People of color are as interested in buying electric cars as white consumers – the biggest obstacle is access to charging

Reducing air pollution from cars and light trucks would pay big health dividends for low-income and minority communities. A new survey shows how to get more drivers of color into electric vehicles.

Andrea Marpillero-Colomina, Adjunct Lecturer in Urban Studies, The New School • conversation
Sept. 27, 2022 ~6 min

Is your gas stove bad for your health?

Natural gas has been marketed for decades as a clean fuel, but a growing body of research shows that gas stoves can contribute significantly to indoor air pollution, as well as climate change.

Jonathan Levy, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University • conversation
Sept. 13, 2022 ~9 min


Extreme heat + air pollution can be deadly, with the health risk together worse than either alone

The worst effects are during high nighttime temperatures, something happening more often with climate change. Wildfires add to the risk.

Rob Scot McConnell, Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California • conversation
Aug. 29, 2022 ~7 min

A warning as a heat wave roasts the US West: Extreme heat + air pollution can be deadly, with the health risk together worse than either alone

The worst effects are during high nighttime temperatures, something happening more often with climate change.

Rob Scot McConnell, Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California • conversation
Aug. 29, 2022 ~7 min

Fierce heat wave is building in the US West: Extreme heat + air pollution can be deadly, with the health risk together worse than either alone

The worst effects are during high nighttime temperatures, something happening more often with climate change.

Rob Scot McConnell, Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California • conversation
Aug. 29, 2022 ~7 min

Heat waves + air pollution can be a deadly combination: The health risk together is worse than either alone

The worst effects are during high nighttime temperatures, something happening more often with climate change.

Rob Scot McConnell, Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California • conversation
Aug. 29, 2022 ~7 min

The Supreme Court has curtailed EPA's power to regulate carbon pollution – and sent a warning to other regulators

In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court held that an Obama administration plan to regulate carbon emissions from power plants exceeded the power that Congress gave to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law, Vermont Law School • conversation
July 1, 2022 ~9 min

Cosmic dust from Venus is inspiring new air pollution-busting technology

New catalytic converters can remove toxic chemicals from the exhaust fumes of combustion-engine cars.

Alexander James, Research Fellow in Atmospheric Chemistry, University of Leeds • conversation
June 23, 2022 ~5 min


What is 'committed warming'? A climate scientist explains why global warming can continue after emissions end

Thanks to humans, the concentration of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is now 50% higher than before the industrial era. These gases are raising Earth’s temperature.

Julien Emile-Geay, Associate Professor of Earth Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences • conversation
June 9, 2022 ~7 min

What is 'committed warming'? A climate scientist explains why global warming can continue long after emissions end

Thanks to humans, the atmosphere has 50% more planet-warming carbon dioxide today than it did before the industrial era. Those gases will continue raising Earth’s temperature for years.

Julien Emile-Geay, Associate Professor of Earth Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences • conversation
June 9, 2022 ~7 min

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