2021 Consortium Annual Meeting
May 21-25
Registration will remain open, but when registering after May 14 virtual visits to Congress – which are so vital at this time – cannot be guaranteed.
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Kevin D. Hamilton, co-director and co-founder of the Central California Asthma Collaborative, helps people improve air quality through public advocacy programs and education about pollution and climate change...
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Nominate a Champion!
If you know a climate and health advocate whose activities are notable, please email a Champion Nomination to: info@ms2ch.org
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 EPA Oil and Natural Gas Public Listening Sessions: Registration for Speakers
EPA will hold three virtual listening sessions to take public input on the Agency’s upcoming regulations for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry.
The listening sessions will be held from noon to 9 p.m. Eastern time over three days. Each day will focus on different stakeholder groups; however, you may register to speak on any day:
- Tuesday, June 15, 2021: Focus on Industry and Non-Governmental Organizations
- Wednesday, June 16, 2021: Focus on Communities, Environmental Justice Stakeholders and Tribes
- Thursday, June 17, 2021: Focus on States, Local Governments and Small Businesses
You may register to speak on any day, even if the focus is not on your stakeholder group.
If you would like to speak at the listening sessions, complete the form here>
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American College of Physicians (ACP) endorses Markey-Cartwright climate health bill
May 17, 2021 | ACP | George Abraham
Internists say the Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act appropriately recognizes toll on human health.
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Climate & Health Solutions
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3 ways the Growing Climate Solutions Act will help farmers & rural communities thrive
Apr 27, 2021 | EDF | Callie Eideberg
More than forty senators have co-sponsored the reintroduced Growing Climate Solutions Act — a major piece of bipartisan legislation to help farmers, ranchers and foresters... READ MORE>
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EPA moves to give California right to set climate limits on cars, SUVs
Apr 26, 2021 | Washington Post | Juliet Eilperin & Dino Grandoni
The proposal could help pave the way for a broader climate deal with the nation’s automakers...
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Merck Announces Carbon Neutrality in Operations by 2025
Apr 26, 2021 | Business Wire | Patrick Ryan
Merck is accelerating by 15 years its previous 2040 goal to source 100% renewable energy for its purchased electricity... READ MORE>
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Newsom orders ban on new oil fracking by 2024
Apr 23, 2021 | CalMatters | Rachel Becker & Laurel Rosenhall
California will stop approving new oil fracking by 2024 under an executive order that Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced... READ MORE>
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Climate Change Affects Some More Than Others
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Cleaner ‘Bridge’ Fuels Are Killing Up To 46,000 Americans Per Year, Study Shows
May 5, 2021 | HuffPost | Alexander C. Kaufman
Replacing coal with fuels like natural gas and wood may offer some climate benefits, but the harm to public health remains... READ MORE>
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Climate adaptation: The gaping hole in American environmental policy
Apr 15, 2021 | The Hill | Chris Field & Alice C. Hill
A lack of a national adaptation plan leaves the nation desperately unprepared for worsening climate impacts... READ MORE>
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The giant accounting problem that could hamper the world’s push to cut emissions
Apr 15, 2021 | WP | Chris Mooney & Brady Dennis
Countries are adopting very different strategies for how they take into account carbon pulled out of the air by their forests... READ MORE>
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 Letter to Biden: Health Groups Call for Stronger Car Standards
National health, medical and nursing organizations, including the Consortium, have sent a letter to President Biden, urging the administration to set strong, ambitious greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency standards for cars, light trucks and SUVs through at least model year 2030.
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 Communication Guide:
Real, Urgent and Now: Communicating the Health Impacts of Climate Change
This new communication guide, from the Climate and Health Alliance, seeks to empower health professionals to talk publicly about climate change and health, and to help health professionals gain the skills and confidence to do this crucial work.
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Report: How do we build community resilience to disasters in a changing climate?
 A review of interventions to improve and measure public health outcomes in the Northeastern United States
This report seeks to inform local public health practitioners and planners about the availability of evidence-based strategies to strengthen and measure community resilience to climate change-related disasters.
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 Report: AAFA's Asthma Capitals 2021
This report underscores a continued need to focus on promoting racial equity in health care for people living with asthma, addressing climate change impact, and increasing investment in research and prevention programs.
