Local environmental health specialists protect citizens (Cordele Dispatch) CORDELE ? Two women working at the Crisp County Health Department are the public?s front-line defense against a wide variety of health threats that affect us every day. Feds: Climate change to cause 'irreversible' health risks (USA Today) An Environmental Protection Agency report released Thursday warns that global warming will increase disease and other health problems nationwide in coming decades. Public health expert testifies at TVA trial (Lexington Herald-Leader) An expert from the Harvard School of Public Health has testified that reducing air pollution from Tennessee Valley Authority plants would save the lives of almost 100 North Carolina residents a year. Jonathan Levy is an associate professor of environmental health and risk assessment. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports he testified Friday in the lawsuit brought by North Carolina Attorney ... Public health expert testifies at TVA trial (Lexington Herald-Leader) ASHEVILLE, N.C. . An expert from the Harvard School of Public Health has testified that reducing air pollution from Tennessee Valley Authority plants would save the lives of almost 100 North Carolina residents a year. Jonathan Levy is an associate professor of environmental health and risk assessment. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports he testified Friday in the lawsuit brought by North ... American Public Health Association Applauds New Report On Health Impacts Of Climate Change (Medical News Today) In support of continued efforts to research and analyze the health impacts of climate change, the American Public Health Association (APHA) applauds today's release by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of a report that discusses the potential impacts of climate change on human health, human welfare and communities in the United States.
