Environmental Health

Trauma Specialist Offers Ospreys As ‘Gateway Drug’ to Nature

Therapist and artist Pamela Lowell spent several months observing and banding ospreys, but rather than offer the experience up as a scientific account, she turns it into a lighthearted memoir that aims to explore and explain a range of wildlife and environmental issues through art, insight and empathy. BookShelf editor Tom Henry has a review.

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Elevated Levels of Radium Found in Western Pennsylvania Freshwater Mussels

"Researchers detected increased radioactivity in mussels downstream of oil and gas wastewater discharge points, raising concerns about effects up the food chain."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/03/2025

"Undocumented People Are Among Most Vulnerable To Climate-Fueled Disasters"

"Carmen, her husband and three children were sound asleep in their western North Carolina home when she heard her phone ring that late September morning. It was her brother-in-law alerting the family to downed trees, powerlines and homes destroyed by historic rain and strong winds from Hurricane Helene."

Source: NPR, 01/03/2025

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