Throughout human history, the burning of crops has been part of agriculture. However, we live in a world with multiple sources of pollution, have longer lifespans, and as population density…
Those of us who work in healthcare are often confronted with how climate change affects human health. It is also important for us to recognize that healthcare makes up 18%…
Happy holidays! This post is being released shortly after Black Friday and Cyber Monday and the kickoff of the holiday shopping season. I’m sure, like many of you, the gift-giving…
All parents find themselves worrying about their children's present health and what the future holds. I am no different. There are many facts of climate change I have seen in…
One of my more striking memories as an ICU doctor was a heat dome that occurred early in June one year where temperatures soared to 116 in the Pacific Northwest,…
It seems that once in a lifetime events are happening every decade or even more frequently these days as climate change continues to drive disasters in our world. We all…
“70% of the people want 70% of the same thing,” according to my podcast guest for this month. Everyone, regardless of their politics, wants to breathe clean air and live…
Solar Panel Installation Projectas part of Catholic Climate Covenant Happy Holidays! I spend the majority of this podcast sharing the science of what we know about climate change and air…
Slideshow intro for Air Health Our Health podcast recording- a different experience! I think most people in our communities care deeply about passing a healthy world on to our children.…
I had never heard of burn pits until I was in my pulmonary fellowship at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, but I first learned about them from my patients.…