Mold and heat closed Pittsburgh-area schools – an expert explains the risks to kids

By Rebecca Smullin Dawson, Associate Professor of Biology, Allegheny College, The Conversation · September 25, 2026

Mold spores, 90-degree classrooms and aging pipes: An environmental health expert explains why Pennsylvania’s old schools are harder on kids than adults.

More in Analysis

Analysis· The Conversation

FlyDubai incident: Airline safety expert explains how cockpits have become more secure – but only from outside threats

By Jeff Price, Professor iof Aviation and Aerospace Science, Metropolitan State University of Denver · 2h ago

Analysis· The Conversation

Question of whether taxpayers or fossil fuel companies pay for climate change damage heads to Supreme Court

By Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law & Graduate School · 3h ago

Analysis· The Conversation

Antarctica’s ice loss is locked in, and extra snowfall won’t save it – that’s bad news for low-lying coastal areas elsewhere

By Yucheng Lin, Assistant Professor of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Robert Kopp, Professor of Earth Sciences, Rutgers University · 11h ago