New research finds a wide range of medical emergencies spiked during heat waves in recent years.

Extreme heat is an escalating public health concern. Although prior studies have examined heat-health associations, their reliance on restricted diagnoses and diagnostic categories may miss or misclas...

New study finds that protecting mature trees could help save lives

The state of energy transition research and the need for fossil phase-out: evidence from Environmental Research Letters, Grubert, Emily

NU Professor Terry Horton clearing buckthorn as restoration work began in Harbert-Payne Park in 2019. “Everyone knows green space improves mental and

Soil moisture drives critical land–atmosphere interactions and compound hazards. Closing gaps in data and models is key to integrating soil moisture into predictive frameworks for improved hazard fore...

Air pollution from residential wood burning contributes to thousands of premature deaths annually, with unexpected urban impacts.

Air pollution from residential wood burning contributes to thousands of premature deaths annually, with unexpected urban impacts.

Watts-to-wheel comparison of the air quality, health, and equity impacts of light-v. heavy-duty vehicle electrification in the U.S. Midwest, Lang, Victoria A, Camilleri, Sara F, Montgomery, Anastasia,...

A network of almost 300 air sensors installed across the city is the largest of its kind in the U.S. The pollution data are expected to be made public next year.

The city is racing to put up 277 sensors. Once installed, Chicago will have the biggest number of high-quality air monitors in the country, a model that rivals only London.

Meteorologically informed hydrologic modeling and K-means clustering improve understanding of widespread landslide triggers A regional-scale water balance analysis from process-based modeling off...

Northwestern University researchers are giving the city 30 recommendations to better prepare for heat waves and potentially save lives.

Northwestern University researchers are giving the city 30 recommendations to better prepare for heat waves and potentially save lives.

Thirty years after a heat wave left more than 700 people dead, Northwestern researchers asked residents to rank solutions for the city to improve planning before extreme heat hits.

Tool shows history of heat-related deaths, demographics, land use and air conditioning access across communities.

CHICAGO—Cheryl Johnson was watching the news during the worst heat wave in her city’s history when she learned that a man she’d known since she was a child had been found dead on the steps of a church...

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A federal judge has partially granted a preliminary injunction that sought to release funds for the build out of electric vehicle chargers in more than a dozen states.

With federal support, Environmental Health Perspectives has long published peer-reviewed studies without fees to readers or scientists.

The Chicago-based American Library Association says a recent executive order could make it harder for rural Americans to access the internet. A new library cart at a Lurie Children’s outpatient center...

<p>Policies designed to reduce transportation emissions are known to be co-beneficial due to reductions in planet-warming greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO₂) and health-harmful air p...