Sunday, November 21, 2021

The Allegheny Front/Environmental Health News: Pollution’s Mental Toll: How Air, Water And Climate Pollution Shape Our Mental Health

The
Allegheny Front and Environmental Health News investigated the mental health impacts of air and water pollution and climate change in western Pennsylvania.

They found alarming evidence that residents throughout the region are likely suffering changes to their brains due to pollution in the surrounding environment.

Reporting also uncovered the growing gap in mental health care as more people are traumatized by worsening climate change.

-- Part 1: Feeling anxious about climate change? Experts say you’re not alone

-- Part 2: How to address the looming crisis of climate anxiety

-- Part 3: Air pollution can alter our brains in ways that increase mental illness risk

-- Part 4: How contaminated water contributes to mental illness 

-- Part 5: Seeking solutions: Pollution and mental health in western Pennsylvania

Click Here to see what they found.

[Posted: November 21, 2021]  PA Environment Digest

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