An NRC/IOM committee will develop a framework, terminology, and guidance for conducting health impact assessment (HIA) of proposed policies, programs, and projects (for example, transportation, land ...

Freight trains carrying coal pose a health risk to communities living near rail lines. (Getty) Trains carrying loads of coal bring with them higher rates of asthma, heart disease, hospitalization and ...

The global intensification of pesticide use in agriculture has catalysed significant research into the environmental dispersion of pesticide residues and their subsequent implications for human health ...

Health Impact Assessment is the connection between agricultural, economic, and public health. Health Impact Assessment is the connection between the regional agriculture production, juxtaposed ...

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THE JACKSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS PUBLISHED A NEW FINDINGS ABOUT A PROPOSED SOUTH KANSAS CITY LANDFILL. A STUDY SAYS IT COULD HAVE SHORT TERM IMPACTS ON YOUR BREATHING IF YOU ...

The planning phase of the federal integrated Impact Assessment process for Bruce Power’s planned Bruce C project has been completed, with the next phase to be the development of the Impact Statement.

The first health impact study of coal train pollution centers on the San Francisco Bay Area, with scientists finding communities near passing coal trains suffer worse health outcomes. Trains carrying ...