News and Events

 Browse recent news and events from the GW Climate Health Institute.

 

NEJM quote

'Protecting the Public Health with the Inflation Reduction Act — Provisions Affecting Climate Change and Its Health Effects'

CHI member, Professor Robert L. Glicksman, published a paper in The New England Journal of Medicine.

wildfires

CHI researchers continue to publish connections between climate, wildfires, and air pollution

CHI member, Dr. Kate O'Dell, and CHI Director, Dr. Susan Anenberg, published a paper in Environmental Research Health.

arctic climate

'Clean air policies are key for successfully mitigating Arctic warming'

CHI Director, Dr. Susan Anenberg, co-authored a paper published in Communications Earth & Environment.

EPA comments

CHI Director, Susan Anenberg, submits comments to the EPA

On December 1, 2022 CHI Director, Susan Anenberg, submitted comments to the EPA.

smokestack

'Climate Change Is Fueling a Public Health Crisis. Doctors Need to Address This'

CHI Co-Director and Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Dr. Neelu Tummala, wrote an opinion piece for Scientific American.

panelists

Protecting public health through U.S. climate action: Making sense of the shifting landscape after WV v. EPA and the Inflation Reduction Act

The GW Climate and Health Institute will hold a symposium event on October 13, 2022 from 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM EST.

NPS comments

CHI members Sign Comments Submitted to the National Park Service (NPS)

CHI members sign comments submitted to the NPS in support of implementing a permanent closure of Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park to vehicle traffic.

Workers

'As temperatures rise, industries fight heat safeguards for workers'

CHI member and Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, and of Epidemiology, Dr. David Michaels, is quoted in Washington Post article on heat and worker safety.

Integrated framework for Climate Action Planning with Air Quality (CAP-AQ).

'Enhanced Integration of Health, Climate, and Air Quality Management Planning at the Urban Scale'

CHI Director, Dr. Susan Anenberg, co-authored a paper published in Frontiers in Sustainable Cities.

Pathophysiology of Air Pollution–Driven Disease.

'Health and Clinical Impacts of Air Pollution and Linkages with Climate Change'

CHI members Dr. Anjeni Keswani and Dr. Hana Akselrod, and CHI Director, Dr. Susan Anenberg, published a paper in NEJM Evidence.