NRDC onEarth

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This World Soil Day, let's acknowledge the effects that neonic pesticides can have on soil health and biodiversity, and the farms that depend on them

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

Environmental health and safety (EHS) are of paramount importance in many industries and public spaces. Understanding the crucial role CO2 monitoring plays in improving environmental health and implementing appropriate measures to control it can make all the difference in upholding a safe and healthy environment.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2023

Dozens of health, environment and transport businesses and charities are calling for the government to change course on its Air Quality Strategy. Members of the coalition include Asthma and Lung UK, Impact on Urban Health and Campaign for Better Transport. We just need the political will to protect people from this health crisis.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health. On the recent World Food Day, the clarion call was clearer than ever: We must fix our food systems to improve human health, drive economic growth and save the planet from environmental collapse. Oliver Camp. Mon, 10/26/2020 - 01:30. 1 killer in the country.

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Impact Alpha

AUGUST 24, 2023

ImpactAlpha, August 24 — Young people of color are suffering alarmingly high rates of depression, anxiety, suicide and other mental health struggles. The post Backpack Healthcare acquires Hurdle Health for inclusive mental health care appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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NRDC onEarth

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Removing lead pipes will bring massive savings in public health costs – nearly 90% due to links between lead exposure and cardiovascular disease, new state-by-state analysis finds

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2024

As given ecosystems above and below the ground intersect at many levels, it is essential to consider groundwater as a vital element determining the health of our planet – to mitigate the loss of biodiversity and provide a counterbalance to climate change. “Water is indispensable to life on Earth.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Editor’s note: This article is sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Impact Ventures, which supports ImpactAlpha’s Investing in Health coverage. The post Coordinating health impact investment in developing economies appeared first on ImpactAlpha. In partnership with J&J Impact Ventures, ImpactAlpha is exploring the.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

But now a research group seems to have shown that pollution from anthropogenic sources contributes to health risks and is an important climate factor across the region. Our study highlights how anthropogenic air pollution is a leading health risk and important climactic factor across the Middle East.”.

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NRDC onEarth

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Tejada will lead the organization’s Environmental Health division, serving as the chief visionary and strategist for NRDC’s advocacy to protect human health.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Unpacking Packaging: The Nuances of Material Health. How can businesses balance material health, regulatory compliance and public perception when selecting packaging materials? The health and safety implications of materials used in packaging has become a growing concern for consumers, brands and retailers.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

More than 220 of the world’s top public health and medical journals have published a joint plea for the global population to reduce carbon emissions immediately. Humanity already faces irreversible public health threats, the editors wrote. We can’t wait for the pandemic to end before we face the task of reducing emissions.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

An electronic nose to sniff out soil health that will deliver results to a farmer’s phone in five minutes is being developed by PES Technologies. The electronic nose also provides an objective and consistent measurement of soil health over time. Jim Bailey of PES Technology at the Agri-TechE REAP Conference 2023.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 17, 2024

Editor’s note: This guest post is sponsored by Impact Ventures by J&J Foundation, which supports ImpactAlpha’s Investing in Health coverage. The post Innovative startups are changing the landscape of health impact everywhere. In partnership with. Are investors aware? appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 28, 2024

The European Environmental Agency and Human Rights Watch have released new research showing the devastating cost of industrial pollution on human health and the environment. trillion in health and environmental damage, coal the main culprit appeared first on RenewEconomy. The post Industrial polluters cost Europe €4.3

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2023

China is a night-time ‘hot-spot’ for the production of nitrate radicals (PNO3) that could have a major impact on health-threatening ozone and fine particulates (PM2.5) pollution due to nighttime oxidation is believed to pose an important challenge in further improving air quality in China, with significant public health implications.

