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When a small Swedish town discovered their drinking water contained extremely high levels of Pfas, they had no idea what it would mean for their health and their children’s future

Repeatedly mass infecting kids with COVID is not a public health strategy. It's a fast pass to declining population health

A study led by the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health at the University of California, Irvine has revealed possible links between exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water and an increased risk of certain childhood cancers.

Young people will be exposed to a number of heatwaves that no one would have experienced in pre-industrial times. Young people will be exposed to a number of heatwaves that no one would have experienced in pre-industrial times.

The collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is one of the global tipping points that will spell doom for our children's futures.

Volgens kinderrechtenorganisatie Save the Children is het aantal kinderen dat in drie weken tijd in Gaza is gedood, hoger dan het jaarlijkse aantal kinderen in alle conflictgebieden samen sinds 2019.

Zes Portugese jongeren tussen 11 en 24 jaar worden morgen (woensdag) gehoord door het Europees Hof voor de Rechten van de Mens. Ze klagen Europese regeringen aan voor de enorme bosbranden in Portugal in 2017. Ngo’s spreken van een historisch proces.

Kinderen zijn de grootste dupe van de klimaatcrisis, maar tellen eigenlijk nauwelijks mee in de inspanningen tegen de gevolgen van de klimaatverandering. Dat zeggen Unicef, Save The Children en Plan International in een gezamenlijk rapport.

Pennsylvania children living near fracking sites at birth are two to three times more likely to be diagnosed with leukemia during early childhood than those who did not live near such facilities, a new study has found.

Climate change has important implications for the health and futures of children and young people, yet they have little power to limit its harm, making them vulnerable to climate anxiety. This is the first large-scale investigation of climate anxiety in children and young people globally and its relationship with perceived government response.