Climate/Environment

According to climate change models cited by the state’s department of environmental protection, by 2080 Massachusetts is projected to hit an average of 17-52 days every year where the thermostat will read a number above 90 degrees. Some populations are...

Climate change has been a specifically relevant topic over the last decade. Communities are experiencing the impacts of our changing climate with more frequent and dangerous extreme weather events, including wildfires, destructive flooding, and drought...

This microsite is intended to inform Bronx residents, many of whom have lived in the Bronx for most of their lives, of the disproportionate rates of asthma among children in the borough on both the city-wide and national levels. New York City in...

In Brazil, climate change is causing environmental disasters such as floods, droughts, and infectious disease outbreaks, yet Brazil’s carbon emissions (already the 6th highest in the world) continue to trend upwards, signaling that not enough is being...

The climate crisis is a major interdisciplinary global challenge with severe impacts on human health. One primary reason people do not always act in the most environmentally conscious ways, particularly here in the U.S., is because they do not feel that...

Artist Wonuola Obasa (2022) Caption Nearly 7 million deaths a year throughout the world are attributable to air pollution. In the United States, four out of ten residents live in counties with unhealthy levels of air pollution. However, this exposure to...

Millions of people die each year from contaminated water-related diseases, disproportionately affecting children. These illnesses take away from a child’s ability to concentrate in class or even attend school at all. Many girls do not feel comfortable...