October 19, 2022
This is Climate ChangeThe analysis, performed by PSE Healthy Energy for the business group E2, concluded that every state in the country has been affected and faces continued risks from rapidly escalating climate disasters.
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October 19, 2022
Alleging continual pollution, advocates ask U.S. EPA to take over Ohio injection well permitting“For four days, the idle production well spewed over 40,000 barrels of waste across the ground and into a nearby stream, killing approximately 500 fish and aquatic species,” a review by the research group Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy said.
October 05, 2022
Are Gas Stoves Bad for Our Health?The amounts were small, but this understudied issue warrants more attention, says lead author Drew Michanowicz, a senior scientist at PSE Healthy Energy, a nonprofit research and policy group.
September 30, 2022
Study Finds Hurricanes Could Flood Hundreds of Hospitals on East, Gulf CoastsThe study found that at least half of the hospitals in 25 of 78 metro areas could flood in a Category 2 hurricane.
September 29, 2022
Hundreds of hospitals on Atlantic and Gulf Coasts at risk of flooding as Ian hits FloridaHundreds of hospitals along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts are at risk of flooding from hurricanes a new study finds, as Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida Wednesday as a Category 4 storm.
September 29, 2022
Study Identifies Hundreds of Hospitals on Atlantic and Gulf Coasts at Risk of Flooding From HurricanesThe first study to systematically investigate flooding risk to hospitals on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts from Category 1-4 storms finds that even relatively weak storms pose a serious flood risk to hospitals along the coast.
September 29, 2022
Boston’s hospitals among the nation’s most vulnerable to dangerous hurricane floodingAs Hurricane Ian pummels Florida with punishing winds and record storm surges, researchers released a new study finding Boston’s hospitals among the nation’s most vulnerable to hurricane flooding severe enough to restrict access to care.
September 27, 2022
What does a ban on natural gas appliances mean for homeowners?California is on track to become the first state to phase out the use of natural gas-powered space and water heaters.
September 19, 2022
Axios Expert Voices Virtual Roundtable Discussion: The Impact of Climate Change on Human HealthOn Thursday, September 15th, Axios’ climate and energy reporter Andrew Freedman and health care reporter Caitlin Owens hosted a virtual Expert Voices roundtable discussion examining the impact of climate change on human health.
September 14, 2022
The Price of Private Equity’s New York Power Plant GrabIt currently generates electricity only at peak demand times, but it was designed to run continuously, said Elena Krieger, director of research at Physicians, Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy.
September 07, 2022
Have a gas stove? How to reduce pollution that may harm healthGas stoves affect air quality inside and outside your home, circulating pollutants that raise risk for asthma and other illnesses.
August 29, 2022
When an Oil Well Is Your NeighborStudies show that the oil industry’s longstanding practice of dumping its wastewater, known as produced water, into unlined pits contaminates groundwater, causing “profound geochemical changes in groundwater,” said Dominic DiGiulio, a senior research scientist with PSE Healthy Energy.
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