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 6, 2024

New report warns of deadly health risks from fossil fuel pollution, including alarming rise in neurodevelopmental issues Chemical pollution tied to fossil fuel operations poses serious risks to human health, warns a new analysis published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

ImpactAlpha, November 18 — New York-based Achieve Partners has acquired Ro Health, a Seattle-based medical staffing and home health agency, to advance an. The post Achieve Partners acquires Ro Health to create apprenticeships for school health workers appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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NRDC onEarth

AUGUST 18, 2023

Truck drivers face a hidden health crisis due to diesel exhaust emissions. Zero-emission trucks can safeguard drivers’ well-being while bringing positive changes to the industry and the planet.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 19, 2021

I note how many of these drivers already had breathing problems, which the infection worsened – this raises the question of whether drivers’ exposure to polluted air at work contributed to their underlying poor health. The post Air pollution risks health of all, especially drivers, says TfL report first appeared on Envirotec.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

AUGUST 31, 2021

Office of Climate Change and Health Equity will be charged with protecting vulnerable communities from climate-driven disasters. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the new office Monday. Responding to President Joe Biden’s executive order on climate change, the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 11, 2022

Without stringent health and safety protocols, however, the processes that extend your tank’s working life could pose significant danger to the specialists undertaking the clean. It also outlines the health, safety and procedural elements of the task – including personnel, equipment and emergency protocols. Entrapment and trip hazards.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 11, 2024

The post Net Zero Trauma: Investors in psychedelics aim to disrupt mental health economics – and outcomes appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Some investors are concerned that Elon Musk may have partied on acid, ecstasy and psilocybin. Others are instead betting on psychedelic therapies to.

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NRDC onEarth

APRIL 15, 2024

New poll results show overwhelming public support for government action to address the plastic crisis, including a strong global plastics treaty.

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Grist

JANUARY 24, 2024

.” Pedja Stojicic, instructor at Harvard’s school of public health The spotlight As climate impacts intensify, health care professionals are increasingly finding themselves at the front lines. From the perils of extreme heat to the spread of infectious diseases, climate change is a health crisis.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The post FINCA Ventures invests in health access and financial inclusion startups appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, December 5 – The impact investing arm of microfinance company FINCA backed Berlin-based Euclid, which connects smallholder farmers in Africa and Latin.

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Green Living Guy

AUGUST 15, 2023

Moreover health […] The post Energy Efficiency Manufactured Homes Improving Health, Safety appeared first on Green Living Guy. However, these homes often suffer from poor energy standards and construction quality. That’s also leading to higher energy costs.

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

ImpactAlpha, February 5 – Physician Rahul Rajkumar started Accompany Health to “place social determinants of health front and center” and to help underserved. The post Accompany Health scores $56 million to provide health services for low-income patients appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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NRDC onEarth

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Removing lead pipes will bring massive savings in public health costs - nearly 90% due to links between lead exposure and cardiovascular disease, new state-by-state analysis finds

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Editor’s note: This article is sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Impact Ventures, which supports ImpactAlpha’s Investing in Health coverage. The post Impact investing to support health equity appeared first on ImpactAlpha. In partnership with J&J Impact.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 25, 2022

To varying degrees, nearly everyone is carrying a burden, with degrading mental health as a result. For the past two years, headlines and realities of the global COVID-19 pandemic has brought stress, worry and loss. The Feelings Library by CAUKIN Studio was a temporary installation designed to provide an outlet for emotional resolution.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 15, 2021

National drainage and wastewater specialist Lanes Group has achieved ISO 45001, the world’s first global ISO standard for occupational health and safety. This article contains paid-for content created in collaboration with Lanes Group. www.lanesfordrains.co.uk.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

MARCH 11, 2021

Global design practice Perkins and Will has raised the bar for sustainable campus design with the award-winning Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 11, 2024

The post Pharma company Eisai backs South African health tech venture RecoMed appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai launched subsidiaries in South Africa and Kenya in 2022 to supply drugs for cancer, dementia and other non-communicable diseases.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The post Vancouver Foundation anchors Spring Impact Capital to invest in Canadian health and climate ventures appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, November 30 — Spring Impact Capital is looking to raise CAD $20 million ($14.7 million) to invest in two dozen early stage.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Measuring battery health and safety continuously is an important challenge—lithium-ion batteries can experience several challenges over their lifetimes such as unintended capacity loss, short circuits and thermal runaway. In 2011, Idaho National Laboratory researchers developed a new technology for measuring battery health and safety.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The post Heart attacks, cancer, dementia: Four essential reads on the health effects driving US EPA’s fine particle air pollution standard appeared first on RenewEconomy. The US Environmental Protection Agency's has announced a new standard for protecting the public from fine particulate air pollution. Scientists explain why.

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