EHN Originals

Earlier this week the Senate failed to pass the “For the People Act” – a bill designed to protect voting rights and preserve our democracy. The bill also contained campaign finance reform rules that have important implications for public health. Now those rules are in desperate need of a champion, as well as strong public…

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“Learn from the past, prepare in the present, to defend the future.” – Indigenous artist, Gord Hill (Kwakwaka’wakw) Growing up in Detroit I witnessed the intersection of race, poverty, and health disparities. Detroit has a history of deeply entrenched racial, social, and economic divides, which affect choices in housing, education, and livelihood. Detroit—nearly 80 percent…

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Editor’s note: This letter to the editor is in response to EHN’s June 10 story Solar geoengineering: Scientists decry a ‘foolish’ idea In recent months, the popular and “soft” scientific media have carried numerous articles opposing research on climate-related geoengineering designed to ameliorate climate disruption. These articles build on a mistaken premise, sometimes explicit and…

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What we do at EHN and The Daily Climate is write and aggregate on issues that are generally pretty depressing. The Arctic ice pack and Amazon rainforest are disappearing; but wait!! The Sahara, the Pacific Garbage Patch, and the Gulf of Mexico dead zone are growing. Some of the toxic chemicals in our bodies can…

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Dr. Regan Patterson joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss her research and advocacy for transportation reparations and justice. Patterson, a Transportation Equity Research Fellow at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and current Agents of Change fellow, also talks about her love of math from an early age, institutional barriers for…

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PITTSBURGH—It’s been three months since EHN published Fractured, a groundbreaking investigation into the personal costs of fracking for western Pennsylvania families. The investigation looked at air samples, water samples, and urine samples, and found that five families who live near oil and gas wells are exposed to higher-than-average levels of a long list of toxic…

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The Environmental Protection Agency said this week it will reconsider strengthening standards for fine particulate matter, and that could impact Philadelphia, especially Center City.

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Drilling and refining has often come at the expense of Black communities, engulfing our neighborhoods with massive amounts of toxic pollution

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I’m not terribly disappointed that, by moving from Washington D.C. to Georgia, I’ve missed the last two Brood X cicada invasions. Let’s get a few things straight: The “X” in “Brood X” is a Roman number, so just say “Brood Ten.” But that means calling the noisy ones “X-Men” doesn’t work (ATTN: TV Newsreaders). And…

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The idea sounds preposterous, straight out of a Ray Bradbury novel: Tint the planet’s atmosphere so the sun’s rays bounce back into space, instead of heating a planet growing increasingly warmer via fossil fuel emissions. But the idea is gaining steam among some political leaders and scientists as global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions…

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