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Greening Healthcare Systems

WEBClimate change and human health are inextricably linked.The shifts due to climate change are projected to (and are already beginning to) impact nearly all …

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Health Benefits of the Clean Energy Transition

WEBAccording to the World Health Organization, respiratory infection is one of the world’s leading causes of death, especially among low-income populations. In this …

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Improved Cookstoves Halve Air Pollution Peaks, But Ambient …

WEBThe adoption of an improved cookstove in Nairobi, Kenya can reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions by 3.5 tons per year (Berkouwer and Dean, 2022).Factoring in …

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Fossil Fuels, the Building Industry, and Human Health

WEBThis project reviews existing research focused on the health impact of fossil fuel polymer-based materials used in buildings. It also analyzes where, and to what …

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The Green New Deal Is the Solution to the Jobs Issue

WEBClimate action and economic prosperity are often put at odds. Shortly after the Green New Deal resolution was introduced to Congress by Representative …

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Fossil Fuels, the Building Industry, and Human Health

WEBIndeed, nearly everything in our built environment is permeated by chemicals derived from fossil fuels. And yet, more than half a century later, very little …

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What Motivates People to Take Action on Climate Change

WEBA common assumption is that direct exposure to climate-related disasters such as wildfires and flooding motivates people to support policy to address climate …

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Finally, NJ’s Groundbreaking Environmental Justice Law is …

WEBEnergy policy research from the University of Pennsylvania. After two and a half years, New Jersey has finally enforced a landmark environmental justice law that …

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Beyond Bankruptcy: The Outlook for Philadelphia’s Neighborhood …

WEBReport Update: At the time of original publication in November 2018, the report author had made regulators aware of perceived shortcomings in the public …

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FOSSIL FUELS, THE BUILDING INDUSTRY, AND HUMAN HEALTH

WEB1 FOSSIL FUELS, HE ILDING DUSTRY, ND UMAN EALTH EVALUATING TOXICITY IN ARCHITECTURAL PLASTICS Franca Trubiano, Chloe Onbargi, Antonio Rinaldi and …

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Energy Insecurity During the Time of COVID

WEBEnergy Insecurity Is Pervasive and Disparate. Over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, from approximately May 2020 through May 2021, 24% of all low …

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CERCLA and the Exemption of the Oil and Gas Industry

WEBThe purpose of CERCLA is to “identify sites where hazardous materials threaten the environment and or public health as a result of leakage, spillage, or general …

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Nuclear Energy Meets Climate Change

WEBThe U.S. has committed in 2021 to substitute fossil fuels in electricity generation with emissions-free energy sources such as solar, wind, hydropower, and …

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Improved Cookstoves Halve Air Pollution Peaks, But Ambient …

WEBAs a result, average pollution during the most polluted cooking hour is 67 ug/m3 higher than ambient levels, but adoption of the improved Jikokoa stove reduces this increase by 31 …

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Wrong About Urbanization

WEBEnergy policy research from the University of Pennsylvania. Introduction. It is widely assumed by experts that over the next half century the world’s urban …

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Rare Earth Elements Pose Environmental, Economic Risks for Clean …

WEBIn 2010 China withheld shipment of rare earth elements to Japan during a territorial dispute between the two countries. Rare earths, a grouping of 17 difficult to …

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Think Globally on Climate, Act Locally on Leaf Blowers

WEBThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that one-quarter of Americans between ages 20 to 69 already suffer from diminished hearing. This outcome …

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