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Polluted Rivers Create a Public Health Crisis in Nepal

Unchecked urbanization has led to a surge of waterborne diseases among Nepal's poorest communities

"On the Move": How Climate Migration Will Remake America

In a must-read, ProPublica's Abrahm Lustgarten uses the 2018 Camp Fire to show how extreme weather disrupts modern life

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How Medical Education Is Adapting to Climate Change

Educational initiatives are sprouting to help doctors and nurses confront the health threats created by climate change

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At COP28, the Climate-Health Nexus Turned a Corner, for Better and Worse

Health got more attention, a change that magnifies the unprecedented dangers an unprepared world faces

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Climate Change’s Hidden Mental Toll On Children

New evidence reveals that the climate crisis affects neurological and mental well-being more than previously understood

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India's Pollution Problem

India's former secretary for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare talks smog and health

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Protecting Mental Health in the Era of a Warming Planet

It's often forgotten that mental health is influenced by climate change

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Bringing New Life to Plastics

A look at how plastics are being reduced, reused, and recycled

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Plastics Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Living in a world swimming in synthetic chemicals