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.…
Photo Courtesy of California Department of Public Health Happy World No Tobacco Day! I’m breaking the tradition of releasing on the first Monday of the month because World No Tobacco…
I’m working on this post in the depth of a winter snow storm in which we lost power, and I had to spend the night at the hospital because the…
Last month, I had the opportunity to speak at the American College of Chest Physicians conference in Hawaii. My sister (pictured above) has become the de facto Air Health Our…
We usually call June in my corner of Oregon “Juneuary,” because it is often cold, gray and rainy. Climate change has made this nickname increasingly quaint. I was working in…
Clear sky photo I took in my neighborhood on good AQI day- original website background Spring time is always a time to hope for better days ahead. Most importantly for…
Ozone origins - from the EPA There are many elements of air pollution that can affect our health. I have often covered the health impacts of PM2.5, which makes up…