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Urban Forests are Great for People and the Planet – Here's How to …

WEBUrban forests promote better health, help cool neighborhoods during heat waves, and prevent flooding. My family planted a Jane magnolia tree in our front yard on …

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This Community-led Project is Tackling Health and Climate Inequities

WEBWith support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, CLF and Groundwork Lawrence have launched a 30-month project to address such climate …

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Building Communities That Thrive: A Conversation with Dr. Thea …

WEBDr. Thea James, who serves as Boston Medical Center’s Associate Chief Medical Officer, Vice President of Mission, and Director of the Violence Prevention …

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Healthy Neighborhoods Research Study Indicators Report, 2016

WEBThe Healthy Neighborhoods Study (HNS) aims to better understand the relationship between development (particularly TOD-related developments such as …

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COVID-19 and Healthy Neighborhoods Study Communities

WEBWhat follows is an open letter offered by the investigators and partners of the Healthy Neighborhoods Study (HNS) on March 23, 2020. In it, we provide data and …

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6 Ways Urban Trees Benefit Our Climate and Health

WEBThis peace and quiet can significantly benefit your health. Too much noise in your environment can lead to higher rates of stress-related illnesses, high blood …

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Healthy Neighborhoods Study

WEBThe Healthy Neighborhoods Study focuses on nine communities divided into three areas: one north of Boston, one in Greater Boston, and a third south of Boston. One …

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Burning Waste is a Bad Idea. So Why is Rhode Island Taking Time …

WEBBurning waste of any kind is hazardous to our health and the environment and undermines real solutions to our trash crisis. Photo: Shutterstock

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Community Investing for Health, Not Just Profit

WEBWhen Dr. Megan Sandel talks about the connections between health and housing, one patient, in particular, stands out. “I was treating a cute two-year-old who …

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Measuring Community Health

WEBMeasuring Community Health. July 28, 2017 | Laurie O'Reilly | @LaurieOReilly | Conservation Matters Summer 2017. CLF Director of Research …

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For a Thriving New England

WEBFor more than 50 years, Conservation Law Foundation has tackled the environmental challenges that others had declared too big, too tough, and simply impossible to solve. …

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World Asthma Day: Why Environmental Justice Communities Are …

WEBLow-income communities and communities of color are among the hardest hit by asthma and other respiratory diseases. Photo Credit: GreenRoots. Asthma kills …

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Urban Agriculture in Our Communities

WEBFrancey Slater, a co-founder of Mill City Grows, an urban farming organization in Lowell, knows firsthand how urban agriculture changes a community. …

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Burning Medical Waste is a Toxic Business

WEBBurning Medical Waste is a Bad Idea. Medical waste is made up of about 25% plastic, making it all the more toxic to burn. When plastic is incinerated, it releases …

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The Truth about Plastic Bag Bans

WEBThe Environment Agency in the U.K. released a report in 2011 that shows the carbon impact of paper, reusable plastic, and cotton bags is higher than single-use …

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