The Global Climate Strikes that took place this month are the largest mass protests for action on climate change in history. Sparked by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, they included 2,500 events in 163 countries on all seven continents. An estimated 4 million people participated...
The Amazon rainforest is still burning. Hurricane Dorian looms toward Florida. The president skipped a G7 session on climate change because the issue is too niche. In the midst of all this, Newark, New Jersey, faces a water crisis: there’s lead in the drinking water. In...
Last month New Hampshire officials tested bottled water sold at supermarkets as part of an effort to reduce human exposure to PFAS chemicals. The test found that water from Spring Hill Farm Dairy in Haverhill, Massachusetts, had “sharply elevated levels” of PFAS chemicals, which are...
On June 24, more than 70 medical and public health organizations gave a call to action on climate change, according to Scientific American. Their policy agenda outlines 10 priority actions that government officials, civil leaders, and policymakers should take on climate. The rationale is that...