 87°F at 100% humidity — even for young, healthy subjects. The temperature for older populations, who are more vulnerable to heat, is likely even lower.
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Amid Persistent Heatwaves, Buzz Picks Up Around Wet-Bulb Temperature! Learn What It Is, and Why Is It Important | The Weather Channel
2022-05-15 (or before) in The Weather Channel and weather.comTagged under: Heatwaves | Wet Bulb Temperature | Health | India
EU citizens may sue countries for health-damaging dirty air, top court adviser says
2022-05-06 (or before) in EURACTIVCitizens in European Union countries may be able to sue their governments for financial compensation if illegal levels of air pollution damage their health, an adviser to Europe's top court said on Thursday (5 May).
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EU officials being trained to meditate to help fight climate crisis
2022-05-04 in The GuardianExclusive: Early results from ‘applied mindfulness’ courses suggests they have helped overcome despair that little can be done
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Pesticides and environmental injustice in the USA: root causes, current regulatory reinforcement and a path forward - BMC Public Health
2022-05-02 (or before) in bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.comMany environmental pollutants are known to have disproportionate effects on Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) as well as communities of low-income and wealth. The reasons for these disproportionate effects are complex and involve hundreds of years of systematic oppression kept in place through structural racism and classism in the USA. Here we analyze the available literature and existing datasets to determine the extent to which disparities in exposure and harm exist for one of the most widespread pollutants in the world – pesticides. Our objective was to identify and discuss not only the historical injustices...
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‘A worldwide public health threat’: Rob Bilott on his 20-year fight against forever chemicals
2022-05-01 in The GuardianChemical companies hid their knowledge of the damage caused by PFAS for decades. With a new class-action lawsuit, Bilott intends to hold them accountable
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Forests
2022-04-29 (or before) in World Resources InstituteWRI works with governments and civil society to conserve and restore forests and healthy landscapes to supply humanity with critical goods and services.
Moving Beyond GDP: The Case for Wealth as a Core Measure of National Progress
2022-04-29 (or before) in Earth Negotiations Bulletin - International Institute for Sustainable DevelopmentDespite its frequent use as the main measure of progress, GDP fails to account for health, happiness, inequality, and environmental sustainability. An expert panel explored how a focus on wealth could inform policymaking in Africa—and how to make the shift.
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Study: Climate change is creating disease hotspots
2022-04-28 by in Grist.org: Climate. Justice. Solutions.“The coming decades will not only be hotter, but sicker.”
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Global Movement to Save Soil
2022-04-28 (or before) in Global Movement to #SaveSoilSave Soil is a global movement launched by Sadhguru, to address the soil crisis by bringing together people from around the world to stand up for Soil Health, and supporting leaders of all nations to institute national policies and actions toward increasing the organic content in cultivable soil.
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Drinking-water
2022-03-17 (or before) in World Health OrganisationWHO fact sheet on water: key facts, access to water, water and health
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'We are our own worst enemy': Could mindfulness and compassion help accelerate climate action?
2022-03-07 in Business GreenA growing body of evidence argues personal mental health is deeply connected to wider policy failures – could embedding mindfulness teaching into society improve our responses?
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In-depth Q&A: The IPCC's sixth assessment on how climate change impacts the world - Carbon Brief
2022-02-28 by in Carbon BriefThe sixth report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says the threat that climate change poses to human well-being and the health of the planet is “unequivocal”.
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Global expansion and redistribution of Aedes-borne virus transmission risk with climate change
2022-02-28 (or before) in PLOS - Open ScienceAuthor summary The established scientific consensus indicates that climate change will severely exacerbate the risk and burden of Aedes-transmitted viruses, including dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and other significant threats to global health security. Here, we show more subtle impacts of climate change on transmission, caused primarily by differences between the more heat-tolerant Aedes aegypti and the more heat-limited Ae. albopictus. Within the next century, nearly a billion people could face their first exposure to viral transmission from either mosquito in the worst-case scenario, mainly in Europe and high-elevation tropical ...
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Lake Malawi's Fish Defy Death - While Their World Heritage Home Is Threatened | We Don't Have Time
2022-02-28 (or before) in app.wedonthavetime.orgBy Jeffrey Barbee January 27, 2022 In the shallow rocky waters below a high granite outcrop a fish lies sideways, fallen onto the sand below. Its skin the hue of a rotting corpse, the fish is unmoving, apparently dead. But looks can be deceiving. As scavenger fish approach, the play-dead fish springs into action, snapping up the would-be eaters in a flurry of motion. One of hundreds of new fish species discovered in the warm waters of Lake Malawi in the last four decades, the play-dead fish’s only home is now in danger of being destroyed. Play dead fish Nimbochromis livingstonii. Picture: Ken McKaye/allianceearth.org Lake...
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Electrify
2022-02-11 (or before) in MIT PressAn optimistic—but realistic and feasible—action plan for fighting climate change while creating new jobs and a healthier environment: electrify everything.Climate change is a planetary emergency. We have to do something now—but what? Saul Griffith has a plan. In Electrify, Griffith lays out a detailed blueprint—optimistic but feasible—for fighting climate change while creating millions of new jobs and a healthier environment. Griffith's plan can be summed up simply: electrify everything. He explains exactly what it would take to transform our infrastructure, update our grid, and adapt our households...
