If you asked people, today, to name the biggest global threats, it is likely that just about everyone would put pandemics on the top of the list. But that wasn't the case before Coronavirus came into existence. Far from it, actually.
People are experiencing a loss of hope in the face of the climate crisis — but mental health professionals can help find healthy ways to move forward.
The pricey intervention for troubled teens has evolved over decades, but researchers still differ on a key question: Does the wilderness component matter?
Over half of the world's population – 4.2 billion people – live in cities. This number is expected to rise, with 68% of the global population estimated to live in urban areas by 2050.
Starting next month, Ottawa residents will be able to use plastic bags in their green bins — and city officials are hoping that will reduce negative impressions about the organic waste program.
An Environment Canada report highlighting a finding that Canada's temperature is rising twice as fast as the global average offers little insight into the impact on people, says a UVic professor.
Images like that of a polar bear on a melting ice field are iconic. But in terms of getting people to act on climate change, they may be ineffective. Here’s why.
Living on the edge in the ongoing PFAs water crisis is a burden: Worry about not knowing what's in the water, as well as worrying about the costs of finding out. Neither addresses the worry about what comes next.
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.
The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing environmental destruction and the deterioration of social and cultural systems into sharp focus. But we can learn from this.
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
