The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The independent federal agency that provides Alaska with utilities, infrastructure and economic support is considering a ...

This episode is from WHRO’s Spotlight Earth series. The video explores environmental hazards. In this Spotlight Earth episode, you will explore environmental hazards that can impact our health, both ...

On January 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued long-awaited draft guidance regarding Establishing Sanitation Programs for Low-Moisture Ready-to-Eat Human Foods and Taking Corrective ...

Absence of grab bars, tripping hazards and broken flooring in the home environment can significantly amplify the relationship ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As homebuyers and others who are relocating eye popular markets across the country, the reality is that the most sought-after locations in real estate could expose residents ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Comau Fjord is a sliver of sea framed by thickly forested mountain slopes. Melting glaciers peek between the crags. Waterfalls tumble down ...

To hear the town folks tell it, the screech of ambulance sirens seemed ever constant, lasting all morning, into the night and even into the afternoon of the following day. With each wail of every ...

This funding opportunity seeks to advance the understanding of climate hazard (e.g. extreme heat, sea level rise, flooding and extreme weather events) effects on communities that are overburdened1 by ...