Alejandra Borunda appears in the following:
EPA's newly tightened air pollution rules are welcome news in polluted places
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Fresno, in San Joaquin Valley, has some of the worst air in the nation. Residents are getting a burst of hope that new, stricter rules on air pollution could help their health — eventually.
Young doctors are at COP28, and they've got a message for world leaders
Monday, December 11, 2023
Young doctors at COP28 say the climate crisis is a health crisis. And they're energized to solve both at the same time.
Two major reports say that climate change is hurting human health too
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
From extreme heat to wildfire smoke to pollution, fossil-fuel-driven climate change is making people sicker or killing them, according to two major reports. The solution isn't complicated, they say.
Climate change, fossil fuels hurting people's health, says new global report
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
The latest Lancet Countdown, an annual analysis from the prestigious medical journal, underscores the vast and growing costs of fossil fuel burning on health.
This national report says climate change is making life harder for Americans
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
The National Climate Assessment is the most consequential U.S. climate report. Released every five years, it analyzes how climate change impacts every aspect of our lives.
Climate change affects your life in 3 big ways, a new report warns
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Climate change costs tens of billions of dollars each year, hurts Americans' health and disrupts everyday life, including how we work, eat, play and mourn, according to a major new assessment.
A new study points to a key window of opportunity to save Greenland's ice sheet
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Even if the planet warms more than 2 degrees Celsius, the ice sheet can be protected if temperatures cool back down quickly enough.
Major U.S. science group lays out a path to smooth the energy transition
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine says putting equity at the center of climate and energy policy will help speed along necessary fossil fuel emission cuts
Headed to the MLB playoffs, the underdog Orioles have revitalized Baltimore
Friday, October 06, 2023
The Baltimore Orioles have clinched a spot on the playoffs for the first time in years. The new, younger team has revived the city's hope for a World Series.
New research finds building evidence for the long-term health effects of wildfire smoke
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Wildfire smoke has plagued much of the country this summer causing short-term impacts like increasing asthma. But researchers learning that wildfire smoke can have far-lasting implications.
How wildfire smoke is erasing years of progress toward cleaning up America's air
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
A new study finds that smoke from massive wildfires has eroded about a quarter of the air quality gains from the last few decades.
Extreme heat makes air quality worse–that's bad for health
Wednesday, September 06, 2023
Air quality around the world suffered in 2022 because of climate-induced extreme heat, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Association.
What's the connection between climate change and hurricanes?
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida. Here are some ways climate change is reshaping tropical cyclones like it
Climate change makes wildfires in California more explosive
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
A new study pins about 25% of the extra risk on human-caused climate change.
Some of Canada's wildfires likely made worse by human-driven climate change
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Climate change intensified eastern Canada's hot, dry, windy weather this summer. That made Quebec's enormous burns about twice as likely, according to a new study.
Hurricanes cause vast majority of storm deaths in vulnerable communities
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
New research puts stark numbers on a well-known disparity: poor and vulnerable communities suffer over 90 percent of deaths associated with major storms.
Just how hot was July? Hotter than anything on record
Monday, August 14, 2023
A new report from NOAA and NASA confirms that last month was the hottest July ever recorded, driven to new heights by human-caused climate change.
Why Shade is an Equity Issue
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Discussing the limited access to shade in communities of color and what can be done as the planet continues to warm.
