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Analyzing New OSHA Data Sets Would Help Prevent Injuries/Save Lives

Injury data sets that OSHA now makes public are an underused resource in preventing workplace injuries.

Susan Anenberg

GW Awarded $3.69 Million to Lead NIH-Funded Multi-Institutional Climate and Health Developmental Center

We are proud to announce the awarding of the first National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded environmental health center at The George Washington University.

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Warehousing Industry Increases Health-Harming Pollutants

First of a kind study shows an average 20% spike of nitrogen dioxide polluting the air for communities located near huge warehouses; people of color harder hit

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Communities of Color Across the US Suffer A Growing Burden from Polluted Air

Study finds minoritized communities endure nearly 8 times higher rates of pediatric asthma and 1.3 times higher risk of dying prematurely from exposure to pollutants