Health
Biden Plans for $2tn Investment in Clean Energy Over Four Years
It’s a significant increase on the proposal of $1.7tn over ten years that Mr Biden put forward earlier in campaign Presidential candidate Jo...
A New Workforce Program to Deal With Mental Health Issues
The SHRM Foundation, One Mind at Work, and Psych Hub announced on July 17 that they have joined together to launch “Mental Health and Wellness in th...
Is Your Organization Getting the Message? How to Get Safety Program Buy-In
When it comes to communicating your safety goals to an entire organization, do you know how to “tip your message”? This idea of the tipping point,...
Highlights From NIOSH’s Recent Research
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) provided scientific input incorporated into recent federal regulations on truck driv...
Can Sustainability and Plastics Ever Peacefully Coexist?
It seemed like 2020 was going to be the year of a big win for environmental groups in their war against single-use plastic bags. Several states, inclu...
Climate Crisis: First Half of 2020 was Second-Warmest on Record
The first half of 2020 was the second-warmest on record and the year could become the warmest in recorded history, based on reports from Nasa and th...
Nearly Two Million Acres of British Grassland Lost to Urban Development and Woods in 25 Years, Analysis Shows
Almost 2 million acres of grassland have been lost to urban development and new woods across Britain in the past 25 years, satellite analysis sh...
Green Challenge Winners Can Set an Example for Businesses
On June 25, 2020, the EPA recognized eight initiatives by federal agencies for their efforts in increasing efficiency in their facilities in fiscal ...
Refocusing Attention on Safety: A Call to Action
The attention demanded by the pandemic has accelerated other safety risks that have always been present. In May, an explosion at a chemical plant in...
NIOSH’s Six Health Risk Behaviors in Construction
Workers in the industry are more prone to certain behaviors that could negatively impact their health. Construction workers, who often face more physi...
Climate Change: ’rising Chance’ of Exceeding 1.5C Global Target
The World Meteorological Organisation says there’s a growing chance that global temperatures will break the 1.5C threshold over the next five ye...
Half the World Lacks Access to Air Pollution Data to Tackle Public Health Threat
Half the world lacks access to information on air pollution, creating a vacuum of government accountability on the greatest environmental threat to p...