Climate Change Forces Rethinking Of Foundations Of Our Thinking And Our Cities: Chicago, For Example

 The Climate Crisis Haunts Chicago's Future.  A Battle Between A Great City And A Great Lake by Dan Egan.  The New York Times.  

Wildfire Smoke And Health

 California's Air Quality Is Poor. Here's How To Protect Yourself by Nicole Perlroth And John Schwartz.  The New York Times.  September 11, 2020.  

Pandemic's Cleaner Air Could Reshape What We Know About The Atmosphere

Pandemic's Cleaner Air Could Reshape What We Know About The Atmosphere by Coral Davenport. The New York Times.  June 25, 2020.

The Better Air Quality During Coronavirus Could Have Saved Over 50,000-75,000 From Dying Prematurely

Satellite Images Show Less Pollution Over The US As Coronavirus Shuts Down Public Places by Madeline Holcombe And Sean o'Key.  CNN.  March 23, 2020.

More Polluted Air Days: The Beginning Of A Trend?

US Air Quality Is Slipping After Years Of Improvement by Seth Borenstein And Nicky Forster.  June 18, 2019. 

Climate Change Brings More Fires, More Smoke, More Health Hazards For Firemen

More Wildfires Bring Focus On How All That Smoke May Harm Firefighters by Jes Burns.  NPR.  June 12, 2019. 

The World's Rivers Are Contaminated With Antibiotics, New Study Shows

The World's Rivers Are Contaminated With Antibiotics, New Study Shows by Kara Fox.  CNN.  May 27, 2019. 

Microplastics Ingested By Young Mosquitoes Move Up The Food Chain

Mosquitoes Are Eating Plastic.  Why That's A Big Problem by Ashley May.  September 19, 2018. 

Study Finds Relationship Between Pollution And Cognition

Pollution May Dim Thinking Skills, Study In China Suggests by Mike Ives.  The New York Times.  August 29, 2018. 

Air Pollution Is Shortening Your Life.

Air Pollution Is Shortening Your Life.  Here's How Much. by Somini Sengupta.  The New York Times.  August 22, 2018. 

6 To 10 Metric Tons Of Plastic Contact Lenses End Up In Wastewater Every Year

Millions Of Contact Lenses Are Ending Up In The Water by Irina Ivanova.  CBS News.  August 21, 2018. 

Mediterranean Diet May Blunt Air Pollution's Ill Health Effects

Mediterranean Diet May Blunt Air Pollution's Ill Health Effects.  American Thoracic Society/Science Daily.  May 21, 2018. 

Dangerous Health Disparities Among The States

Warning Signs:  New US Health Study Reveals 'Dangerous Disparities' Among States.  Institute For Health Metrics And Evaluation/University of Washington.  April 10, 2018

Study Of Representative Population: Death From Lead Exposure May Be 10 Times Higher Than Thought

US Deaths From Lead Exposure 10 Times Higher Than Thought, Study Suggests by Mark Lieber.  CNN.  March 12, 2018. 

Study: Pollution Caused About 9 Million Deaths in 2015, $4.6 Trillion In Annual Losses

Study:  Pollution Kills 9 Million A Year, Costs $4.6 Trillion by Katy Daigle.  Associated Press/U.S. News.  October 20, 2017

Public Health Dangers Loom In Harvey-Hit Areas

Public Health Dangers Loom In Harvey-Hit Areas by Associated Press.  August 28, 2017. 

Planting Trees In Cities Could Save Thousands Of Lives Worldwide

Why Planting More Trees Is One Of The Smartest Things A City Can do by Brad Plumer.  Vox.  November 26, 2016

92% Of World's Population Breathes Polluted Air

WHO Releases Country Estimates On Air Pollution Exposure And Health Impact.  World Health Organization.  September 27, 2016

Environmental Factors In Antibiotic Resistance

How Do Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Get Into The Environment?  by Suzanne Young and Valerie Harwood. RealClear Health  September 22, 2016

Up To 37,000 Premature Deaths Per Year Due To Pollution From East Asian Vessels

The Smoggy Seas:  Cargo Ships Bring Pollution, Health Risks by Natalie Jacewicz.  NPR.  July 19, 2016.