Bridging climate and health: A collaborative path to policy-relevant science

In this Backstory, the collaborative team behind a recent One Earth study discusses how their work examines how climate policies across the U.S.—from federal action to state-level initiatives—can improve air quality and public health. Using an interdisciplinary modeling approach, they identified where and why these health benefits occur, offering insights that help guide more effective, equitable, and locally relevant climate solutions.