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John Harte: Breaking and restoring our life support system

Systems-thinker John Harte gives a roadmap on how we can use the same interconnectedness that is spurring catastrophe to instead promote health and sustainability.

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Beware far-right arguments disguised as environmentalism

Extinction Rebellion impostors have called humans 'a disease'.

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Population

Condom shortage looms after coronavirus lockdown shuts world's top producer

A global shortage of condoms is looming, the world's biggest producer said, after a coronavirus lockdown forced it to shut down production.

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Population

Study: preference for small families is 'contagious'

As highly social creatures, much of what we say and do is influenced by the people close to us. A new paper examines this effect on family size and consumption behaviour and concludes that smaller families and sustainable lifestyles could be achieved by facilitating the evolution of social norms.

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Children

There probably won’t be a coronavirus baby boom, FYI

The stats show that historically, after disasters, birth rates decline.

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Population

Many other curves need flattening: Population is one

Pestilence, sickness, and viruses like COVID-19 are terrible ecological realities. At the same time, the global sustainability crisis has not disappeared.

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Population

The Overpopulation Podcast: "Sustainable Population Australia - Part One"

In this episode we get an update and overview of the organization Sustainable Population Australia and the situation in Australia from Michael Bayliss, the organization's communications manager.

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Population

Density is New York City’s big ‘enemy’ in the coronavirus fight

New York is more crowded than any large city in the country. That helps explain why it is the U.S. epicenter of the outbreak.

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Climate

David Attenborough’s A Life on Our Planet is a powerful call to action

David Attenborough's highly personal new documentary A Life On Our Planet allows the nature filmmaker to say what he really thinks about our destructive ways.

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Children

Meet the Londoners staying childless to save the planet

A growing number of Londoners are choosing not to procreate in an effort to save the planet.

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Originals

Paul R. Ehrlich: A pandemic, planetary reckoning, and a path forward

In addition to great concern over the COVID-19 pandemic, I'm also disappointed.

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Originals

WATCH: Coronavirus impacts to energy use, the economy, and consumer behavior

Post Carbon Institute fellow Nate Hagens this week discussed what the coronavirus pandemic's short- and long-term impacts will be to the economy, and global energy use and markets, and how society will function in its aftermath.

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Opinion

Chris Purdy: How will COVID-19 affect global access to contraceptives — and what can we do about it?

Delays in production, regulatory approvals, and shipping schedules could affect access to contraceptives worldwide. In the face of global uncertainty, this op-ed puts forward some key recommendations to help health care workers prepare as best as they can.

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Food

Population growth and environmental destruction fuel deadly diseases

Our growing population and resulting overexploitation of nature are facilitating the emergence and spread of infectious diseases like coronavirus.

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Population

Why our shrinking natural world is increasing the pace of pandemics

As we live in closer proximity to wild animals, there’s more chance of viruses hopping from species to species—and it’s happening more and more. Conservation is suddenly a public health issue.

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John Harte: Breaking and restoring our life support system

Systems-thinker John Harte gives a roadmap on how we can use the same interconnectedness that is spurring catastrophe to instead promote health and sustainability.

Beware far-right arguments disguised as environmentalism

Condom shortage looms after coronavirus lockdown shuts world's top producer

Study: preference for small families is 'contagious'

There probably won’t be a coronavirus baby boom, FYI

Many other curves need flattening: Population is one

The Overpopulation Podcast: "Sustainable Population Australia - Part One"

Density is New York City’s big ‘enemy’ in the coronavirus fight

David Attenborough’s A Life on Our Planet is a powerful call to action

Meet the Londoners staying childless to save the planet

Paul R. Ehrlich: A pandemic, planetary reckoning, and a path forward

WATCH: Coronavirus impacts to energy use, the economy, and consumer behavior

Chris Purdy: How will COVID-19 affect global access to contraceptives — and what can we do about it?

Population growth and environmental destruction fuel deadly diseases

Why our shrinking natural world is increasing the pace of pandemics

Coronavirus, climate change, and the environment

A conversation on COVID-19 with the director of Harvard University's Center of Climate, Health and the Global Environment.

Nate Hagens: Coronavirus exposes economic, cultural, environmental fallacies

Big-picture thinker Nate Hagens on the opportunities and constraints we face confronting coronavirus. His advice: Find your better self and play a role.

Agents of Change: Amplifying neglected voices in environmental health

EHN is teaming up with The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health to bring you the voices of next generation environmental health leaders

Heroes of another kind

Covid-19 has made heroes out of millions of healthcare workers. Here are a few reporters that have earned our thanks, too.

EHN reporter takes second place prize in the Association of Health Care Journalists’ national contest

Pittsburgh reporter Kristina Marusic was honored for her 2019 work covering environmental health in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Elizabeth Sawin: Steps to re-invigorate the economy must free us from polluting fossil fuels

Clean air and water don't only result from loss and upheaval, they can be planned for.

Systems-thinker John Harte gives a roadmap on how we can use the same interconnectedness that is spurring catastrophe to instead promote health and sustainability.

A conversation on COVID-19 with the director of Harvard University's Center of Climate, Health and the Global Environment.

Big-picture thinker Nate Hagens on the opportunities and constraints we face confronting coronavirus. His advice: Find your better self and play a role.

EHN is teaming up with The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health to bring you the voices of next generation environmental health leaders

Covid-19 has made heroes out of millions of healthcare workers. Here are a few reporters that have earned our thanks, too.

Pittsburgh reporter Kristina Marusic was honored for her 2019 work covering environmental health in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Clean air and water don't only result from loss and upheaval, they can be planned for.

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