Environmental & Public Health

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Asa Bradman: Environmental Exposure in California

Dr. Asa Bradman is an environmental health scientist and expert in exposure assessment and epidemiology focusing on occupational and environmental exposures to pregnant women and children. He co-founded the Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health (CERCH) in the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and directs an initiative to improve environmental quality in California child care facilities.
June 28, 2017
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Jonathan Moch

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Dr. Jonathan Moch is the Senior Advisor for Climate and Energy Policy in the Office of North Carolina Governor Josh Stein. Previously, Jonathan was Science and Technology Policy Advisor for the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and Office of Global Change in the U.S. Department of State, where he designed, negotiated, and implemented international climate and energy initiatives and agreements. He holds a Ph.D. in Earth and Planetary Sciences from Harvard University.
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Lauren Richter

2017 Fellow
Lauren Richter is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. In 2018 she was the recipient of a Leadership Grant from the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation to work at the Silent Spring Institute as a research fellow. She...
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Zineb Bouzoubaa

2017 Fellow
Zineb Bouzoubaa is a Senior Data Climate Specialist at Bloomberg, where she is part of the newly-formed GFANZ (Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero) team. In this role, she uses data to drive the global financial sector’s work to ensure...
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David Gonzalez

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Dr. David Gonzalez is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Division of Cardiology at the David Geffen School Medicine at UCLA. His current research investigates the impact of air pollution and e-cigarette exposure on lung inflammation...
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Devesh Vashishtha

2017 Fellow
Devesh is a family physician and medical director at Family Health Centers of San Diego. He is an advocate for issues related to environmental health, and was one of the founding members of the 2015 Hindu Declaration on Climate Change. As...
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U.S. chemical safety rules need to be updated

Fellow Mike Wilson, a former professional firefighter, paramedic and EMT, writes about the updated safety requirements for high-hazard industries-- and says the Republican decision to strike them down and delay updates for two more years is misguided.
May 27, 2017
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The Penobscot is polluted with mercury. Without the EPA, it would be much worse.

Environmental regulations save our country money, provide jobs, and ensure the health of all animals, plants and the humans who see clean air, water and soil as an American right. The EPA needs a leader who will defend that right, write Dianne Kopec and Fellow Aram Calhoun.
February 28, 2017
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Connors signs Nagaland Health Project deal for World Bank

The US$ 48 million Nagaland Health Project will empower village health committees to deliver better health service delivery across the state and strengthen existing health systems and public health facilities. This will include capacity-building and results-based financing for village health committees, who are responsible for local health services, to improve services as well as enhance the knowledge and awareness of their communities.
February 21, 2017
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Fuller finds socio-economic differences in toxic release inventory siting and emissions

Prior research has found that low socioeconomic status (SES) populations and minorities in some areas reside in communities with disproportionate exposure to hazardous chemicals. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the relevance of socio-demographic characteristics on the presence of Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, air releases, and prevalence and resolution of air quality complaints in the 20-county Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). We found that there were 4.7% more minority residents in census tracts where TRI facilities were located.
February 15, 2017