by Jonathan Barnett and Matthijs Bouw It may be the hottest summer many can remember, but because of global warming, it could be among the coolest we will see this century. Record-breaking heat waves began earlier than ever this summer, and the conditions that cause them will only get worse. Right now, about 900,000 Americans live…

By Nneoma Nwachuku Ojiaku, MD, MPH, FACOG Chart note: Sacramento County, California, age 172 years old. Experiences higher-than-average ambient temperatures leading to significant illness and death. Condition worsened by continuing climate change. Extreme heat events run in the family; neighboring counties and states, also at risk. County is minimally aware of current condition. Unprepared. Requires urgent intervention.

by Jessica Edwards Like many Austinites, I was excited when I learned that Tesla was moving its headquarters to Texas. As a practicing physician and Climate Health Equity Fellow, I was especially glad to learn that Tesla’s founder, Elon Musk, promised that the new factory would be an “ecological paradise.” Musk’s promise seems…

by Daniel Reich It is no secret that time is running out to address climate change. The Earth is now warmer than any time since before the last ice age. Children born this year could live to see parts of the Eastern seaboard swallowed by the ocean and, by the end of this…

by Gary Cohen Americans are seeing and feeling the impacts of the climate crisis in their daily lives. In the last two years, there have been 42 extreme weather events collectively costing $245 billion and taking the lives of over 1,000 people. …

by Olatunji Oboi Reed To some, it may sound like a beautiful vision: zero traffic fatalities on our nation’s highways and streets. For Black people, however, Vision Zero has an ugly underside. First implemented in Sweden and now embraced by dozens of American cities and states, Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all…

by Nicholas P. Sullivan Most of the seafood Americans eat is farmed shrimp and salmon, along with canned tuna — often from the other side of the world. The U.S., …

By Laurie Mazur Uvalde. Buffalo. Tulsa. These are only the latest American cities to be engulfed in trauma from a ceaseless wave of gun violence. And the spasms of bloodshed those cities have endured are layered on top of ongoing harms, like structural racism, disinvestment, and inequity. …

By Jacqui Patterson and Nsedu Obot Witherspoon We are mamas, aunties, and sisters. We are public health practitioners, racial justice activists, and social justice champions. And we are raising the alarm about the plight of Black children in these United States. To this end, today, we announce the release of…