100 Days

The first 100 days of the Trump Administration have significantly changed environmental protections. Events to discuss these took place last week, and two of our members, Paloma Greenwald and Pat VanMaanen, were invited to speak. Here are a few photos and a link to clean energy in Arizona: status of the 100-day impact.

“We already know after decades of medical evidence that Tucson’s seniors, children, and frontline communities are at greater risk from dirty air and extreme heat. Clean energy investments were meant to protect our health and to address this immediate crisis. Freezing these funds isn’t just short-sighted—it’s dangerous to public health.”-Paloma Greenwald

“In the first 100 days, the administration eliminated or indicated plans to eliminate over 30 pollution standards established by settled science. The deregulation of soot, mercury, and coal ash pollution, as well as the “good neighbor rule,” will mean fewer protections for our most vulnerable populations and lead to increased costs for our state—including higher healthcare expenses due to additional emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and more missed school and workdays.  Dismissing the precedent of settled science means the US would sacrifice human health to benefit private industry. Arizonans deserve much better.”-Pat VanMaanen

Take Action

Tell Zeldin: Protect our air, water, and health: We need to keep the pressure on and keep him accountable. The recent layoffs of 280 scientists, experts, line employees, and shuttering of the entire Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights significantly cripples the agency’s ability to protect our environment. This decision flies in the face of EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s promise to protect access to ‘clean air, land, and water for every American’.

Take Local Climate Action: Bike to Work Week! 🚴 💚

In 2025, Bike to Work Week will be celebrated May 12-18, with Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 16, 2025.It’s a great opportunity for you to lead by example and invite your community to join you in taking climate action.

Did you know40% of all trips in the U.S.are less than two miles?For those who are able, this makes bicycling a feasible and fun way to get around. Plus, researchfrom the University of Oxfordshows choosing a bike over a car just once a day can reduce the average person’s transportation-related emissions by 67%.

What We Are Reading & Listening to Now

• Billions of dollars later, AZ is almost out of water, time and options (azcentral)
• Billionaires Spew More CO2 Pollution in 90 Minutes Than Average Person in a Lifetime (Common Dreams) Accompanying video
• Rapid Review Quiz: Health Effects of Extreme Weather Events (Medscape)
• Smartwatches are part of the solution to dealing with searing heat (AP)
• Slow Burn (Arizona Agenda)

Join Us: Webinars & Events

• May 14^th 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm AZ Community Grand Rounds [Zoom] “Mitigating Heat-Related Health Risks in Arizona” Register
• May 20^th 5:30 pm Zoom Monthly AzNA Climate Change & Health Workgroup Meeting
• May 21^st: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (MST): Impacts of Heat on Vulnerable Populations Register
• June 4^th: In-person Conference. Investing in Health: The Local Impacts of Climate Action & Clean Energy (ANHE).

  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!