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Irène Mathieu and Neelu Tummala
Neelu Tummala, MD and Irène Mathieu, MD are physicians and climate health activists, who advocate for climate solutions to protect the health of their patients and advance public health. They are Continue reading →
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With the partial federal government shutdown reaching into its second month, we contacted journalist and photographer Krista Schlyer to learn more about the ecological realities along the US-Mexico border. In the Continue reading →
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by Daniel Bednarz
The scale and subtlety of our country’s dependency on oil and natural gas cannot be overstated. Nowhere is this truer than in our medical system. Petrochemicals are used to manufacture analgesics, Continue reading →
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by Gregg Mitman
The scream of chainsaws gnawing through full-grown oak trees abruptly announced summer’s arrival in 1987 in the leafy enclave of Lake Forest on the Lake Michigan shore north of Chicago. Most Continue reading →
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by Lee Thirer
Before Hippocrates, health was a supernatural affair. Exorcists and priests charmed money from the dying. Snakes squirmed beneath sickbeds. Sacred dogs licked fatal wounds. Pilgrims dozed within shrines, awaiting divine visitations, Continue reading →