There are many steps people can take at home to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change, like extreme heat, flooding, and drought. Switching to cleaner energy sources and adding insulation to reduce heating and cooling needs collectively make a real difference. But when cities adopt sustainable strategies, the impact is much greater because they house over 80% of the U.S. population.
Electric School Buses for New Mexico
This resource has been factchecked by policy experts, using the latest scientific research. Find all our sources linked below. Why electric buses Kids who ride an electric bus get a cleaner, quieter, and healthier commute, while school districts save money on fuel …
Información general sobre el mercurio
Este recurso ha sido verificado por expertos en políticas, utilizando las últimas investigaciones científicas. Encuentre todas nuestras fuentes en los enlaces a continuación. ¿Qué es el mercurio? Si bien el mercurio es un elemento natural, este metal pesado es altamente tóxico y …
Indigenous People, Air Pollution, and Climate Change
Today’s Indigenous communities are being disproportionately impacted by polluting industries, pipelines, mines, and waste incinerators that poison their land, the air they breathe, the water they drink, and their health.
Protections Against Toxic Chemicals Are at Risk
Chemical industry lobbyists are pushing to weaken the laws that protect us from newly developed chemicals. They want us to believe that the hundreds of new chemicals they seek to put on the market each year will not make us sick.
AI, Data Centers, and Air Pollution
Learn more about AI and how data centers create climate and air pollution problems, require extensive water use, and cover a lot of land.
Microplastics 101
Microplastics are tiny particles of different kinds of plastic that come from many sources. At less than five millimeters in size, most are jagged with sharp edges and are too small to see. It is the smallest ones that are the most dangerous since they can penetrate cell membranes, induce inflammation, and disrupt metabolic processes. The tiniest of plastic fragments, called nanoplastics, are smaller than one micron, cannot be expelled by the body, and are far more abundant and dangerous than the larger microplastics.
Seven of the World’s Most Toxic Air Pollutants
Senators voted to turn off pollution controls. Now it is up to the House.On May 1, 2025, 52 Senators voted to repeal Clean Air Act protections against seven of the world’s most toxic air pollutants, including dioxins, PCBs, lead, and mercury. Now the resolution heads to the House of Representatives for a vote. If it passes the House, the resolution would allow 1,800 of the nation’s largest industrial polluters, including chemical manufacturers, pesticide makers, refineries, and other large facilities, to permanently shut off their pollution controls for the most potent carcinogens and toxic chemicals. These air pollutants cause cancers, birth defects, and children’s developmental disorders.
Cómo las operaciones de petróleo y gas impactan la salud de su bebé
Este recurso ha sido verificado por expertos en políticas, utilizando las últimas investigaciones científicas. Encuentre todas nuestras fuentes en los enlaces a continuación. Los contaminantes del aire asociados con las operaciones petroleras contribuyen a graves impactos en la salud de los seres …
El clima extremo y el cambio climático
El cambio climático causado por el ser humano está provocando fenómenos meteorológicos cada vez más extremos.
Las plantas de craqueo de etano
Este recurso ha sido verificado por expertos en políticas, utilizando las últimas investigaciones científicas. Encuentre todas nuestras fuentes en los enlaces a continuación. Las plantas de craqueo de etano utilizan el etano, una sustancia química de origen fósil, para crear pequeñas bolitas …
La contaminación de aire, el calor extremo y la salud de madres afroamericanas
Este recurso ha sido verificado por expertos en políticas, utilizando las últimas investigaciones científicas. Encuentre todas nuestras fuentes en los enlaces a continuación. Si bien el embarazo es un período de extrema delicadeza para todas las embarazadas, las madres afroamericanas en Estados …