Introducing the interdisciplinary minor in Food, Nutrition, and Environmental Health
The minor in Food, Nutrition, and Environmental Health, available in the fall term, includes courses from more than a dozen...
Environmental Health
Trump administration moves undercut RFK Jr.’s MAHA agenda on toxic chemicals : Shots
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again agenda proposes to get rid of toxins in the environment...
Long-term health effects of wildfire smoke exposure a growing concern
Smoke from Saskatchewan's wildfires may have largely dissipated for now, but researchers say the effects on people's health can linger.Sarah Henderson,...
Mycotoxin exposure during pregnancy linked to lower birthweight
Exposure to mycotoxins – a broad group of harmful substances produced by mold – during pregnancy may impact placental function, which could...
EWG’s 2025 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce
By EWG Science Team JUNE 11, 2025 Top three takeaways Almost 60 percent of samples for all Clean Fifteen™ fruits...
Public health unit may have to consider more hires in near future
GUELPH – Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) has exhausted all the cost-saving and efficiency measures it can and will soon have...
Assessing harmful toxins in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires
In the months following the devastating early January wildfires in Los Angeles, researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public...
Union and environmental non-profit launch lawsuit against Health Canada
The United Food and Commercial Workers union (UFCW) and Ecojustice have joined forces in a lawsuit against Health Canada alleging...
Exposomics for better environmental health
The focus for World Environment Day in 2025 (June 5) is on ending plastic pollution. Micro-plastics represent one of the...
