By Kacey Fitzpatrick
Do you know what pairs perfectly with that pumpkin spice latte? Reading about EPA science!
Check out what we are highlighting this week.
- Take a Bite Out of Science!
The “Science Bite” podcasts explore research conducted by some very dedicated EPA scientists and engineers to protect air quality, prepare for climate change impacts on human health and ecosystems, and make energy decisions for a sustainable world. Researchers talk about their work and why it is important.
Read more about the podcast series in the blog Learn about Your Environment with Science Bite Podcasts.
- Stepping it Up
EPA’s Kathy Sykes was invited to participate in the official launch of “Step it Up!”—the Surgeon General’s call to action to promote walking and walkable communities. “Mobility can be a challenge from very early, later in life, or throughout life. It is up us to make changes to ensure that we all can enjoy the independence, health, and environmental benefits of walking,” she notes.
Read more about the importance of walkability for sustainable and healthy communities in the blog Stepping it Up: Embracing The Surgeon General’s Call to Action for Walkable Communities.
- Teaming up to Advance Chemical Safety
EPA and Unilever, a global consumer products company, are kicking off a research collaboration to advance chemical safety for consumer products. EPA researchers will work with Unilever partners to develop a series of case studies based on five chemicals of mutual interest. If successful, research from this collaboration will result in better ways to evaluate the potential health effects of new ingredients and chemicals we currently know little about.
Read more about the partnership in the blog EPA and Unilever: Teaming Up to Advance Chemical Safety.
- Measuring Pollution at Street Level
Using satellite data, mobile devices, and the Internet, environmental scientists are pinpointing when and where our environment can be toxic for our health —both indoors and out. Chet Wayland, director of EPA’s Air Quality Assessment Division, was a featured guest expert on The Kojo Nnamdi Show about these new tools.
Listen to the The Kojo Nnamdi Show’s clip Cleaner Air: Measuring Pollution at Street Level.
Photo of the Week
Dr. Sandy Raimondo, a self-proclaimed “biology nerd,” is a research ecologist at the EPA’s Gulf Ecology Division in Florida, where she studies the effects of chemical contaminants on endangered species. Sandy is shown here in the field in an estuarine marsh on the Gulf Coast.
If you have any comments or questions about what I share or about the week’s events, please submit them below in the comments section!
About the Author: Kacey Fitzpatrick is a student contractor and writer working with the science communication team in EPA’s Office of Research and Development.
from The EPA Blog http://ift.tt/1iVPJCO
By Kacey Fitzpatrick
Do you know what pairs perfectly with that pumpkin spice latte? Reading about EPA science!
Check out what we are highlighting this week.
- Take a Bite Out of Science!
The “Science Bite” podcasts explore research conducted by some very dedicated EPA scientists and engineers to protect air quality, prepare for climate change impacts on human health and ecosystems, and make energy decisions for a sustainable world. Researchers talk about their work and why it is important.
Read more about the podcast series in the blog Learn about Your Environment with Science Bite Podcasts.
- Stepping it Up
EPA’s Kathy Sykes was invited to participate in the official launch of “Step it Up!”—the Surgeon General’s call to action to promote walking and walkable communities. “Mobility can be a challenge from very early, later in life, or throughout life. It is up us to make changes to ensure that we all can enjoy the independence, health, and environmental benefits of walking,” she notes.
Read more about the importance of walkability for sustainable and healthy communities in the blog Stepping it Up: Embracing The Surgeon General’s Call to Action for Walkable Communities.
- Teaming up to Advance Chemical Safety
EPA and Unilever, a global consumer products company, are kicking off a research collaboration to advance chemical safety for consumer products. EPA researchers will work with Unilever partners to develop a series of case studies based on five chemicals of mutual interest. If successful, research from this collaboration will result in better ways to evaluate the potential health effects of new ingredients and chemicals we currently know little about.
Read more about the partnership in the blog EPA and Unilever: Teaming Up to Advance Chemical Safety.
- Measuring Pollution at Street Level
Using satellite data, mobile devices, and the Internet, environmental scientists are pinpointing when and where our environment can be toxic for our health —both indoors and out. Chet Wayland, director of EPA’s Air Quality Assessment Division, was a featured guest expert on The Kojo Nnamdi Show about these new tools.
Listen to the The Kojo Nnamdi Show’s clip Cleaner Air: Measuring Pollution at Street Level.
Photo of the Week
Dr. Sandy Raimondo, a self-proclaimed “biology nerd,” is a research ecologist at the EPA’s Gulf Ecology Division in Florida, where she studies the effects of chemical contaminants on endangered species. Sandy is shown here in the field in an estuarine marsh on the Gulf Coast.
If you have any comments or questions about what I share or about the week’s events, please submit them below in the comments section!
About the Author: Kacey Fitzpatrick is a student contractor and writer working with the science communication team in EPA’s Office of Research and Development.
from The EPA Blog http://ift.tt/1iVPJCO
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