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‘Oil spills of our time’: experts sound alarm about plastic lost in cargo ship disasters
2022-02-09 in The GuardianSri Lankan beaches buried in pellets only ‘tip of the iceberg’ of environmental harm after analysis of nurdles from burning ship
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High levels of toxic chemicals found in Cambridgeshire water supply
2022-02-08 in The GuardianExclusive: Cambridge Water admits a supply contained four times the regulatory limit and customers never told
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Monitoring Soil Health in the Middle East from Space | 4 Earth Intelligence
2022-02-08 (or before) in Applied Earth Intelligence Experts | 4 Earth IntelligenceTagged under: Climate Change | Health | Middle East
DOUBT - Climate change and manufactured doubt
2022-02-03 (or before) in YouTubeJoin us and stand up for reality. http://climaterealityproject.org - This film exposes the parallels between Big Tobacco's denial of smoking's cancer-causing...
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EA insiders slam agency’s ‘completely useless’ water monitoring regime
2022-01-20 (or before) in Ends ReportThe poor health of England’s rivers is likely to be worse than thought because the Environment Agency’s water quality monitoring programme is “meaningless”, a “ludicrous waste of money” and a “gross misuse of data”, say existing and former agency officers.
Toward a Taxonomy of Climate Emotions
2022-01-19 (or before) in FrontiersThere is a growing evidence that emotions shape people’s reactions to the climate crisis in profound but complex ways. Climate emotions are related to resilience, climate action, and psychological well-being and health. However, there is currently a lack of research about the array of various climate emotions. There is also a need for more integration with general research about emotions. This article conducts a preliminary exploration of the taxonomy of climate emotions, based on literature reviews and philosophical discussion. The term emotion is used here in a broad sense, as is common in climate emotion research. Becau...
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Toxic potency-adjusted control of air pollution for solid fuel combustion - Nature Energy
2022-01-19 (or before) in NaturePolicy effort has been put into pollution reduction from both coal-fired electricity and domestic solid fuel burning in China; however, the former has attracted greater research and funding. Li and colleagues now show that the more toxic pollution from residential combustion may be responsible for greater health impacts than coal electricity.
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To Save the Rainforests, Provide Healthcare, Education and Services for Those Who Protect Them — THE TROUBLE.
2022-01-19 (or before) in THE TROUBLE.The $20 billion dollar Glasgow pledge for tropical forests and Indigenous people falls dangerously short.
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‘It’s mind-boggling’: the hidden cost of our obsession with fish oil pills
2022-01-18 in The GuardianThe market in this prized commodity is worth billions – but are the supposed benefits worth the cost to global ecosystems?
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Meat and dairy gobble up farming subsidies worldwide, which is bad for your health and the planet
2022-01-12 (or before) by in The ConversationVegetables, fruits and legumes are nutritious and sustainable – but subsidies overwhelmingly neglect them.
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About - Competitive Enterprise Institute
2021-12-22 (or before) in Competitive Enterprise Institute - Competitive Enterprise InstituteOur MissionCEI’s mission is to reform America’s unaccountable regulatory state. We develop and advocate policies to eliminate harmful bureaucratic controls so people can live in a freer, healthier, and more prosperous nation. Our VisionOur vision is a society thriving without unnecessary government burdens, where property rights are secure and Americans are free to prosper. Who We […]
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Environmental News Network - Climate change outracing EU targets, WWF warns
2021-12-21 (or before) in enn.comA global perspective on environmental issues. Our mission is to inform, educate, enable and create a platform for global environmental action.
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A New Estimate of the ‘Most Effective’ Way to Fight Climate Change
2021-12-17 (or before) in The AtlanticClimate-concerned donors should focus on helping to pass climate policy, not offset their emissions, an advisory group says.
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David Wallace-Wells · Ten Million a Year: Dying to Breathe · LRB 2 December 2021
2021-11-24 (or before) by in London Review of BooksWherever you look, the earth is in flames. The residue is carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, black carbon,...
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Pesticide and resource stressors additively impair wild bee reproduction | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2021-11-22 (or before) in Royal Society PublishingBees and other beneficial insects experience multiple stressors within agricultural landscapes that act together to impact their health and diminish their ability to deliver the ecosystem services on which human food supplies depend. Disentangling the ...
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The social shortfall and ecological overshoot of nations
2021-11-18 (or before) in NaturePrevious research has shown that no country currently meets the basic needs of its residents at a level of resource use that could be sustainably extended to all people globally. Using the doughnut-shaped ‘safe and just space’ framework, we analyse the historical dynamics of 11 social indicators and 6 biophysical indicators across more than 140 countries from 1992 to 2015. We find that countries tend to transgress biophysical boundaries faster than they achieve social thresholds. The number of countries overshooting biophysical boundaries increased over the period from 32–55% to 50–66%, depending on the i...
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Ammonia from farms behind 60% of UK particulate air pollution – study
2021-11-04 in The GuardianProblem is causing £8bn a year in health damage but can be tackled cost-effectively, say scientists
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Climate depression is real. And it is spreading fast among our youth | Peter Kalmus
2021-11-04 in The GuardianThis is a crisis that cannot be solved by ‘positive messaging’. The only thing that will help is action from world leaders
groundWork Homepage
2021-10-28 (or before) in GroundworkgroundWork is a non-profit environmental justice service and developmental organization working primarily in Southern Africa in the areas of Climate & Energy Justice, Coal, Environmental Health, Global Green and Healthy Hospitals, and Waste.
