Feature Channels: Environmental Health

Filters close
Released: 9-Nov-2023 5:05 PM EST
Scientists flag conflicts of interest ahead of UN plastic and chemical talks
Green Science Policy Institute

An international group of 35 scientists is calling out conflicts of interest plaguing global plastic treaty negotiations and that have interfered with timely action on other health and environmental issues.

Released: 9-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
Pesticides, herbicides, fungicides detected in New York state beeswax
Cornell University

An analysis of beeswax in managed honeybee hives in New York finds a wide variety of pesticide, herbicide and fungicide residues, exposing current and future generations of bees to long-term toxicity.

Released: 7-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EST
Africa’s dangerous air pollution levels are a global problem, says new research
University of Birmingham

A new report in Nature Geoscience has brought to light the challenge of air pollution levels in Africa and why international action is needed to combat it.

Released: 7-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EST
Greenland's ice shelves have lost more than a third of their volume
CNRS (Centre National de Recherche Scientifique / National Center of Scientific Research)

The largest floating ice shelves in the polar ice sheet have lost more than a third of their volume since 1978.

Released: 6-Nov-2023 10:15 AM EST
An Exploration of Producer Responsibility Recycling Policies Shows They Can Overcome Challenges
Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences

Countries with established plastic Extended Producer Responsibility regulations and landfill bans often have higher recycling rates.

Newswise: Mother Nature knows best when it comes to climate solutions, social media users say
Released: 3-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EDT
Mother Nature knows best when it comes to climate solutions, social media users say
University of Cambridge

People feel more positive about planting trees and protecting rainforests as a means of combating climate change than they do about employing technological solutions, according to a new research paper in Global Environmental Change.

Newswise: The kids aren't alright: Saplings reveal how changing climate may undermine forests
Released: 3-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EDT
The kids aren't alright: Saplings reveal how changing climate may undermine forests
University of Arizona

As climate scientist Don Falk was hiking through a forest, the old, green pines stretched overhead. But he had the feeling that something was missing. Then his eyes found it: a seedling, brittle and brown, overlooked because of its lifelessness.

Released: 3-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EDT
SUNY ESF Welcomes New Faculty for 2023-24 Academic Year
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) — one of the nation’s premier colleges focused exclusively on the study of the environment, developing renewable technologies, and building a sustainable future — welcomes 22 new faculty members to the College for the 2023-24 academic year.

Released: 3-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Investigators examine shifts in coral microbiome under hypoxia
American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

A new study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology, provides the first characterization of the coral microbiome under hypoxia, insufficient oxygen in the water. The research is an initial step toward identifying potential beneficial bacteria for corals facing this environmental stressor.

Released: 3-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Monitoring of natural gas compressor stations underestimates health risks to nearby communities
American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Gaps in state and federal monitoring mean rural, poor, non-white and elderly communities disproportionally experience harmful health effects from compressor station pollution.

30-Oct-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Wildfire Air Pollution May Increase Risks of Hospitalization and Death Among Patients on Dialysis
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

Among individuals receiving in-center hemodialysis treatment in Washington, Oregon, and California, exposure to wildfire-related air pollution was associated with elevated risks of hospitalization and mortality.

Released: 2-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Parts of Clean Water Act not effective in controlling nutrient pollution
University of Georgia

When rivers began catching on fire, the U.S. government knew it was time to act. So Congress passed the Clean Water Act of 1972. It remains the guiding legislation for regulating America’s water quality. But new research from the University of Georgia suggests parts of it may not be working.

Released: 1-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Optimizing office environments for work efficiency and health of worker
Hosei University

Researchers examine the economic benefits of enhancing various elements in office spaces in Tokyo for improved work efficiency and health

     
Newswise: Plastic-eating bacteria turn waste into useful starting materials for other products
27-Oct-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Plastic-eating bacteria turn waste into useful starting materials for other products
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Research published in ACS Central Science shows that beads containing engineered E. coli could efficiently transform PET waste into a starting material for nylon, drugs and fragrances.

Newswise: Vicki Good appointed AACN Chief Clinical Officer
Released: 31-Oct-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Vicki Good appointed AACN Chief Clinical Officer
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

Vicki Good, DNP, RN, CENP, CPPS, CPHQ, becomes chief clinical officer (CCO) of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Nationally known for her patient safety expertise, Good previously served in leadership roles for several health systems.

Newswise: Soy expansion in Brazil linked to increase in childhood leukemia deaths
Released: 30-Oct-2023 3:00 PM EDT
Soy expansion in Brazil linked to increase in childhood leukemia deaths
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Over the past decades, Brazil has become the world’s leading soybean producer, as well as the leading consumer of pesticides. Despite concerns about potential public health consequences, little is known about the effects of pesticide exposure in the general population.

   
Released: 30-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Killer whales’ diet more important than location for pollutant exposure, study says
McGill University

Both elegant and fierce, killer whales are some of the oceans’ top predators, but even they can be exposed to environmental pollution.

Released: 30-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Heat-related cardiovascular deaths in the U.S. may more than double within decades
American Heart Association (AHA)

ardiovascular deaths from extreme heat in the U.S. may more than double by the middle of the century. Without reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, that number could even triple, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation.

Released: 30-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
A sustainable alternative to air conditioning
McGill University

As the planet gets hotter, the need for cool living environments is becoming more urgent. But air conditioning is a major contributor to global warming since units use potent greenhouse gases and lots of energy.



close
2.80216