Eleanor Palmer

George Washington University

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Hi! My name is Eleanor and am student at George Washington University majoring in communication and minoring in sustainability and journalism. I am from New Jersey and also enjoy spending time in Kennebunk, Maine. I am currently interested in reporting on the human and environmental health impacts of air pollution.

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Opinion | Are we past the point of no return?

Eleanor Palmer

George Washington University

Climate change is not the great equalizer. Perhaps this characteristic makes it more difficult for some of us to agree that the threat is real.

The trouble with temperature

Eleanor Palmer

George Washington University

Research published by PLOS One on March 20 poses a challenge to Sustainable Development Goal 3 as findings suggest that higher temperatures decrease the quality of our mental health.

The clouded relationship between air pollution and the coronavirus

Eleanor Palmer

George Washington University

While a silver lining of the global pandemic, improved air quality, is making headlines across the media, the darker shadow behind this story is the impact past exposure to air pollution has on our bodies’ responses to the coronavirus.