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Oil and gas group says African American ‘genetics’ are to blame for health problems, not pollution
2021-10-19 (or before) in Think ProgressThe Arctic is on fire: Siberian heat wave alarms scientists | AP News
2021-10-19 (or before) in Associated Press NewsMOSCOW (AP) — The Arctic is feverish and on fire — at least parts of it are. And that’s got scientists worried about what it means for the rest of the world...
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Public health impacts of an imminent Red Sea oil spill - Nature Sustainability
2021-10-11 (or before) in NatureThe possibility of a huge oil spill off the coast of Yemen, already in crisis, is increasingly likely. This study projects the likely spill extent and impacts to public health, food, water and air.
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Climate action: demanding economic systems that safeguard life - The BMJ
2021-10-08 in BMJ Blogs“As health and social inequalities widen, and we learn more about the power held over human lives by an ever-diminishing number of individuals and corporations, I predict that more doctors [...]More...
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Utilities Took Public Money, Turned People’s Lights Off During Pandemic
2021-09-30 in Gizmodo | The Future Is HereSome of the country's most powerful utilities took public money and then just kept disconnecting customers in the midst of a public health emergency.
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New Evidence of Corruption at EPA Chemicals Division
2021-09-20 (or before) in The InterceptEPA whistleblowers have provided evidence that agency officials avoided calculating the health risks posed by hundreds of new chemicals.
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Toxic-Free Future | Science, Advocacy, Results
2021-09-16 (or before) in Toxic-Free Future | Science, Advocacy, ResultsToxic-Free Future conducts research and advocacy to win strong health protections for people and the environment. We have a vision for a toxic-free future.
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Nearly all global farm subsidies harm people and planet – UN
2021-09-14 in The GuardianAlmost 90% of the $540bn of support a year harms people’s health, the climate and drives inequality
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Over 200 health journals unite in calling for urgent action on climate change | Evening Standard
2021-09-06 (or before) by in London Evening StandardThe BMJ said it is the first time so many journals have come together to make the same statement.
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Climate crisis: Over 200 health journals urge world leaders to tackle “catastrophic harm”
2021-09-06 (or before) in The BMJ: British Medical JournalMore than 200 health journals have called on governments to take emergency action to tackle the “catastrophic harm to health” from climate change. A joint editorial says that while recent targets to reduce emissions and conserve biodiversity are welcome, they are not enough and need to be matched with credible short and longer term plans.1 The editorial was published simultaneously on 6 September in 233 international titles including The BMJ , the Lancet , the New England Journal of Medicine , the East African Medical Journal , the Chinese Science Bulletin , the National Medical Journal of India , and the Medical J...
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Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health
2021-09-06 (or before) in The BMJ: British Medical JournalWealthy nations must do much more, much faster The UN General Assembly in September 2021 will bring countries together at a critical time for marshalling collective action to tackle the global environmental crisis. They will meet again at the biodiversity summit in Kunming, China, and the climate conference (COP26) in Glasgow, UK. Ahead of these pivotal meetings, we—the editors of health journals worldwide—call for urgent action to keep average global temperature increases below 1.5°C, halt the destruction of nature, and protect health. Health is already being harmed by global temperature increases and the des...
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The health case for urgent action on climate change
2021-09-06 (or before) in The BMJ: British Medical JournalHealth professionals have a leading role It is about 30 years since warnings first appeared in prominent journals about the potential for large and wide ranging effects on human health from climate and other global environmental changes.123 To date, global action to tackle these burgeoning threats remains inadequate both in scale and in speed. For example, the pledged nationally determined contributions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions—as enshrined in the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change—are a first step, but even if fully implemented (and this is by no means certain), global average temperatures are still...
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Louisiana Shell refinery left spewing chemicals after Hurricane Ida
2021-09-04 in The GuardianPower outages from the storm have left air quality tracking systems out of commission, making public health concern hard to gauge
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‘Use your £11bn climate fund to pay for family planning,’ UK told
2021-08-26 in The GuardianMore than 60 NGOs call for spending rule change, saying people on frontline of climate crisis want greater access to reproductive healthcare
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It's not just the crops. Drought puts stress on farmers, too | MPR News
2021-08-25 (or before) in Minnesota Public RadioAs the drought lingers in much of the state, there is growing concern about mental health challenges faced by farmers and other people in rural Minnesota.
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Resources - Multisolving Institute
2021-07-23 (or before) in Climate InteractiveData, tools, and stories to support the multisolving movement Explore Atmos: Interconnected Problems Call for Interconnected Solutions TedxSun Valley: The Power of Multisolving for People and Planet Multisolving at the Intersection of Health and Climate Stanford Social Innovation Review: The Magic of Multisolving Non-profit Quarterly: Equity, Health, Resilience, and Jobs: Lessons from the Just Growth […]
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Excerpt | Grieving My Way Into Loving the Planet
2021-07-22 (or before) in YES! MagazineBeing fully present to what is happening in the world is a radical act that can transform grief into action.
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‘Everything is on fire’: Siberia hit by unprecedented burning
2021-07-20 in The GuardianLocals fear for their health and property as smoke from raging forest fires shrouds an entire region of eastern Russia
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Excerpt | Grieving My Way Into Loving the Planet
2021-07-18 (or before) in YES! MagazineBeing fully present to what is happening in the world is a radical act that can transform grief into action.
