The Pittsburgh-based Group Against Smog and Pollution will host a December 15 webinar-- Making The Connection - The Link Between Pollution & Mental Illness-- from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Environmental Health News reporter Kristina Marusic and Julie Grant of The Allegheny Front will discuss their groundbreaking series of articles on the links between pollution, climate change and mental health.

Their investigation into the mental health impacts of air and water pollution in western Pennsylvania found alarming evidence that residents throughout the region are likely suffering changes to their brains due to pollution in the surrounding environment.

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

Click Here to register and for more information.  Click Here to read the series.

To learn more about programs, initiatives, upcoming events and how to get involved, visit the Group Against Smog and Pollution website.

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[Posted: December 8, 2021]

12/13/2021