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Congratulations to our Advocates
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Florida Clinicians for Climate Action are making 15 second videos to share on social media about why it’s #TooHot for National Heat Awareness Day, May 28. Clinicians will use the phrase “Too Hot” in their video.
Nurse-Midwife Katie Huffling, Executive Director of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, named as a #ClimateChangemaker sponsored by the Climate Action Campaign. (5/21)
FCCA founding co-chair, Dr. Ankush Bansal, named as one of the Palm Beach Medical Society's 2021 Heroes in Medicine! (5/20/21)
Drs. Surili Patel and Seema Wadhwa launched a new network in May called aawaz4climate with the aim of building an inclusive network of professionals dedicated to climate and health, featuring voices that highlight different perspectives. (5/21)
Dr. Abby Nerlinger for this AAP Pediatrics on Call Podcast episode 58: Promoting Environmental Justice, Preventing Infant Death. 04/27/21
Hye-ryeon Lee, Ian Pagano, Amanda Borth, Eryn Campbell, Benjamin Hubbert, John Kotcher, and Edward Maibach for this article in The Journal of Climate Change and Health: Health professional's willingness to advocate for strengthening global commitments to the Paris climate agreement. (4/26/21)
Drs. Steph Lee and Gabriel Cisneros for this op-ed in Penn Live: Improving children’s health starts with cleaner air. (4/22/21)
Social worker Michael Wright for this op-ed in U.S. Catholic: Does care for creation ignore the poor? (4/22/21)
Drs. Catherine Karr and Sheela Sathyanarayana for these articles: Maternal exposure to PM2.5 during pregnancy and asthma risk in early childhood in Environmental Epidemiology and Associations of Pre- and Postnatal Air Pollution Exposures with Child Blood Pressure and Modification by Maternal Nutrition in Environmental Health Perspectives. (4/21)
Dr. Kimberly White received an AAP district award for her climate advocacy.
Dr. Mike Ichnoiwski received a national AAP award for his climate and chlorpyrifos work.
Dr. Steve Goldstein received an AAP Chapter Award for his website: The Aspiring Green Pediatrician.
Dr. Nitin Damle, Consortium Advisory Board member, for this video discussing his presentation at the virtual ACP Internal Medicine Meeting on the health consequences of climate change. (3/30/21)
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Great Lakes Climate and Health: Facing Crisis & Creating Solutions Together Webinar Series
 This webinar series will explore the health challenges of the climate crisis and collaborative solution building. Each month will feature a different topic to bring health professionals up to speed on the subject matter and provide ways to get involved:
Tuesday May 25, 6PM CT | 7PM EST
Social Determinants of Health and Environmental Justice
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Webinar: Care Without Carbon: The Road to Sustainability in US Health Care
Drs. Emily Senay, Jodi Sherman, and Nicholas Watts will make presentations at this event on May 27, June 3, and June 10. REGISTER>
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Getting to a Greener, Healthier World by 2030: Solutions from Healthcare professionals
 The Journal of Climate Change and Health are planning a special issue for health care professionals to share their ideas and practices they believe will lead to a decrease in carbon emissions and/or ways to promote human health in respect to the issues created by climate change by 2030.
They are seeking relevant original research, short communications, case reports and series for this special issue. All papers will undergo full peer review and must meet appropriate journal guidelines to be accepted. Papers must be submitted online to The Journal of Climate Change and Health by August 15, 2021 to be considered and accepted by November 15, 2021. For questions about submissions, please email malexander@sustainourabilities.org
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New $5,000 award recognizes outstanding writing on business, social impact
A new non-fiction writing prize will recognize a dynamic writer who aims to ignite positive social change through published work on the theme of business and its impact on society. The $5,000 Bruce Piasecki and Andrea Masters Annual Award on Business and Society Writing seeks to inspire future generations to become catalysts for a better, more just society.
Applicants must be between 18 and 35 years old and have published at least one work prior to the August 15 application deadline. FIND OUT MORE>
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Harvard Chan C-CHANGE and Putney Pre-College have launched a NEW Youth Climate Summit Fund which will provide scholarships for Youth Summits on Climate Change and Public Health this July. They are hoping to attract a diverse group of students from around the country who are engaged in climate and health issues or who have been personally impacted. Please forward this information to any high school students you know that might be interested in applying. FIND OUT MORE>
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