CAFEH News

Microscopic pollution from airplanes at Logan Airport poses risk . Boston Globe (September 27, 2024)

Wildfire Smoke Impact on Pets. NBC CT (June 9, 2023)

Protecting Yourself from Smoke WFSB-HFD/CBS (June 9, 2023)

Leftover (Air filters being handed out at UConn Health. WFSB-HFD/CBS (June 9, 2023)

UConn Health giving out air filters. Fox61 (June 9, 2023)

Social media and duct tape are helping people make DIY air purifiers that filter out wildfire smoke AP (June 9, 2023)

UConn Health Air filters. NBC CT (June 8, 2023)

Explainer-What health experts say wildfire smoke novices need to know. WTHI 99.9FM (June 8, 2023)

Bad Air Quality in Connecticut Fox61 (June8, 2023)

UConn health distribute air purifiers amid smoky skies. Fox61 (June 8, 2023)

To restore trust in science, make it accessible; here’s how The Hill (July 12, 2022)

The Air That We Breathe: Testimonies From the Frontlines of Chinatown’s Air Pollution Battle Sampan (April 8, 2022)

Chinatown in 'high exposure zone' for unregulated air pollutants, study shows WGBH (April 1, 2022)

There’s an invisible air quality threat lurking inside our homes. Boston Glove (February 8, 2022)

How Political History Shapes Environmental Health Action. Public Health Post (September 24, 2021)

Editorial: Getting particular on the dangers of highway pollution. Dorchester Reporter (June 24, 2021)

‘Highway Justice for People’ voices call MassDOT to action. Somerville Times (June 2, 2021)

This Week: Two MassDOT Public Hearings on Safety Priorities in Somerville. StreetsBlog Mass (June 1, 2021)

Residents, politicians Call for immediate fix to 'Corridor of Death' in Somerville. Somerville Journal (May 29, 2021)

Residents Rally For Pedestrian Safety On Somerville's McGrath Highway. WBZ (May 27, 2021)

Highway Justice Rally held in Somerville. The Somerville Times (May 26, 2021)

Pressley, Somerville officials join residents to rally for improved McGrath Highway safety. Boston Globe (May 26, 2021)

Somerville residents demand changes death corridor. Somerville Media Center (May 26, 2021)

Somerville rally highlights ‘corridor of death’ as Ayanna Pressley and others demand highway justice. Boston.com (May 26, 2021)

Local lawmakers call on DOT to speed up work along dangerous stretch of highway in Somerville. 7 News Boston (May 26, 2021)

Somerville residents demand immediate changes at the ‘Corridor of Death’. Boston New 25 (May 26, 2021)

Activists To Walk Somerville 'Corridor Of Death'. Patch.com (May 25, 2021)

MassDOT Prioritizing Highway Project Before Safety Fixes At Somerville’s Most Deadly Intersection. StreetsBlog Mass (May 25, 2021)

Rally urges state to reprioritize promised repairs to the most dangerous intersection in Somerville. Cambridge Day (May 25, 2021)

MassDOT postpones safety improvements to McGrath Highway. The Somerville Times (May 19, 2021)

This is a critical moment for Road Safety and Environmental Justice in East Somerville. State Rep. Mike Connolly (May 7, 2021)

House approves amendment funding Somerville air, noise pollution study. Wickedlocal.com (May 4, 2021)

Air filters can scrub out pollutants near highways, reduce blood pressure The Conversation (February 18, 2021)

Burning fossil fuels kills an estimated 350,000 Americans a year, including 7,600 in Massachusetts, study finds. Boston Globe (February 9, 2021)

Communities Surrounding Logan Airport Exposed To Harmful Air Pollution, Research Finds. WGBH News (September 24, 2019)

Dangerous Air Pollution Is Getting Into Schools And Homes Near Highways, Research Shows. WGBH News (September 23, 2019)

Car Pollution In Boston Area Neighborhoods Poses Health Risk To Residents, New Research Finds. WGBH News (September 22, 2019)

New buildings popping up near Boston’s highways, but what about car pollution? Channel 25 News (September 19, 2019)

Study: Heavy traffic in Chinatown caused neighborhood’s poor air quality Channel 25 News (June 27, 2019)

Is Traffic-Related Air Pollution Killing Us? UConn Today (May 31, 2019)

