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Back from COP28, California climate leaders talk health impacts of warming
Back from COP28, California climate leaders talk health impacts of warming
Samantha Young, KFF Health News
February 5, 2024
9:30 am

Regulators estimate California’s climate policies could reduce the cost of hospitalizations, asthma cases, and lost work and school days by $199 billion in 2045 alone.

Q&A: Botanical Solutions’ Gaston Salinas champions pharma sustainability
Q&A: Botanical Solutions’ Gaston Salinas champions pharma sustainability
Lecia Bushak
November 27, 2023
11:26 am

Latin America-based Botanical Solutions is banking on its platform that sustainably produces QS-21, a compound from the Quillaja saponaria tree that’s used in vaccine adjuvants.

Why Allegra embraced NYC pedicabs during Climate Week
Why Allegra embraced NYC pedicabs during Climate Week
Eric Berger
September 26, 2023
1:15 pm

The brand illustrated the connection between climate change and allergies as members of the U.N. met in New York City.

Fear of greenwashing label stops influencers discussing sustainability, Unilever study finds
Fear of greenwashing label stops influencers discussing sustainability, Unilever study finds
Imogen Watson
September 15, 2023
10:49 am

The FMCG behemoth has formed a coalition to help content creators encourage consumers to make more sustainable choices.

When temps rise, so do medical risks. Should doctors and nurses talk more about heat?
When temps rise, so do medical risks. Should doctors and nurses talk more about heat?
Martha Bebinger, WBUR, KFF Health News
September 1, 2023
11:00 am

Research has shown that rising temperatures would likely drive up the number of heat-related hospital visits and deaths across the Boston region.

More cities address ‘shade deserts’ as extreme heat triggers health issues
More cities address ‘shade deserts’ as extreme heat triggers health issues
Lauren Peace, Tampa Bay Times and Jack Prator, Tampa Bay Times, KFF Health News
August 28, 2023
11:00 am

As the climate warms, a person’s health and quality of life hinge, in part, on the block where they live or work.

CSL elevates Jeffrey Ball as first chief sustainability officer
CSL elevates Jeffrey Ball as first chief sustainability officer
Jack O'Brien
August 17, 2023
3:01 pm

Ball’s elevation coincides with CSL updating its Sustainability Strategy for the first time in two years.

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