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The arc of the moral universe is bending toward environmental justice

GreenBiz

Integration of EJ as a major component of social justice that substantially reduces income inequality, health care, housing and other quality of life disparities. EPA also should prepare an integrated health risk assessment to provide a scientific basis for agency decision making. Protecting at-risk populations.

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Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet

GreenBiz

Basic human health principles tell us that we should diagnose before we treat and that we should test before we diagnose. . For example, our deepening understanding of DNA helps us discern how drugs, medication, multi-vitamins or treatment plans work differently in patients — creating a brand-new frontier, personalized medicine.

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‘How did we miss this for so long?’: The link between extreme heat and preterm birth

Grist

As a researcher at the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Basu knew that other vulnerable populations, notably the elderly, were particularly susceptible to heat. Higher temperatures will also have knock-on impacts to gestational and fetal health. And the U.S.

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The arc of the moral universe is bending toward environmental justice

AGreenLiving

EPA also should prepare an integrated health risk assessment to provide a scientific basis for agency decision making. EPA historically has identified “critical population sub-groups” in setting ozone, particulate and other ambient air quality standards. What are the characteristics of systemic environmental racism?

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Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet

AGreenLiving

Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet Poornima Param… Thu, 08/27/2020 – 01:00 Basic human health principles tell us that we should diagnose before we treat and that we should test before we diagnose. Undoubtedly, soil is foundational to human life, yet we know very little about the soil itself.

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The arc of the moral universe is bending toward environmental justice

AGreenLiving

EPA also should prepare an integrated health risk assessment to provide a scientific basis for agency decision making. EPA historically has identified “critical population sub-groups” in setting ozone, particulate and other ambient air quality standards. What are the characteristics of systemic environmental racism?