Congratulations

The National Caucus of Environmental Legislators has selected Senator Lauren Kuby (LD8) as Arizona’s State Lead for 2025-2026!  In this role, she will play a crucial part in fostering collaboration among state legislators on the environmental issues that affect all Arizonans and Americans.  As a Senior Global Futures Scientist at ASU, she has partnered with communities, nonprofits, and academic experts to develop climate solutions, co-authored socioecological research, and directed the University's Stardust Center for Affordable Homes and Families. Although she retired from ASU in 2023, she continues to serve as a Global Futures Scientist.

Readers Requested

Have you read or are you interested in reading the ‘Heat Will Kill You First – Life and Death on a Scorched Planet’, by Jeff Goodell, AND being part of our group review column? Like a book club, we are collecting readers. However, those who read or will read this book by July 1^st can meet via Zoom to discuss and write a brief review for a collective review published by the AzNA Climate Change and Health Workgroup in an upcoming Arizona Nurse issue. To participate or ask additional questions, contact us at aznacchworkgroup@gmail.com.

What We Are Reading & Listening to Now

• Metro Phoenix faces an air pollution problem. (azcentral)
• IRA Repeal Harms State Economies, Raises Consumer Costs AZ Fact Sheet (Energy Innovation)
• Federal hiring freeze could worsen wildfire season in Arizona (azcentral)
• Pima County could face $150M loss amid federal funding shake up (Luminaria)
• Phoenix reached 99 degrees, breaking previous daily record (Arizona Republic)
• We still have time to act (Katherine Hayhoe)
• TCE is Linked to heart defects in babies, cancer, and Parkinson’s (Propublica)

Join Us: Webinars & Events

• April 9^th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (MST): Climate Change and Farming: Worker Protections and Community Resiliency Register
• April 15^th – April 17^th, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm (ET): Save the Date.The 4^th Annual National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) Meeting. Virtual sessions are free to attend.Update: 2/24: Website states meeting postponed.
• April 22^nd Earth Day
• April 22^nd: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm (ET) Climate and Health Summit by National Academy of Medicine Register.
• May 5^th – 9^th Arizona Heat Preparedness Week
• May 21^st: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (MST): Impacts of Heat on Vulnerable Populations Register

   

  Recordings

• March 6^th: Tap Water Affordability in Arizona Recording
• February 5^th: Region 9 Pacific Southwest Center for Emergency Public Health: Heat Surveillance, Preparedness Strategies and Community Response Webinar featuring LA County and Maricopa County Recording
• Recording: Webinar with author and Pediatrician Debra Hendrickson on her new book The Air They Breathe: A Pediatrician on the Front Lines of Climate Change. Recording.
• Recording from December 10^th’s webinar: Perspectives on Plastic Lifecycle Series: Plastics Use and Demand Recording.
• Recording from December 11^th’s webinar:A panel discussion on Extreme Weather in Arizona Recording.
• Recording from 3^rd Annual National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) National Meeting 2024 Here

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