Fine Particle Air Pollution is a Public Health Emergency Hiding in Plain Sight The Conversation (November 15, 2018)

The Toxic Air We Breathe Tufts Now (September 20, 2018)

Better Air Means Better Health in Somerville Massachusetts U.S. News (April 10, 2018)

Somerville to conduct Health Assessment Impact report for I-93 sound walls Wicked Local Somerville (March 6, 2018)

New Elements of Traffic Exhaust (Radio Interview) Louisville Public Media (June 8, 2017)

Science and art shed light on air pollution, health Environmental Factor (May 2017)

Study releases finding on Reggie Wong Memorial Park air pollution Sampan (April 21, 2017)

Boston Chinatown’s children hurt by highway pollution and rising temperatures Sampan (January 27, 2017)

Somerville Neighborhood News: Air Quality Question (starts from 8:20 to 14:30 in the newscast). Somerville Neighborhood News (July 5, 2016)

Forget that Toll Road. It’s Chinatown, Jake. Dallas Observers (May 18, 2016)

Researchers Find Unregulated Ultra-fine Particles From Vehicle Exhaust Can be Deadly hybridCARS (May 12, 2016)

Studies Link Highway, Health Risks BNN (May 3, 2016)

We Need A Transportation Transformation Beacon Hill Times (April 28, 2016)

Boston Activists Push for Healthier Park NEXT City (April 29, 2016)

Weight Gain, Heart Disease, Back Pain: Longer Car Commutes May Harm Your Health WBUR Boston (April 28, 2016)

Study Links Living Close To Highways With Heart Attack, Stroke CBS/WBZ radio Boston. (April 14, 2016)

Living Near A Highway Is Terrible For Your Health. 1 In 10 Americans Do It. Thinkprogress. (April 15, 2016)

New evidence of the dangers of living near highways The Boston Globe. (April 14, 2016)

How City Noise Affects Residents’ Health One researcher is examining how the urban soundscape wears on minds and bodies. The Atlantic. (March 1, 2016)

Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone: We’re Not Looking for Money From Wynn Resorts WGBH. (February 17, 2016)

Highway Soot is Making Massachusetts Residents Sick WGBH. (May 4, 2015)

Study Releases Report about Health of Communities Near Highways. The Tufts Daily. (March 24, 2015)

An Op Ed from the Mayor of Somerville, MA. The Somerville Times. (March 19, 2015)

Report highlights strategies to combat highway pollutants. The Somerville Times. (March 18, 2015)

Study Warns of Microscopic Pollution. The Boston Globe. (March 5, 2015)

Tufts Researchers Study the Hazards of Highway Pollution. The Tufts Daily. (January 20, 2015)

Grantee Highlights: Allison Patton and Kevin Lane (Partnerships for Environmental Public Health). National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. (2014)

Residents of Orlando’s Griffin Park boxed in by roads, noise. Orlando Sentinel (January, 2014)

The Biggest Public Health Threat Nobody is Talking About – Op Ed By Doug Brugge. Talking Points Memo. (December 2013)

Profile of Doug Brugge. Scholar Strategy Network.

New Research on the Risk of Breathing Polluted Air from Freeways and High Traffic Areas- Doug Brugge. Scholar Strategy Network. (November 2013)

Particulate Pollution: Regulated, but Still Killing- By Douglas M. Brugge and Wig Zamore. Physicians for Social Responsibility.

Wake up to the most dangerous air pollution: Fine particulate matter kills thousands in N.Y.C., L.A.- By Doug Brugge and Wig Zamore. NY Daily News. (January 25, 2011)

Chinatown participates in Tufts study on health risk living near a highway. The Boston Globe. (January 9, 2012)

Road Hazard / Tufts researchers study health risks highways may pose in neighborhoods. The Boston Globe. (April 12, 2009)

On the Highway in Somerville, an RV on a Mission. WBUR Boston. (October 19, 2009)

Breathing Less Easily with Ultrafine Particles. Environmental Science & Technology. (July 1, 2009)

NIH Funds Highway Pollution & Health Study in Boston, Somerville. Newswise Science News. (June 19, 2008)

Automobile Exhaust and Heart Disease. An Ecological Oratorio.

Research for and by Communities. Jonathan M. Tisch College of Active Citizenship and Public Service.