Climate Connections

The Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education offers online resources and a free virtual course so nurses can help their patients stay safe as the climate changes.

When health workers provide care by phone or internet, fewer people need to drive their cars to the doctor’s office.

It’s the direct result of human-caused climate change.

Proposed cuts to the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program may leave people without heat in the winter and air conditioning in the summer.

As temperatures rise, mosquitoes are thriving. And urban dwellers may be especially vulnerable to mosquito-borne illness.

Instead of burning cleared brush, this team is using it to restore damaged stream channels and reduce erosion.

The technology lets homes send and receive energy, reducing stress on the grid during peak hours.

A device in use near San Francisco automates the labor-intensive process of extracting metal fasteners from salvaged lumber so the wood can be used again.

It’s only a matter of time before the food in the fridge and freezer starts to go bad.

Her book, ‘Sage Sails the World,’ aims to inspire kids to get involved.

Healthy soil is so beneficial that one Iowa county offers partial reimbursement for soil aeration and compost, plus free native plants.

Hazardous lead levels – the product of incinerated paint and pipes – have been found far from the fire’s edge.

The program teaches participants how to plant rain gardens and rain barrels that can reduce stormwater runoff during downpours.

Tragedy led the mother of an environmental activist to launch the Resilient Activist, a nonprofit.

A Maryland county now requires landlords to provide cooling in most rentals, treating it as essential for tenant health.

Many 401(k)s include investments in fossil fuels, but there are alternatives.

Chilis on Wheels serves up delicious, plant-based, multicultural dishes to people in need.

The rat-proof bins are making composting easier for city residents.

Researchers are using high-tech tools to identify reusable materials that can be salvaged during building demolitions.