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Maine bans toxic ‘forever chemicals’ under groundbreaking new law
2021-07-16 in The GuardianState is the first to enact a broad ban of PFAS compounds, which are found in everything from cosmetics to cookware
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Centre for Environmental Rights – Advancing Environmental Rights in South Africa
2021-07-11 (or before) in Centre for Environmental Rights, South AfricaWe are activist lawyers who defend the right of communities and civil society organisations to an environment not harmful to health or wellbeing for
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All Plagues Are Political | The Tyee
2021-07-11 (or before) in The Tyee British ColumbiaAlex de Waal’s myth-shattering new book deconstructs COVID-19 and two centuries of epidemics. Five deadly misconceptions.
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Moist Heat Stress on a Hotter Earth
2021-07-04 (or before) in Annual ReviewsAs the world overheats—potentially to conditions warmer than during the three million years over which modern humans evolved—suffering from heat stress will become widespread. Fundamental questions about humans’ thermal tolerance limits are pressing. Understanding heat stress as a process requires linking a network of disciplines, from human health and evolutionary theory to planetary atmospheres and economic modeling. The practical implications of heat stress are equally transdisciplinary, requiring technological, engineering, social, and political decisions to be made in the coming century. Yet relative to th...
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BBC removes Bitesize page on climate change ‘benefits’ after backlash
2021-07-02 in The GuardianStudy website made claims including warmer temperatures ‘could lead to healthier outdoor lifestyles’
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Growth without economic growth
2021-06-19 (or before) in European Environment AgencyEconomic growth is closely linked to increases in production, consumption and resource use and has detrimental effects on the natural environment and human health. It is unlikely that a long-lasting, absolute decoupling of economic growth from environmental pressures and impacts can be achieved at the global scale; therefore, societies need to rethink what is meant by growth and progress and their meaning for global sustainability.
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Recognizing the human right to healthy environment
2021-06-04 (or before) in YouTubeTagged under: Health
Global Land Outlook | UNCCD
2021-06-04 (or before) in UNCCDSustainable, healthy land is an integral part of our society, economy and environment, and a fundamental aspect of human well-being. It is important that this message is communicated in a compelling way.
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Global Land Outlook (GLO) | Knowledge Hub
2021-06-04 (or before) in Knowledge Hub | Knowledge HubThe premise of the Global Land Outlook (GLO) is that land, and its associated resources such as soil, water, and biodiversity, comprise a relatively fixed stock of natural capital. The increasing demand for land-based goods and services, and the way they are today produced is adversely impacting human health and the future sustainability of the planet.
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What Matters: Time to end the multigenerational Ponzi scheme
2021-05-16 (or before) in Wayback MachineFirst, we need to trust our science. We do this every time we fly in a jet or rush to the doctor in hope of relief…
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Fracking 101: What You Should Know - EcoWatch
2021-05-11 in EcoWatch - For a Healthier Planet and LifeFracking involves blasting water, chemicals and frac sand deep into the earth to break up rock formations and extract natural gas and crude oil. It's one of the most important environmental issues today, and a case study in how a new technology that offers immediate economic and political advantages can overpower environmental and health concerns.
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Vital soil organisms being harmed by pesticides, study shows
2021-05-04 in The GuardianThe tiny creatures are the ‘unsung heroes’ that keep soils healthy and underpin all life on land
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Green spaces aren’t just for nature – they boost our mental health too
2021-03-25 (or before) by in New ScientistTagged under: Health
Biodiversity at risk, threatens human survival, UN forum hears
2021-03-24 in UN News | Global perspective Human storiesAs the living tissue of the earth, biodiversity is “intimately linked to human health” the head of the UN’s scientific agency told a global forum on Wednesday, noting that “we are part of that living tissue”.
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Scientists need to face both facts and feelings when dealing with the climate crisis | Kimberly Nicholas
2021-03-24 in The GuardianI was taught to use my head, not my heart. But acknowledging sadness at what is lost can help us safeguard the future, says professor of sustainability science Kimberly Nicholas
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Home
2021-03-09 (or before) in HomeThe Passivhaus Trust, UK, adoption of the Passivhaus standard and methodology. leading international low energy, design standard. eco buildings, reducing energy use and carbon emissions. high standards of comfort and building health. Fabric First
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Race to Zero
2021-03-09 (or before) in Climate ChampionsRace To Zero is a global campaign to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions, investors for a healthy, resilient, zero carbon-recovery.
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Cryptodamages: Monetary value estimates of the air pollution and human health impacts of cryptocurrency mining
2021-03-07 (or before) in ScienceDirect.comCryptocurrency mining uses significant amounts of energy as part of the proof-of-work time-stamping scheme to add new blocks to the chain. Expanding u…
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Ten Point Plan For A Green Recovery — The Climate Coalition
2021-03-07 (or before) in The Climate CoalitionRead our 10 Point Plan for a green, fair and healthy economic recovery
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Falling sperm counts 'threaten human survival', expert warns
2021-02-26 in The GuardianEpidemiologist Shanna Swan says low counts and changes to sexual development could endanger human species
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Making prices honest and sharing natural wealth will correct societal defects: To build a healthy society, we must respect basic principles
2021-02-09 (or before) in Making prices honest and sharing natural wealth will correct societal defectsTagged under: Health
A 5 Trillion Dollar Subsidy: How We All Pay For Fossil Fuels
2021-02-06 (or before) by in ForbesEach year, fossil fuel producers receive trillions of dollars in subsidies. This reflects an epic market failure. Our atmosphere is a vital shared resource, and current policies allow producers to treat it like a garbage dump. Climate action is key to protect our health and the health of the planet.
