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Protecting the environment to reduce the risk of another pandemic

Protecting the environment to reduce the risk of another pandemic

Important ways we can help minimize the risk of future disease by rethinking how we farm, eat, trade and interact with other species.

When it comes to COVID, 'hot spot' isn't just a metaphor
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When it comes to COVID, 'hot spot' isn't just a metaphor

Heat, environmental problems and the pandemic concentrate in certain neighborhoods. Here’s a new idea for what to do about it.
Unsheltered in place
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Unsheltered in place

Housing was already scarce and expensive. Then came the virus and the fires.
Past recession data previews deep transit cuts
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Past recession data previews deep transit cuts

Transit agencies are already facing a grim economic outlook amid pandemic. Data from the last recession shows how some cuts were never restored. 
Sister Norma Pimentel: COVID-19 has come to our migrant camp. It makes ending the MPP policy even more urgent

Sister Norma Pimentel: COVID-19 has come to our migrant camp. It makes ending the MPP policy even more urgent

A makeshift ‘tent city’ in Mexico filled with about 1,500 asylum seekers records its first coronavirus case.
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