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…
View More Extreme heat – an “unseen threat” – burns U.S. urban poorCategory: Research
SSEHRI Postdocs Travel to Chile to Meet with Collaborators on the Early Life exposures in Latina Adolescents (ELLA) Study
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…
View More SSEHRI Postdocs Travel to Chile to Meet with Collaborators on the Early Life exposures in Latina Adolescents (ELLA) StudyMillions of Americans Poisoned by this Chemical: Where is the EPA?
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View More Millions of Americans Poisoned by this Chemical: Where is the EPA?New Teflon Toxin Found in North Carolina Drinking Water
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…
View More New Teflon Toxin Found in North Carolina Drinking WaterStudy: Toxic Chemicals Found in Drinking Water of 15M Americans
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…
View More Study: Toxic Chemicals Found in Drinking Water of 15M AmericansMapping a Contamination Crisis
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…
View More Mapping a Contamination CrisisEnvironmental Science and Technology Publishes a Virtual Issue on PFASs
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…
View More Environmental Science and Technology Publishes a Virtual Issue on PFASsUpdates on Our Co-op Students
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…
View More Updates on Our Co-op StudentsNew Initiative Aims to Preserve and Protect U.S. Environmental Data
The Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI) is an international network that leverages research and online tools to track and respond to the undermining of…
View More New Initiative Aims to Preserve and Protect U.S. Environmental DataPublication of New Solutions Special Issue “Social Science-Environmental Health Collaborations”
We’re pleased to announce that New Solutions has just published its special issue on “Social Science-Environmental Health Collaborations” that stems from an NIEHS-sponsored conference held…
View More Publication of New Solutions Special Issue “Social Science-Environmental Health Collaborations”