Action Alert

Add your name to the Sierra Club coalition to shut down Line 5 pipeline

Tell the Army Corps: No permits for Line 5. For more than two years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been reviewing feedback and preparing a draft Environmental Assessment of Enbridge's proposed Line 5 reroute. 

Monitor the Public Health Heat Related Dashboard Please check weekly updates that inform your nursing practice for Maricopa County Heat Related Injury and Deaths. This incredible tool provides demographics, maps, hospital visits and more. PIMA COUNTY Data is available in a slightly different format.

What We Are Reading & Listening to this Week

Phoenix MD dies while hiking with other physicians. This can happen to anyone in extreme heat!  If you read nothing else from this week’s newsletter, read this true story! Extreme heat is taking an incredible toll on our lives right here in Arizona, right now.

We Should Have Better Answers by Now: Climate Scientist Baffled by Unexpected Pace of Heating 

In a remarkably candid essay in the journal Nature this March, one of the world’s top climate scientists posited the alarming possibility that global heating may be moving beyond the ability of experts to predict what happens next.

South Korea Recycles 98% of its Food Waste. What Can it Teach the World?

DAEJEON, South Korea — Starting at 5 a.m. each day, dozens of trucks bring more than 400 tons of stinky, sticky food waste from restaurants and homes to a facility the size of two football fields — which transforms it into enough green energy to power about 20,000 households.

Fast Facts from the UN  The world can no longer wait to take bold and resolute international climate action,” he stressed during his visit to Samoa, highlighting that high and rising sea levels are already causing severe damage and disrupting people’s lives in coastal communities in the Pacific region and other places around the world.

It isn’t all bad news. The following 3 stories bring hope!

Great News for Arizona!! Several Rural Arizona small businesses were selected for Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) awards for clean energy projects

USDA Invests $3.5M to Support Entrepreneurs, Clean Energy Growth, and Community Infrastructure

Maricopa County to receive $15 million for EV charging station infrastructure  The Maricopa County Air Quality Department will receive $15 million to install publicly accessible EV charging stations at facilities that participate in the Maricopa County Travel Reduction Program, which includes schools and businesses with at least 50 employees.

We can learn how to combat urban heat from Ancient Rome! As intense heat breaks records around the world, a little-reported fact offers some hope for cooling down cities: Under even the most intense periods of extreme heat, some city blocks never experience heat wave temperatures.

Join Us

• Help Spread the Word!
  September 4-5: NASEM Health's Food Forum will host a virtual public workshop to explore science-based risk management, assessment, & communication strategies to improve food safety in domestic & global #FoodSystems. Register.
• September 10^th: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm (in lieu of our monthly Working Group meeting) Arizona Health Professionals for Climate Action Annual Virtual Summit Zoom Link
• The New Age of WaterWebinar: Morning Scoop with the Arizona Capitol Times In this Morning Scoop, we’ll provide the latest updates on the recent water shortage declaration and its implications for Arizona. Additionally, we'll explore the innovative conservation programs being introduced by Arizona’s cities and towns, delve into current water legislation, and highlight cutting-edge technologies in water management.
• September 15^th: 4:00 pm — In Conversation: Arizona’s Water Present….and Future with speakers Sarah Porter (Kyle Center for Water Policy) & Sandy Bahr (Sierra Club, Grand Canyon Chapter). Hosted by Civic Engagement Beyond Voting Register here
• September 18^th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ) — PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Michigan: Actionable Information for Healthcare Providers. Join speakers Dr. Courtney Carignan, MSU, PFAS Exchange, and Erica Bloom, The Ecology Center, Great Lakes PFAS Action Network, for a one-hour webinar to discuss the scope of PFAS exposure in Michigan, as well as resources for clinicians and advocacy opportunities. ANHE will offer one-hour CE. Register here.
• September 21, 2024 8 am – 4:30pm Wheezing and Sneezing in the Desert Arizona Asthma Coalition 18^th Annual Clinical ConferenceRegister Here

Thank you for joining us in making a healthier planet today!