Causes Photo by Kristen Morith on Unsplash Air pollution linked to antibiotic resistance, new study suggests Two of the world’s most urgent public health concerns might be connected, researchers from Cambridge and Zhejiang universities say.
Causes Safia Osman/Flickr Air pollution linked to rise in antibiotic resistance that imperils human health A global study suggests the connection has strengthened over time across every country and continent.
Impacts www.theatlantic.com Australia has a flesh-eating-bacteria problem In the beach towns south of Melbourne, everyone, it seems, knows someone who’s been attacked.
Causes Food waste in the time of COVID-19: the real reason to cry over spilt milk Let’s focus on the systems that allowed waste to be created in the first place, while causing pollution, animal suffering and threats to human health.
Newsletter www.theatlantic.com How climate change is challenging American health care Experts say mounting environmental pressures will make people sicker, and that the health-care system will play a major role in averting disaster.
Frank Gibson: Bacteria threat could kill millions If asked "What is the greatest current threat to humanity?" you are likely to come up with nuclear war, climate change, over-population but perhaps not antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled
Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals
