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Eating Locally, Seasonally, and Climate-Friendly with Your Local Farmers’ Market!

For years, I have enjoyed supporting and traveling to different local farmers markets with my family. Luckily where I grew up, we had access to fresh and local foods from nearby farmers and businesses that were available to the community each weekend. Supporting local farmers markets around your city is the easiest way to feel good about the food you buy. Here are some of the benefits and reasons why you should buy your food from farmers markets:

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American Rescue Plan and Investing in K-12 School Infrastructure

What is the American Rescue Plan and how will it help K-12 school infrastructure in Pennsylvania? The American Rescue Plan is a federal act that was enacted on March 11,

Cleaning Products: The Impact on Asthma and Allergies within Early Learning Centers

Written by Portia Gillespie, Environmental Health Specialist- Early Learning Did you know that the month of May is National Allergy and Asthma Awareness month? According to the American Lung Association,

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

EDCs can be found in many everyday products, including some plastic bottles and containers, liners of metal food cans, detergents, flame retardants, food, toys, cosmetics and pesticides. Because of how they are incorporated into products and packaging, EDCs can take a really long time to break down, which makes them ever present in our natural environment. EDCs have been found in sources of drinking water, and in fact, some of the chemicals used to treat drinking water, in particular disinfectant by-products, are known EDCs.

Something’s in the Water

A System Analysis on Quality and Transparency in Allegheny County Community Water Systems Is the tap water healthy to drink? Where is information about levels of contaminants in drinking water

Earth Week: Our Changing Climate

Written by Kelsea Siter, KEYS Americorps Member Earth Day is right around the corner, and 2020 was a hard year for all of us; from the uncertainty and fear surrounding

WHE Create Change: How to Use Integrated Pest Management for a Healthy Home

Pesticides: How to Deal With Critters Safely

As we approach warmer days, WHE wanted to share some resources on how to safely and effectively deal with pests both in the home and garden. Unfortunately, at some point

WHE Create Change: Get Radon on your Radar (Featured Image)

Get Radon on the Radar

January is National Radon Action Month. How much time are you spending in your home? This pandemic has caused us all spend more and more time in our homes then

WHE Recognizes World Cancer Day

As WHE recognizes World Cancer Day, we want to take a moment to shed light on the impact the environment and environmental exposures have on our health, specifically our risk for cancer.

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