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Climate change disasters in B.C. likely to increase if industrial logging continues unchecked: report | CBC News
2021-02-03 (or before) in CBC.ca - Canada's Public BroadcasterA report commissioned by Sierra Club B.C. says keeping healthy, mature forests safe from industrial logging will help protect the province from catastrophic flooding, wildfires, droughts and heat waves caused by climate change.
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China's new animal health rules alone won't stop zoonotic outbreaks, experts warn
2021-01-26 in The GuardianEnforcement of rules and boosting numbers of vets to help with inspections, quarantines and general animal health seen as critical
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Only a third of UK’s key fish populations are not overfished
2021-01-22 in The GuardianFirst post-Brexit audit finds of the top 10 UK stocks, only three are in ‘a healthy state’
Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future
2021-01-13 (or before) in FrontiersWe report three major and confronting environmental issues that have received little attention and require urgent action. First, we review the evidence that future environmental conditions will be far more dangerous than currently believed. The scale of the threats to the biosphere and all its lifeforms — including humanity — is in fact so great that it is difficult to grasp for even well-informed experts. Second, we ask what political or economic system, or leadership, is prepared to handle the predicted disasters, or even capable of such action. Third, this dire situation places an extraordinary responsibility on s...
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Wheeler Announces a New ‘Transparency’ Rule That His Critics Say Is Dangerous to Public Health - Inside Climate News
2021-01-06 in Inside Climate NewsIn one of his final, boldest strokes as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler on Tuesday announced a new “transparency” rule that could keep the agency from considering some of the most well-documented health research in the world. The Trump administration argues that because the patient information in these studies remains confidential, they […]
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WHO warns Covid-19 pandemic is 'not necessarily the big one'
2020-12-29 in The GuardianExperts tell end of year media briefing that virus is likely to become endemic and the world will have to learn to live with it
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Massachusetts city to post climate change warning stickers at gas stations
2020-12-25 in The GuardianBright yellow stickers warn drivers burning of gasoline has ‘major consequences on human health and the environment’
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Escaped infected Danish mink could spread Covid in wild
2020-11-27 in The GuardianScientists fear fur farm animals in wild could create ‘lasting’ Covid reservoir that could then spread back to humans
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Climate ‘apocalypse’ fears stopping people having children – study
2020-11-27 in The GuardianSurvey of 600 people finds some parents regret having offspring for same reason
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Money Rebellion - Extinction Rebellion UK
2020-11-24 (or before) in Extinction Rebellion UKWhy Money Rebellion? Our economic system determines the course of our lives Its rules govern everything that matters to us – but this system is willing to sacrifice our health, climate and natural world to favour the fortunes of the few. The system is killing us It cannot protect us from the crises to come, […]
Tagged under: Economics | Extinction Rebellion | Health
Half of child psychiatrists surveyed say patients have environment anxiety
2020-11-20 in The GuardianResearch finds young people in England feel growing distress about the future of the planet
Tagged under: Health | Climate Anxiety and Grief | Children
Clouds of Concern Linger as Wildfires Drag into Flu Season and Covid-19 Numbers Swell - Inside Climate News
2020-10-24 in Inside Climate NewsWildfire smoke had choked the mountain valleys of western Montana for nearly two months when a team of university researchers landed in Seeley Lake in the fall of 2017. Students and faculty left their labs behind, headed to the small community and launched a study on how the relentless wildfire smoke was affecting the health […]
Tagged under: Wildfires | Health
China’s historic announcement on net-zero emissions - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
2020-09-28 (or before) in London School of EconomicsNicholas Stern explains why President Xi’s historic pledge to cut China's emissions to net-zero by 2060, announced this week, could prove to be a key milestone on the path to a healthier, safer and more prosperous future.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Net Zero | Health
The grass isn't greener - Ramblers
2020-09-17 (or before) in ramblers.org.ukThe Ramblers - Britain’s walking charity working to protect and expand the places people love to walk and promote walking for health and pleasure. Walking information, advice and campaigns, walking news and events, group led walks and an online library of walking routes.
Tagged under: Health
'Superbugs' a far greater risk than Covid in Pacific, scientist warns
2020-09-10 in The GuardianAntimicrobial resistance ‘biggest human health threat, bar none’, says Australian research director ahead of three-year study in Fiji
Tagged under: Pacific Ocean | Health
Reuters finds 3,810 U.S. areas with lead poisoning double Flint’s
2020-09-01 (or before) in ReutersSince last year, Reuters has obtained neighborhood-level blood lead testing results for 34 states and the District of Columbia. This data allows the public its first hyper-local look at communities where children tested positive for lead exposure in recent years.
