Environmental Health Project

With an oil leak occurring somewhere in the country almost every half hour, Russia records many more spills than other oil-rich states. http://ow.ly/STZK50Ecsn1

April is #StressAwarenessMonth. While we've talked to you before about the stress of living near shale gas facilities and the impact of that chronic stress on your #health this week, we're widening our scope to look at stress from different types of sources, the physical, mental, and behavioral health impacts of that stress, and ways to cope. Stay tuned for more information from MedlinePlus, the CDC, Mayo Clinic, and more.

President Joe Biden: "We have over 100,000 wellheads that are not kept, leaking #methane. We can put as many pipefitters and miners to work capping those wells at the same price that they were charged to dig those wells. http://ow.ly/jDP350EcqTc

#Nepal has ordered schools to close for four days after air #pollution climbed to hazardous levels, forcing millions of students to stay home across the country. http://ow.ly/jvYK50Ectl3 #airpollution #publichealth

This month, the Biden administration took a key step in approving an environmental review for the nation’s first large-scale offshore wind farm. http://ow.ly/RDIL50Ecs93