WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Out of Gas, In with Justice pilot studied the feasibility and benefits of electrification in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) by comparing improvements to....
The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown is published as the world confronts profound and concurrent systemic shocks. Countries and health systems continue to contend with the health, social, and economic impacts....
Heavy-duty trucks deliver major doses of pollution to communities throughout the United States along with their cargo. The transition to zero-emission trucks is a significant opportunity to reduce health impacts....
The Gendered and Racial Impacts of the Fossil Fuel Industry in North America and Complicit Financial Institutions (second edition), is a report that addresses the disproportionate gender and race-specific health....
The paper explores the ways that historic and persistent inequities compound jeopardy for Black children and proposes a framework for a Just Transition, embracing systems that enable us to all....
The task force presents this report not only to guide APA but also to inspire individual psychologists, psychology groups and departments, and other psychological associations to devote attention to the....
It’s the season for sneezing and itching! If you live in one of the top 2022 Allergy Capitals™, use AAFA’s tips to reduce your contact with pollen and improve your....
This report provides a strategic framework for building truly climate-resilient health systems and communities, and explores how health care institutions can leverage investments to support equitable decarbonization and build community....
This report addresses the many ways that climate change impacts mental health individually and community-wide, how structural inequities cause certain populations to be impacted first and worst, and the spectrum....
This report improves our understanding of which socially vulnerable populations – defined on income, educational attainment, race and ethnicity, and age – may be more exposed to the highest impacts of climate change.
The climate crisis is the defining human and child’s rights challenge of this generation, and is already having a devastating impact on the well-being of children globally. Understanding where and....
This research finds that between now and 2065, climate change will quadruple U.S. outdoor workers’ exposure to extreme heat conditions, jeopardizing their health and placing up to $55.4 billion of their earnings at....
This report synthesizes scientific research and finds total health costs surpass $1 trillion a year—and are rising, and also offers recommendations to alleviate this costly climate health problem.
The American Lung Association has analyzed data from official air quality monitors to compile the State of the Air report. The more you learn about the air you breathe, the....
The Health Effects Institute released their “State of Global Air” 2020 report, a global report card on air pollution exposures and their impacts on human health.
This 2020 national report by the American Lung Association highlights the potential for major public health benefits of widespread electrification of the transportation sector. Across the United States, the transportation sector is a....
This Policy Brief showcases U.S. data from the global indicators with additional supplemental source data to draw out the most nationally relevant findings and highlight the key threats and opportunities....