Tagged under: USA | Louisiana | California | Health | Women and Children | Children
Plastic pollution in Atlantic at least 10 times worse than thought
2020-08-18 in The GuardianScientists warn prevalence of plastic pollution may pose risks to human and ocean health
Microplastic particles now discoverable in human organs
2020-08-17 in The GuardianNew technique expected to enable scientists to find accumulated microplastics in humans
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Health
New climate group will offer district-specific policy 'menus' to every congressional candidate | CNN Politics
2020-07-02 by in CNN InternationalAs concern over climate change grows and high profile progressive political figures embrace ambitious ideas, candidates with limited resources and time are facing a new challenge: how to craft winning political messages tailored to their districts and backed by the most recent science, health and economic data.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Legislation | US Politics | Health
Why you should go animal-free: 18 arguments for eating meat debunked
2020-06-19 in The GuardianUnpalatable as it may be for those wedded to producing and eating meat, the environmental and health evidence for a plant-based diet is clear
Tagged under: Farming | Health
Pandemics result from destruction of nature, say UN and WHO
2020-06-17 in The GuardianExperts call for legislation and trade deals worldwide to encourage green recovery
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Wildlife | Legislation | Health | Trees
Coronavirus is an ‘SOS signal for the human enterprise’
2020-06-05 in The GuardianUN environment chief and economist warn human wealth depends on nature’s health
Tagged under: Economics | Wildlife | Health
UK Hydrological Status Update - May 2020 | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
2020-05-27 (or before) in UK Centre for Ecology & HydrologyFor 2020 so far, the hydrological situation has been extremely mixed. In February we saw record-breaking rainfall and river flows, and one of the most significant flood events of recent years. Just a couple of months later, after a prolonged period of dry weather, records were broken at the other end of the hydrological spectrum. In the latest in a briefing note, this caused widespread and sustained flooding in many parts of the country.An exceptionally dry spring so far?March is often a 'transitional' spring month but the contrast between the UK Water Resources Portal. Figure right: April monthly mean river flows for the UK. Fr...
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Extreme Rainfall | Drought | Predictions | Flooding | Rivers | Sea Level | Health | Water Resources
100 Law Professors Urge EPA to Withdraw Revamped “Transparency in Science” Rule
2020-05-18 by in Legal Planet - Environmental Law and PolicyLegal scholars at 70 universities say EPA’s "science transparency rule" would limit the agency's use of the best science to protect public health
Tagged under: Health
Humans are not resources. Coronavirus shows why we must democratise work | Thomas Piketty and others
2020-05-15 in The GuardianOur health and lives cannot be ruled by market forces alone. Now thousands of scholars are calling for a way out of the crisis, say Chantal Mouffe, Thomas Piketty and many others
Tagged under: Health
The Altruist Within: In pursuit of sustainability and justice in a broken financial system | By Tim Jackson
2020-05-14 in CUSP | Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable ProsperityThis blog is an edited version of a keynote CUSP director Tim Jackson gave at the 2013 Sea of Faith Annual Conference in Leicester. In outlining the philosophical foundation of a different approach to economics, this essay speaks as much to the financial crisis from 2008, as it does to the current health and economic predicament from COVID-19.
Tagged under: Economics | Health | Sustainability
Britons want quality of life indicators to take priority over economy
2020-05-10 in The GuardianPolls finds majority would like ministers to prioritise health and wellbeing over GDP during coronavirus crisis
Tagged under: GDP | Economics | Economic Growth | Health
Broadcast and cable news are ignoring the brazen Big Polluter agenda happening under the cover of the coronavirus
2020-04-06 (or before) in Media Matters for AmericaAs the nation grapples with the deadly coronavirus pandemic and the economy is brought to a standstill, the Trump administration is moving forward with its deregulatory agenda which severely threatens public and environmental health -- and in some cases, makes us more vulnerable to COVID-19. While polluting industries have long sought sweeping deregulatory changes, the collective national focus on the coronavirus pandemic now gives them the perfect opportunity to accelerate those changes and pursue additional oversight rollbacks only possible during a national crisis. Climate reporters, digital outlets, and some legacy news m...
Tagged under: Climate Change | Health
Climate-damaging products should come with smoking-style warnings
2020-03-30 in The GuardianGraphic imagery should be used on petrol pumps and air tickets to hammer home message, experts say
Tagged under: Health
We need health warning labels on points of sale of fossil fuels - The BMJ
2020-03-30 in BMJ BlogsMike Gill and colleagues explain how the implementation of fossil fuel labelling could have a significant impact on the awareness of climate change. This article is part of The BMJ’s Health [...]More...
Tagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Health
Diet, health, inequality: why Britain's food supply system doesn't work
2020-03-22 in The GuardianTim Lang, the UK’s leading expert on food policy, says we already faced a challenge unmatched since the war. And things just got worse…
Tagged under: Health
Revealed: Pesticide giants make billions on toxic, bee-harming chemicals
2020-02-20 in Greenpeace UK - UnearthedGlobal pesticide giants make more than a third of their income from selling highly hazardous pesticides that threaten human health and the environment.
Tagged under: Bees | Greenpeace | Health
World failing to provide children with a healthy life and a climate fit for their future: WHO-UNICEF-Lancet
2020-02-19 (or before) in World Health OrganisationNo single country is adequately protecting children’s health, their environment and their futures, finds a landmark report released today by a Commission of over 40 child and adolescent health experts from around the world. As climate and commercial threats intensify, WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission presses for radical rethink on child health.
Tagged under: Health | Women and Children | Children
The world is failing to ensure children have a 'liveable planet', report finds
2020-02-19 in The GuardianChildren with tiny carbon footprint suffer twofold from poor health and effects of the climate crisis
Tagged under: Health | Women and Children | Children
The Great Affordability Crisis Breaking America
2020-02-09 (or before) by in The AtlanticIn one of the best decades the American economy has ever recorded, families were bled dry.
Tagged under: Housing | Economic Growth | Health | Economics | Finance
Almonds are out. Dairy is a disaster. So what milk should we drink?
2020-01-29 in The GuardianA glass of dairy milk produces almost three times more greenhouse gas than any plant-based milk. But vegan options have drawbacks of their own
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Bees | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Health
Energy - Race to Zero
2020-01-24 (or before) in Climate ChampionsRace To Zero is a global campaign to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions, investors for a healthy, resilient, zero carbon-recovery.
