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Our three formal areas of research—Clean Energy, Energy and Environment, and Environmental Health—focus on the overlap of energy production, public health, and the natural environment. We publish vetted, scientific analyses to inform state and federal policy.

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Peer-Reviewed Publications August 9, 2023

Examining Natural Gas Odorants and Health Effects

Drew Michanowicz, DrPH, MPH, CPH, Olivia M. Leventhal, Jeremy Domen, MS, Samuel R. Williams, Eric Lebel, PhD, Lee Ann Hill, MPH, Jonathan J. Buonocore, PhD, Curtis Nordgaard, MD, MSc, Ari S. Bernstein, MD, MPH, Seth B.C. Shonkoff, PhD, MPH

Peer-Reviewed Publications June 21, 2023

Impacts of Benzene Indoors from Gas Stove Combustion

Yannai S. Kashtan, Metta Nicholson, Colin Finnegan, Zutao Ouyang, Eric Lebel, PhD, Drew Michanowicz, DrPH, MPH, CPH, Seth B.C. Shonkoff, PhD, MPH, Robert Jackson, PhD

Peer-Reviewed Publications June 20, 2023

Potential Opportunities and Risks of Orphaned Wells

Mary Kang, Jade Boutot, Renee McVay, Katherine A Roberts, Scott Jasechko, Debra Perrone, Tao Wen, Greg Lackey, Daniel Raimi, Dominic DiGiulio, PhD, Seth B.C. Shonkoff, PhD, MPH, J William Carey, Elise G Elliott, Donna J Vorhees, Adam S Peltz

Peer-Reviewed Publications June 2, 2023

Air Pollution and Neurodegenerative Disease

Yanelli Nunez, PhD, Arin Balalian, Robbie M Parks, Mike Z He, Johnni Hansen, Matthias Ketzel, Jibran Khan, Jørge Brandt, Roel Vermeulen, Susan Peters, Marc G Weisskopf, Diane B Re, Jeff Goldsmith, Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou

Peer-Reviewed Publications June 2, 2023

Chemical Makeup of Gas Leaked from Abandoned Wells

Dominic DiGiulio, PhD, Rob Rossi, PhD, Eric Lebel, PhD, Kelsey Bilsback, PhD, Drew Michanowicz, DrPH, MPH, CPH, Seth B.C. Shonkoff, PhD, MPH

Technical Reports May 12, 2023

NASEM Report: Evolution of Net Metering

Elena Krieger, PhD