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Virtual Talk Emphasizes Links Between Housing, Energy, and Environmental Justice
Sociologist Diana Hernandez highlighted the need to consider a variety of factors when it comes to designing solutions for low-income and communities of color.
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Study Quantifies Potential COVID-19 Spread From Hurricane Evacuation
Spread of the coronavirus during a hurricane evacuation could be minimized by directing evacuees to the right areas and taking proper measures, say researchers.
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When and How Should Schools Reopen?
It’s one of the most complicated, difficult questions of the pandemic, and there are many ways to answer it, according to Earth Institute experts.
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What Can We Learn From COVID-19 to Help With Climate Change?
Three Earth Institute experts weigh in.
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‘Stealth Transmission’ Fueled Fast Spread of Coronavirus Outbreak
A new study suggests undetected cases, many of which were likely not severely symptomatic, were largely responsible for the rapid spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in China.
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You Asked: How Does Climate Change Help to Spread Diseases?
An Earth Institute expert explains why climate change is great for mosquitoes (but bad for people), and why we shouldn’t really worry about prehistoric germs coming back to life.
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The Right Way to Host a Vaccine Debate
Scientists often have a disadvantage during vaccine debates. Fortunately, one Facebook group has found a solution.
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Breaking Down the Anti-Vaccine Echo Chamber
The rhetoric around vaccination is generally black and white: vaccines are good or vaccines are bad. But now more than ever, it’s important to find ways to communicate across the divide.
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A Case Against Vaccine Religious Exemptions
It is time for states to change their laws so that fringe religious objections do not get in the way of protecting the safety of children and people with compromised immune systems.

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