Tagged under: Health
Australia fires: AAP outline staggering deluge of online misinformation on bushfires
2020-01-08 (or before) by in Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.auCommunications Minister Paul Fletcher has urged Australians to maintain a "healthy scepticism" towards online content.
Tagged under: Bushfires | Disinformation and Misinformation | Health
Immediate, science-based community action can stop insect decline
2020-01-06 (or before) in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyThis year, German environmentalists collected 1.75 million signatures for a 'save the bees' law requiring an immediate transition toward organic farming. But to create healthy ecosystems worldwide, people in communities across the globe will need to take similar action based on empathy for insects—and not only for bees and butterflies—according to entomologists Yves Basset from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and Greg Lamarre from the University of South Bohemia, writing in Science. The authors present immediate, science-based actions to mitigate insect decline.
Tagged under: Farming | Butterflies and Moths | Bees | Insects | Health
Too hot for humans? First Nations people fear becoming Australia's first climate refugees
2019-12-17 in The GuardianAs the big dry bites and temperature records tumble, Aboriginal people in Alice Springs say global heating threatens their culture and very survival
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Drought | Housing | Health
Why hurricanes are getting crappier | Emily Atkin | TEDxShinnecockHills
2019-12-12 (or before) in YouTubeIn this talk we learn about the long overdue for investment in the american sewege system and the importance of not jumping in puddles after a rainstorm. Cu...
Tagged under: Climate Change | Health
UK's hottest recorded day 'caused deaths of extra 200 people'
2019-12-11 in The GuardianONS says death rate rose to 1,404 on 25 July, when mercury hit 38.7C during heatwave
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Heatwaves | Health
The Human Rights of Children Depend on Urgent Climate Action - The WorldPost - Berggruen Institute
2019-12-10 (or before) in Berggruen InstituteFailing to stop fossil fuel production violates children’s rights to life and health.
Tagged under: Health | Women and Children | Children
We constantly eat microplastics. What does that mean for our health?
2019-12-05 (or before) by in New ScientistTagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Oceans | Health
Persistent fossil fuel growth threatens the Paris Agreement and planetary health - IOPscience
2019-12-05 (or before) in IOPscienceTagged under: Health
Child miners aged four at Congo cobalt mine | Daily Mail Online
2019-12-01 (or before) in Daily Mail OnlineDorsen, just eight, is one of 40,000 children working daily in the mines of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The terrible price they will pay for our clean air is ruined health and a likely early death.
Tagged under: Congo | Cobalt | Health | Women and Children | Children
The role of innovation in augmenting Healthcare – the ColaLife Story
2019-11-29 in ColaLife - Making co-packaged ORS and Zinc the go-to treatment for diarrhoeaI have spent the last two days (27 to 28-Nov-19) at the Africa Health Extension Summit (#AHES19) in Nairobi where I told an abbreviated version of the ColaLife story to illustrate the role of innov…
Tagged under: Africa | Health | Innovation
Why We Strike Again | by Greta Thunberg, Luisa Neubauer and Angela Valenzuela - Project Syndicate
2019-11-29 by Greta Thunberg, Luisa Neubauer and Angela Valenzuela in Project SyndicateGreta Thunberg, Luisa Neubauer and Angela Valenzuela vow to do whatever it takes to push world leaders to act, beginning at the UN conference in Madrid.
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Health
A system that steals from our future
2019-11-26 in Climate & Capitalism | An ecosocialist journal edited by Ian Angus“We have been mortgaging the health of future generations to realize economic and development gains in the present”
Tagged under: Economics | Health
Our Burning Planet: Op-Ed: End-of-life anxiety and finding meaning in a collapsing climate
2019-11-19 by in Daily Maverick - South African news, opinion and investigationsStaring the reality of climate collapse square in the eye means confronting the shattering truth that many of us might not die of old age or natural causes – and will witness untold suffering we feel powerless to stop. Everyday psychotherapy may not be enough to contain the emotional crushing that comes with accepting that we – as individuals and as a species – are in a hospice situation. End-of-life healthcare may gain a new role.
Tagged under: Health | Collapse | Climate Anxiety and Grief
Canada's farmers pushed to the brink by politics, weather and banks
2019-11-18 in The GuardianPoor conditions coupled with dismal harvests are taking a severe toll on workers’ mental health
Tagged under: Economics | Farming | Health | Finance
Extinction Rebellion: The only true solution to climate anxiety
2019-11-18 in Christian Climate Action - Direct action, public witness for the climateHolly-Anna Peterson, CCA member and mental health professional, writes about climate anxiety: In the face of climate emergency, the question has been raised about how best to communicate this threa…
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Christianity | Climate Anxiety and Grief | Health
Psychologists from 40 countries pledged to use their jobs to address climate change
2019-11-16 (or before) in Quartz | Make business betterThe climate crisis has major mental-health impacts. Psychologists want to do something about it.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Health | Climate Change Impacts
The 2019 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: ensuring that the health of a child born today is not defined by a changing climate
2019-11-14 (or before) in The LancetThe Lancet Countdown is an international, multidisciplinary collaboration, dedicated to monitoring the evolving health profile of climate change, and providing an independent assessment of the delivery of commitments made by governments worldwide under the Paris Agreement.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Health | Children
Climate crisis will affect lifelong health of young, warn doctors
2019-11-13 in The GuardianLancet Countdown tracks impacts of global heating covering disease, wildfires and malnutrition
Tagged under: Wildfires | Health | Women and Children | Children
The US city preparing itself for the collapse of capitalism
2019-10-31 in The GuardianFrom a festival that helps artists trade work for healthcare to a regional micro-currency, Kingston is trying to build an inclusive and self-sufficient local ecosystem
Tagged under: Capitalism | Health | Collapse
Quarter of world's pig population 'to die due to African swine fever'
2019-10-31 in The GuardianWorld Organisation for Animal Health warns spread of disease has inflamed worldwide crisis
What happens when you can see disaster unfolding, and nobody listens?
