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Hands Off Our Clean Air and Water

On Saturday, April 5th, people in Arizona – and around the country – came together to say "Hands Off!" our democracy, jobs, and essential services.

The fundamental message of Hands Off! was that everyone deserves good jobs, reliable services, and a fair economy– but the current administration is showing they care more about rewarding their polluter friends. They're attacking YOUR fundamental rights when they attack climate science and environmental policies.

Here's how:

• Rolling back investments in clean energy jobs and destroying livelihoods for people across the country is an attack on good jobs.
• Padding the pockets of their fossil fuel cronies by banning cheaper clean energy, even if it means higher energy bills for the rest of us, is an attack on a fair economy.
• Gutting the protections that ensure we have access to clean air to breathe and safe water to drink is an attack on reliable public services.

One way to combat the climate crisis is to address our national crisis. Thousands in Phoenix and hundreds of thousands across the country attended rallies to say, “Hands Off! “If you could not participate, you can still be active in this effort by contacting your federal representatives. Next week, we will have a follow-up as we approach Earth Day!

Last Week for Reply: 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

• Adm cuts of CDC Climate Program Will Hurt Americans (Bloomberg)
• How much water flows down the Colorado River? (azcentral)
• Water Agenda: Trump declares Water War (Water Agenda)
• Green cars may lose use of HOV lanes (azcentral)
• In an Era of Environmental Deregulation, What Happens to Fetal and Reproductive Health Outcomes (Inside Climate News)
• California Farmworker Communities Win the Right to be Notified of Pesticide Applications in Advance (Inside Climate News)
• Katharine Hayhoe: Talking Climate Newsletter (LinkedIn)

Join Us: Webinars & Events

• April 8^th: 10:00 am (AZ): ANHE Nurse Led Healing Circle [offered second and fourth Tuesdays] Register
• April 9^th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (MST): Climate Change and Farming: Worker Protections and Community Resiliency Register
• April 11^th: 11:00 am – 3:00 pm (AZ): Building Resilience to Climate Trauma – A public health approach to mental well-being 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!