CHE Café: How States Can Lead on Environmental Health
Join Host Kristin Schafer for a conversation with Susan Kaplan, an environmental health lawyer and professor, and Sarah Doll, longtime leader of the Safer States coalition, for a discussion on rollbacks in federal regulation of chemicals and how the potential for state action offers hope.
CHE Café: Why Parkinson’s Disease Is Preventable
An estimated 1.1 million people in the U.S. are currently living with Parkinson’s disease (PD), and this number is expected to rise to 1.2 million by 2030. Globally, more than 10 million people are estimated to be living with PD, which is now the fastest growing brain disorder in the world. Science has long linked […]
CHE Café: Protecting Scientists from Industry Intimidation
At a time when strong, independent science is more important than ever, corporations are ramping up attacks on scientists in the environmental health field. In this conversation, Dr. Lisa Bero and Dr. Lariah Edwards will share their own stories of industry intimidation, and reflect on steps needed to protect researchers and maintain scientific integrity. Hosted by CHE Director Kristin Schafer.
CHE Café: Petroleum 238: A 7-Year Investigation of Oilfield Radioactivity
In this CHE Café discussion, join Host Kristin Schafer to explore the topic of toxic byproducts of the gas and oil industry with author Justin Noble, Dr. Larysa Dyrszka, and James Brugh, a tribal member of Fort Berthold in western North Dakota.
CHE Café: Multisolving for Climate, Chemicals, and Health
Join Host Kristin Schafer with biologist and systems thinker Dr. Elizabeth Sawin and chemicals expert and clean production advocate Beverley Thorpe as they explore opportunities to prioritize solutions that concurrently address climate change and the global crisis of chemical contamination—while also improving public health, equity, and economic vitality.
CHE Café: Science, Storytelling, and a New War on Cancer
In this CHE Café conversation, we explore the power of storytelling as a tool for communicating complex scientific issues, and reaching people in ways that motivate action for change.