Urban Wildfires in Los Angeles: Health and Environmental Impacts and Community-Led Solutions
This webinar will ground the issue of urban wildfires in LA within the broader fight for environmental justice, public health, and resilience.
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Pick Up PA – Protect our waterways
When it comes to keeping Pennsylvania clean, and it’s up to all of us to do our part. By working together everyone in Pennsylvania can live, work, and play in a clean and green community. One little way is to register an event for Pick Up Pennsylvania.
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Plastics in Perspective: Promise, Pollution & Paths Forward
OnlineJoin us for an engaging and solutions-focused session featuring three expert presenters from the fields of environmental policy and circular economy innovation. Each will deliver a concise presentation addressing a key phase of the plastics journey followed by a dynamic discussion among the speakers, exploring intersections, tensions, and opportunities for collaboration.
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Roblox Children’s Environmental Health Day Event
OnlineJoin CHARTER virtually in Roblox for an exciting afternoon of interactive games focused on children’s environmental health.
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Climate Week at Penn
OnlineNow in its sixth year, Climate Week at Penn offers opportunities for every member of the Penn community to learn about and act on the climate crisis. The theme for 2025 is “Hot Spots,” be they literal (wildfires and extreme heat) or figurative (political, cultural, interpersonal, or scholarly hot topics).
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Where I Live and Breathe: Reflections on How Home Environments Influence Health
OnlineSpeaker Dr. Gary Adamkiewicz (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health), will provide insights related to identifying housing and household environmental factors that can influence health based on his more than 20 years of experience in conducting home-based studies in the greater Boston area.
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Oil and Gas Development and Pediatric Cancers: the Latest Evidence
OnlineJoin PEHSU’s Childhood Cancer & the Environment Program to learn more about oil and gas development and pediatric cancers from Nicole Cardello Deziel, PhD, MHS.
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Management and Prevention of Childhood Lead Exposure
OnlineThis webinar will provide an overview of lead exposure in children, including sources and impacts. The presentation will explain why universal screening for lead exposure is important, as well as the management of elevated blood lead levels.
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Children’s Environmental Health Week Webinars for Nurses
OnlineFive webinars on children's environmental health for nurses
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Chemical regulation in a shifting political landscape
OnlineIn this webinar, Adriana Antezana and Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz of Earthjustice will explore scientific practices in safeguarding the public from toxic chemical exposures.
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Plastics in the built environment: Considerations related to artificial turf
OnlineMany institutions and communities are engaged in decision-making about athletic fields and playground surfacing. Building professionals, planners, and designers often need to assess competing proposals for infrastructure. With increasing awareness of the need to reduce plastic use and pollution globally, it is important to consider the role of the built environment in contributing to the total burden of plastics.
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PGW LIHEAP DAY
Esperanza Arts Center 4261 North 5th St, Philadelphia, PAThis event will provide on-site assistance to apply for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Income eligible households will be able to apply for up to $1,000 in assistance. This program is open to homeowners and renters. Applicants do not need to be delinquent to apply.