Environmental Health News
Nate Seltenrich

Nate Seltenrich

Seltenrich is an independent science journalist. He holds a B.A. in Print Journalism from Santa Clara University.
California pesticides
Originals

In 1996, the EPA was ordered to test pesticides for impacts on people’s hormones. They still don’t.

4 min read
food dye children health
Children's Health Weekly Newsletter

Food dyes linked to attention and activity problems in children

3 min read
As legal cannabis spreads, growers go organic — and beyond
Originals

As legal cannabis spreads, growers go organic — and beyond

7 min read
Environmental Justice

Inequality of noise exposures: A portrait of the United States.

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Toxics

The forest and the trees: How population-level health protections sometimes fail the individual.

10 min read
Toxics

Phytoestrogens in soy infant formula: Association with DNA methylation in girls has unknown implications.

3 min read
Toxics

Catching up with popular pesticides: More human health studies are needed on neonicotinoids.

4 min read
Toxics

Exploring chemical transport through food: A proposal for a comprehensive approach to predict exposures.

3 min read
Climate

Montreal’s strategy for hot days: Evaluating the effectiveness of one city’s heat action plan.

3 min read
Toxics

Institutes in the lead: Identifying environmental factors in breast cancer.

13 min read

Fine particulate matter exposure and intrauterine inflammation: A possible mechanism for preterm and underweight birth.

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New model helps forecast dengue outbreaks.

4 min read

PM 2.5 and kidney function: long-term exposures may lead to modest declines.

4 min read
Toxics

The uncertain relationship between air pollution and risk of preterm birth: Does spatial variation drive disparate findings?

3 min read
Toxics

Emerging waste-to-energy technologies: Solid waste solution or dead end?

12 min read