Environment

In 2023, 25 philanthropies announced a collaboration to leverage investments, calling for a tenfold increase in funding to support equitable agroecological food systems. Such an ambitious goal is by no means…

President-elect Donald Trump is proposing fossil fuel champions for U.S. leadership roles. New research shows the world is off the mark for hitting carbon emissions targets, underscoring the urgent need to address climate change…

Welcome. It is a pleasure to be here in Nairobi for the launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview for 2025 to address conflict, climate, and localization challenges in crisis response. I…

Throughout the fall, Harvard Chan faculty will share evidence-based recommendations on urgent public health issues facing the next U.S. administration. Ronnie Levin, instructor in the Department of Environmental Health, offered her thoughts…

Western Reserve Land Conservancy (WRLC) is thrilled to announce the approval of a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary…

As of November 1, 2024, there was 24 climate and weather disasters in the U.S. that exceeded $1 billion in losses. Disasters are intensifying and becoming more frequent. Many places…

The East LA Community Corporation (ELACC) is proud to announce a significant milestone in its mission to enhance sustainable affordable housing and improve public health in the Boyle Heights community…

On a rainy February day in 1968, two Black sanitation workers, Echol Cole and Robert Walker, were tragically crushed to death by a malfunctioning garbage truck compactor in Memphis, Tennessee.…

The bruises on Alexandria Pittman’s body wouldn’t go away. Nor would the aches that plagued her at her new job as a warehouse worker at a distribution center in Lithia…

NOAA is supporting the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Healthoffsite link at George Mason University, and Meharry School of Global Healthoffsite link, as it initiates the inaugural fellowship for Policy Experience in…

Access to clean, running water is the promise that unlocks the American Dream. Water is the foundation that allows us to build our lives, pursue our passions, contribute to our…

Have you ever asked a teacher whether something will be on an upcoming test to decide whether to closely pay attention to a particular lesson? Taken the long way back…