public health

Commuters stand on a train platform in New York City, with a train approaching

Nic Y-C/Unsplash

February 28, 2024

Investing in Public Transit Is Investing in Public Health

UCS Science Network

Los Angeles skyline, smoggy

Mr. Location Scout/Pexels

January 10, 2024

Reliance on Gas Power Plants Fuels Inequity

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

Man wearing black cap with eyes closed under cloudy sky.

Kelvin Valerio/Pexels

November 30, 2023

If the US Meets Its Climate Goals, We Can Save Money and Lives

Maria Chavez
Energy Analyst

Los Angeles smog

Massimo Catarinella/Wikimedia Commons

October 12, 2023

In a Blow to Public Health, EPA Delays Strengthening Ozone Standards

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

photo of a gas flare, with orange and red flames emanating from a stack and black smoke filling the blue sky

Leonid Ikan/Shutterstock

October 12, 2023

Gas Has Reliability Issues. Why Is the Tennessee Valley Authority Doubling Down on It?

Brady Watson
Senior Campaign Coordinator

Intricate Explorer/Unsplash

September 21, 2023

Nuclear Frontline Communities Understand Cumulative Burdens—Let’s Get Policymakers On The Same Page

Chanese A. Forté
Scientist

EPA headquarters

August 22, 2023

EPA’s New PFAS Definition Will Make it Harder to Protect the Public

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

pills spilled from bottle

August 17, 2023

Netflix’s “Painkiller” Series Reminds Us: Sidelining Science Can Be Deadly

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

August 10, 2023

How Will EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Carbon Rule Impact Public Health?

Brady Watson
Senior Campaign Coordinator

April 17, 2023

Cold War Nuclear Weapons Put St. Louis Community At Risk—in 2023

Chanese A. Forté
Scientist

Person in wheelchair

Jon Tyson/Unsplash

April 11, 2023

Energy Storage Can Help People with Disabilities Through Extreme Weather Events

Maria Chavez
Energy Analyst

Erlend Bjortvedt/Wikimedia Commons

November 15, 2022

Roundup: Congress Acts on Clean Energy But Has Much More to Do

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

Silent Spring/Rachel Carson

US Fish and Wildlife

September 22, 2022

Why Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring Still Resonates Today

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

Silhouettes of people overlooking San Francisco after wildfires turned the sky an eerie orange in 2020

Patrick Perkins/Unsplash

September 15, 2022

Inequitable Health Impacts from Wildfire Smoke Increased by Danger Season

UCS Science Network

A grey sky blends with clouds of emissions from a petrochemical plant in Detroit, MI, seen through a chainlink fence

September 14, 2022

Ethylene Oxide at the Intersection of Climate, Environment, and Social Justice

UCS Science Network

Photo from an abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court from May 2022. A sign reading "we are never going back" is visible.

Ian Hutchinson/Unsplash

July 19, 2022

After Dobbs, States Challenge FDA Scientific Expertise on Medication Abortion

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

A group of people at a Des Moines, Iowa, protest against Roe v. Wade being overturned by the Supreme Court. One person holds a sign reading "end compulsory pregnancy."

Phil Roeder/Flickr

July 14, 2022

Roundup: Supreme Court Disregards Evidence as Public Officials Downplay Pandemic

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

INSPIRE-MINNESOTA

May 31, 2022

Minnesota Should Go All-In on Climate Solutions

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor

May 19, 2022

Minnesota Lawmakers Could Go Big on Clean Energy, or Go Small

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor

Tetra Images/Getty

May 10, 2022

What I Told Congress: To Protect the Nation’s Health, We Need Strong Scientific Integrity Policies

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

A neighborhood of Boulder, CO, featuring colorful homes with solar paneled roofs

Dennis Schroeder/NREL/Flickr

May 10, 2022

Un futuro con energía 100% renovable es posible, y lo necesitamos

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead

April 27, 2022

Michigan puede hacer la transición al 100% de energía renovable para 2035, salvar vidas y crear empleos

Guest Commentary

photo of a couple about to eat a trayful of fast-food hamburgers and french fries

NeONBRAND/Unsplash

March 23, 2022

The USDA Has a Plan to Fix Our Nutrition Crisis—But Will It Work?

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

Sun either rises or sets above or below a complicated-looking facility on a river in Tempe, Arizona

Troy Squillaci/Pexels

March 18, 2022

Your Voice Is Needed as EPA Updates its Rule on Risk Management of Chemical Facilities

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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