From the Toronto Star and the National Observer series The Price of Oil: “The view from the front porch, once a landscape of rolling hills, horse pastures and lush river valley, has been transformed....
From Thomson Reuters Foundation News: “Sharon Harlan, a professor of health sciences and sociology at Northeastern University in Boston, says she and colleagues have discovered a simple reality: Access to cash can equate with...
As evidence suggests the seeds of breast cancer may be sown early in life, the Early Life exposures in Latina Adolescents (ELLA) study hopes to find out whether exposure to common environmental chemicals during...
From The Intercept: “‘Every PFAS that has been studied is causing problems,’ said [Dr. Linda] Birnbaum, whose agency [NIEHS] funds scientific research into the chemicals. ‘Even if they have a shorter half-life, if it has a...
From News@Northeastern: “New research‚ from Northeastern University and the Environmental Working Group, shows toxic chemical pollution found in tap water systems that serve 15 million Americans in 27 states as well as in more...
From EWG: “The known extent of the contamination of U.S. communities with PFCs – highly fluorinated toxic chemicals, also known as PFASs, that have been linked to cancer, thyroid disease, weakened immunity and other health...
The journals Environmental Science and Technology and Environmental Science and Technology Letters have just published a special virtual issue dedicated to poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). This issue includes an article by SSEHRI members Phil Brown and...
We want to congratulated our current and former co-ops on their recent accomplishments and exciting summer plans! Chelsea Canedy (Fall 2016 co-op) was recently inducted into the Huntington 100, a group of Northeastern graduate...
The Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI) is an international network that leverages research and online tools to track and respond to the undermining of evidence-based environmental governance in the United States. Collaborating with...