May 25, 2021Sophie Boisseau
Thanks to the environmentalist movement and increasing innovation, electric cars are taking off! Just a few years ago you may not have seen many electric cars on the road, but because of the growing market and interest in finding a solution to the environmental...
May 24, 2021Stephanie Brinker, MPH
As much as we’d like to be the type of person who wakes up early, grabs some buckets and a sponge at home, and spends a few hours giving their car a DIY wash, we often find ourselves pulling into a car wash business instead. It’s easy to feel guilty about...
Aug 8, 2019Haleigh Cavalier
The beginning of the new school year is right around the corner and school-aged children around the country will be heading back to an environment full of learning, creative expression, and…air pollution? Unfortunately, yes. Well, what does this even mean? And what...
May 7, 2019Karen Wang, PhD
But we are anyway ! Single occupancy vehicles still account for most of the cars on the road during commute hours. And a lot of cars = a lot of air pollution . Yikes! Public transit is a great alternative to driving by yourself to work, but we know this isn’t an...
Apr 11, 2018Emma Zang-Schwartz, MPH
What are they?Flame retardants are a group of chemicals that are added to a variety of different products to help them meet flammability standards. These standards were set back in the 70s, and we have learned a lot since then about flammability, chemicals, and even...
Apr 11, 2018Emma Zang-Schwartz, MPH
Zoom, zoom! Off you go… Well, almost. Buying a car is tricky business, whether you are looking to buy a new car off the lot or a used car. No matter what, there is a lot to consider. We’re going to focus more on the health related aspects of the car, because we...
