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Human Health

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Voices

The Psychological Effects of Climate Change: The Scientific Explanations — and Solutions That Can Empower Your Mind

Our minds can flip the script on climate change. Here are ways to reframe our perceptions and make us more resilient and empowered.
March 31, 2025
by
Colleen M. Crary, Ph.D.
Our minds can flip the script on climate change. Here are ways to reframe our perceptions and make us more resilient and empowered.
A toy truck and plastic debris scattered on mud along the Lake Uru Uru shore near Oruro, Bolivia, on April 8, 2021. In addition to a major drought in 2016 that dramatically decreased water levels, Lake Uru Uru has been devastated by plastic pollution and mining wasting.
Commentaries

Plastic Pollution: So Much Bigger Than Straws

The current administration continues to senselessly undermine efforts to reduce single-use plastics. But plastic never was and never will be disposable, and neither are the people it poisons.
March 14, 2025
by
Jackie Nuñez
The current administration continues to senselessly undermine efforts to reduce single-use plastics. But plastic never was and never will be disposable, and neither are the people it poisons.
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Pollution & Toxins

The Silent Threat Beneath Our Feet: How Deregulation Fuels the Spread of Forever Chemicals

The Trump administration has already rolled back planned limits on PFAS chemicals, which have been linked to cancer and other health problems.
February 10, 2025
by
Paul Adepoju
The Trump administration has already rolled back planned limits on PFAS chemicals, which have been linked to cancer and other health problems.
Extinction Countdown

By Shutting Down USAID, Trump and Musk Will Worsen the Climate and Extinction Crises

The agency supports critical efforts to reduce wildlife trafficking, deforestation, land violence, and other threats around the world.
February 4, 2025
by
John R. Platt
The agency supports critical efforts to reduce wildlife trafficking, deforestation, land violence, and other threats around the world.
Commentaries

Climate Change and Sewage: A Dangerous Combination for Coastal Communities

Storm surges and sea-level rise damage sanitation systems and threaten ecosystems and human health. We need to take this risk seriously.
January 17, 2025
by
Amelia Wenger and Tanvi Oza
Storm surges and sea-level rise damage sanitation systems and threaten ecosystems and human health. We need to take this risk seriously.
Grain in the setting sun
Extinction Countdown

Six Lessons From the World’s Deadliest Environmental Disaster

China’s Great Sparrow Campaign aimed to “conquer nature” but resulted in as many as 75 million human deaths.
October 21, 2024
by
John R. Platt
China’s Great Sparrow Campaign aimed to “conquer nature” but resulted in as many as 75 million human deaths.
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Voices

Haul Water, Rescue Pigs, Help Neighbors: How My Students Confronted Climate Chaos in a Horrific Hurricane Season

Collective action helps alleviate climate anxiety, as my class found following Hurricane Helene. It’s also helping our community to recover.
October 16, 2024
by
Mallory McDuff
Collective action helps alleviate climate anxiety, as my class found following Hurricane Helene. It’s also helping our community to recover.
south africa fire
Climate Change

Climate Disasters Are Coming. Are You Ready?

From creating a plan to packing a go bag, here’s how you can prepare for the next wildfire, hurricane, or other natural disaster.
October 8, 2024
by
Grist
From creating a plan to packing a go bag, here’s how you can prepare for the next wildfire, hurricane, or other natural disaster.
News

‘Three Rivers of Woe’ — David Quammen on Climate Change, Extinction, and Epidemics

Journalists and activists should focus on these three linked problems, says the acclaimed author, who also encourages us to talk about hope.
October 4, 2024
by
John R. Platt
Journalists and activists should focus on these three linked problems, says the acclaimed author, who also encourages us to talk about hope.
A few scraggly trees on a pollution-filled street
Commentaries

Tree Cutting in Egypt: The Desertification of Governance

Egyptians face worsening threats from heat and pollution. So why is the country cutting down thousands of healthy trees?
October 2, 2024
by
Essam Shaban
Egyptians face worsening threats from heat and pollution. So why is the country cutting down thousands of healthy trees?

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