A healthy building starts with better ventilation
Harvard professor Joseph G. Allen argues it’s time to reshape how we design our buildings to stop the spread of respiratory disease.
Environmental Health
‘Silent Spring’ still holds lessons for keeping the planet, and ourselves, healthy
Public health leaders must take an ecological view of health to stave off future pandemics and sustain a healthy world, says physician Hope Ferdowsian.
The gas stove debate: are they actually bad for your health?
A growing body of evidence shows gas stoves may pose health risks, especially in housing with poor ventilation, and contribute to climate change.
Building green spaces in the name of environmental justice
A former wildland firefighter shares how he's gone from fighting fire to building parks and planting trees in Los Angeles.
Metcalfe Park: Inside structural racism’s invisible net
Living in Milwaukee’s Metcalfe Park neighborhood is bad for your health. It’s nobody’s fault—and everyone’s.
Lead poisoning is a crisis for Syracuse’s Black families
Syracuse's lead problem isn't new. A legacy of redlining, poverty, and white flight has left Black families scrambling for safe housing. Most make do with houses that are not.
Carbon capture: climate change’s “healthy” cigarette
The 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?
Extreme heat threatens health in India and elsewhere
As temperatures rise so do heat-related illnesses. Cities and states are trying to find ways to cool off this emerging crisis.