Greenhouse Gases

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has announced plans to initiate 31 actions that may roll back environmental protections to stimulate the economy, but advocacy organizations contend that these plans will impair health and cost lives.

Metered-dose inhalers had higher estimated greenhouse gas emissions than dry-powder and soft-mist inhalers but cost less than these propellant-free inhalers, according to a research letter published in JAMA.

CHICAGO — Telemedicine substantially reduced greenhouse gas emissions associated with travel to in-person clinical visits for cancer care, results from a retrospective study presented at ASCO Annual Meeting showed.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized stricter greenhouse gas emission limits for model year 2027 through 2032 heavy-duty vehicles, according to an agency press release.

Climate change, driven by human emissions of greenhouse gases, has become a major threat to global health. Paradoxically, the health care industry is a large part of the problem.

A study evaluated the carbon footprint associated with in-person and virtual meetings of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and suggested strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the future.

A recent study comparing the environmental impact and quality of several dietary patterns found that a plant-based diet had the lowest greenhouse gas emissions, but its quality was similar to that of other diets.

Climate change and cancer share a root cause — our reliance on fossil fuels, according to Leticia M. Nogueira, PhD, MPH.

A low-carbohydrate vegan diet was associated with weight and BP reductions that were similar to those seen with a vegetarian diet, while possessing a greater potential reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, a study reported.

During 2020, emissions from a single hemodialysis treatment were 58.9 kg carbon dioxide equivalents, according to data published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.