The C-HEAT Team is thrilled to share our working paper on policy opportunities for mitigating the effects of extreme heat at home on residents of low-income communities in Massachusetts! Check it out here👉 c-heatproject.org/reports GreenRoots Boston University School of Public Health

Last day of school! I absolutely loved the students in Community Engaged Research. I learned a ton and will miss each and every one. Thanks to our guest speakers & the people whose work we read. Here’s to a brighter future of research, social change & public health for all. 🙏🏼

We’re thrilled to announce the formation of the Climate Science Advisory Panel under the Office of Climate Science! Working hand in hand with leading experts, we’re harnessing the power of science to inform our climate adaptation and resilience projects. bit.ly/47zSFgg

‘The EPA needs to humble itself’: why some US non-profits are turning down agency funds theguardian.com/us-news/2024/j…

Happy to share this Perspective piece on #CKDu on #WorldKidneyDay2024. Very proud of Boston U Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine student-doctor Maya Chan on her first co-first author publication! Many thanks to our mentors Madeleine Scammell and Sushrut Waikar for their guidance. BUSPH Environmental Health BU/BMC Section of Nephrology

Oil and Gas Flaring Linked to $7.4B in Health Damages bu.edu/sph/news/artic… congrats Erin Polka of interest to SEHN @CarmiOrenstein Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈

“Racial engineering” is how the Republican AGs describe environmental justice and civil rights. What do they call enslavement of people based on “race”? Their attack on small steps toward justice isn’t even veiled. grist.org/regulation/rep…

With so much conflict and protest it felt good to be brought together by youth and the city for peace in Chelsea, at home and around the world. ☮️ thank you ⁦City of Chelsea⁩ ⁦Fidel Maltez⁩ and others.

For more than two years, a group of health experts, economists and lawyers in the U.S. government has worked to address a growing public health crisis: people dying on the job from extreme heat. Its plan to respond faces big hurdles. nyti.ms/44ZvMmI

Do white roofs, new trees and redesigned parks change heat exposure for residents of urban heat islands? Our C-HEAT Study team is measuring temperatures to find out!

This is why C-HEAT Study GreenRoots & Boston University School of Public Health is working with MassCOSH to conduct a pilot study on the experience of heat among workers in small businesses this summer. Heat waves are making restaurant kitchens unsafe. Workers are fighting back. grist.org/labor/heat-wav…

You want a reaction, heat things up! via @NYTimes with ⁦Keeve Nachman⁩ h/t ⁦@CarmiOrenstein⁩ nytimes.com/2024/06/21/cli…

To be announced today by the President. Not yet published in the Federal Register. OSHA proposes rule to protect workers exposed to extreme heat washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

Join us NEXT Tuesday, July 23 at 10am PT/1pm ET for our next CHE Café! We'll be talking with Dr. Lisa Bero and Dr. Lariah Edwards about steps needed to protect researchers from industry intimidation and maintain scientific integrity. RSVP here: healthandenvironment.org/che-webinars/9…

Very cool. I am watching live, City of Boston City Council lead the way in consideration of worker safety during extreme heat in New England w/ a shout out to City of Chelsea ! Hello friends! h/t C-HEAT Study Samantha Montaño boston.gov/departments/ci…

Fellow Mike Anastario’s impactful mentorship at Ole Miss! His research empowers students to lead health equity initiatives in their communities. He conducted research in Roper Lab as they advance public health through collaborations. bit.ly/3Yd3vrb

I met Anne Anderson in 1979. She told me that her young son Jimmy had leukemia. Woburn had been used as a dumping ground for toxic chemicals like TCE for decades—and kids like Jimmy were getting sick. After years of clean-up and fighting, I'm thrilled U.S. EPA has banned TCE.

👩‍🦳💁‍♀️Are women gifted ?? Marlies Ostermann talking on ‘Sex as a Biological Variable in the Epidemiology of AKI’. #ISNWCN