2019-10-25 (or before) in Mother Jones - Smart, fearless journalismThe distinct burden of being a climate scientist
Tagged under: Climate Change | Health | Climate Anxiety and Grief
Climate change: Report warns of growing impact on US life - BBC News
2019-10-24 (or before) in The BBCClimate change could cost the US hundreds of billions of dollars and damage health, a major report warns.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Health
BVA blog - Ruminant agriculture can help us deliver net zero emissions
2019-10-24 (or before) by in BVA - British Veterinary AssociationChief Executive at Farmwel, ffinlo Costain argues that grass-based cattle and sheep systems can be climate neutral by 2030, and they can help to restore biodiversity and soil health.
Tagged under: Farming | Net Zero | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Health
Open Forum: Climate change is already affecting your health
2019-10-23 (or before) by in San Francisco ChronicleAs physicians, we already see the ways in which climate change is damaging the health of...
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Climate Change | Health
NASA Studies How Arctic Wildfires Change the World – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
2019-08-17 (or before) by in Climate Change: Vital Signs of the PlanetNASA is studying why boreal forest and tundra fires have become more frequent and powerful and what that means for climate forecasting, ecosystems and human health.
Tagged under: Global Warming | Wildfires | Science | Arctic | Climate Change | Forest Fires | Health | Trees
Skipping a flight might not save the Arctic, but it means you care | Oliver Burkeman
2019-07-19 in The GuardianThere are no strictly rational grounds for making personal sacrifices for the climate
Device could bring both solar power and clean water to millions
2019-07-09 in The GuardianResearchers say one invention could solve two problems for people lacking basic resources
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Health | Water Resources
Revealed: rampant deforestation of Amazon driven by global greed for meat
2019-07-02 in The GuardianInvestigation exposes how Brazil’s huge beef sector continues to threaten health of world’s largest rainforest
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Health | Trees
Doctors call for nonviolent direct action over climate crisis
2019-06-27 in The GuardianGovernments have abrogated responsibility with woefully inadequate policies, says letter
Tagged under: Activism | Health
Two-hour ‘dose’ of nature significantly boosts health – study
2019-06-13 in The GuardianResearchers say simply sitting and enjoying the peace has mental and physical benefits
Tagged under: Wildlife | Health
Donald Trump tells Prince Charles US has 'clean climate'
2019-06-05 in The GuardianPresident blames other countries for environmental crisis, in long talk with prince
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Climate Change | US Politics | Health
How Fossil Fuel Money Made Climate Change Denial the Word of God
2019-06-03 (or before) in Splinter | The Truth HurtsIn 2005, at its annual meeting in Washington, D.C., the National Association of Evangelicals was on the verge of doing something novel: affirming science. Specifically, the 30-million-member group, which represents 51 Christian denominations, was debating how to advance a new platform called “For the Health of a Nation
Tagged under: Climate Change | Health | Religion
Pesticides and antibiotics polluting streams across Europe
2019-04-08 in The GuardianWildlife and human health are threatened say scientists as Syngenta accepts ‘undeniable demand’ for change
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Health
Dirty lies: how the car industry hid the truth about diesel emissions
2019-03-22 in The GuardianThe long read: The ‘Dieselgate’ scandal was suppressed for years – while we should have been driving electric cars
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars | Air Travel | Health
Time
2019-03-10 (or before) in TIME MagazineBreaking news and analysis from TIME.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science and entertainment news.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Health
A Green New Deal can give us the freedoms to allow humanity to flourish
2019-02-07 in The GuardianFranklin Delano Roosevelt sought to redefine freedom in the face of war. The Green New Deal imagines goals for a colorful democracy
Tagged under: Climate Change | US Politics | Health
Save millions of lives by tackling climate change, says WHO
2018-12-05 in The GuardianGlobal warming and fossil fuel pollution is already killing many, with the cost of action far lower than the benefits, UN climate summit told
Tagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Health
Climate change already a health emergency, say experts
2018-11-28 in The GuardianDeadly heatwaves and spread of diseases affect people’s health today – report
Tagged under: Heatwaves | Climate Change | Health
Sustainability is not Enough: We Need Regenerative Cultures
2018-05-23 in resilienceAiming to design for systemic health may not save us from unexpected side-effects and uncertainty, but it offers a trial and error path towards a regenerative culture.
Tagged under: Health | Sustainability
How much could commuter cycling increase in your part of England?
2017-04-13 in The GuardianNew tool maps the potential increase in bike journeys under different scenarios – from routes avoiding hills to adopting e-bikes – revealing health benefits and informing future investment
Tagged under: Health
Ground-level Ozone Basics | US EPA
2015-05-29 in U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyLearn the difference between good (stratospheric) and bad (tropospheric) ozone, how bad ozone affects our air quality, health, and environment, and what EPA is doing about it through regulations and standards.
Tagged under: Health
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