The Climate Change and Health Workgroup focuses on the impact of climate change and the environment on health. This platform will provide an opportunity for nurses to learn, engage, and advocate for healthier environments in Arizona. Want to get involved? Visit https://www.aznurse.org/page/ClimateChangeHealth for more info!
  
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Posted By Administration,
Thursday, August 7, 2025
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YOUR COMMENT IS NEEDED
The administration is dismantling many of the protections science and health providers have put in place at the EPA. We need your help to stop these harmful actions. Our partners at Elders Climate Action put together steps to comment that will only take a few minutes of your time yet will have significant and impactful results.
We encourage you to customize the message below and share how your family or community will be impacted by putting polluters’ profits over your health and safety.
Comment to Protect the Endangerment Findings-Landmark Research used to create the Clean Air Act for EPA to regulate polluters
Deadline to comment is September 15; to testify, August 12.
Most recently threatened at the EPA is the Endangerment Finding, the first step required by the Clean Air Act for EPA to regulate a pollutant. In the Mass v EPA (2007) case, the Supreme Court affirmed that if EPA found that GHG emissions endanger public health and welfare, then EPA could regulate GHGs as a “pollutant.” The Endangerment finding adopted by Obama’s EPA in 2009 establishes the statutory foundation for regulating six GHGs that EPA listed as pollutants: CO2, N2O (nitrous oxide), CH4 (methane), HFCs, PFCs and SF6. If the Endangerment Finding is withdrawn, then there will be no statutory predicate for regulating these gases as pollutants. Currently, EPA has adopted regulatory programs for CO2 from power plants and motor vehicles, and methane from oil and gas production and storage. Statutory authority for these programs will no longer exist if the Endangerment Finding is withdrawn. Trump’s goal, as he promised the industry during the campaign, is to protect oil, gas and coal producers from regulations that will take away their dominance over energy production in the US.
- TESTIFY or attend the virtual public hearing. REGISTER by August 12. A hearing is scheduled for August 19 and 20, 2025. We urge anyone who is interested to add their voice on this very important subject. To register, by filling out theEPA’s form found here. Then let us know that you registered (paloma@eldersclimateaction.org). We can help you with your talking points.
- SUBMIT A COMMENT. The deadline for written comments is September 15. We’ve made it easy for you tocustomize your written messageand publish it directly in the Federal Register.COMMENT HERE.
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Input Requested
This is a message from our reknowned colleague and climate partner, we hope you will set aside a few minutes to take the survey below.
Climate and health advocacy messages can only be effective if we—trusted health professionals—are willing to use them. My colleagues at the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication and I are currently testing climate and health advocacy messages with members of the US public; we will soon know which are potentially most effective.
We now request your input—and that of all health professionals who are associated with the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health—to determine which of those messages you would be most willing to use.
To that end, I am asking you to participate in a research survey. The survey should take under 10 minutes and is anonymous. Your feedback will be invaluable as we strive together to protect human and planetary health. Please find the link below.
Take the survey
Sincerely,
Ed Maibach, MPH, PhD
Mason Distinguished University Professor (Emeritus)
Founding Director (Emeritus), George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication
Member, National Academy of Medicine
Member, Board of Directors, Global Climate and Health Alliance
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What We Are Reading & Listening to Now
Join Us: Webinars & Events
- August 15: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm (ET): AI, Energy Demand, and the Environment: Perspectives on Information Sharing Register
- August 19th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Fighting Misinformation: Discussing the Realities of Fossil Fuels, Climate Change and Health Register
- August 19th: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm (AZ): AzNA Climate Change & Health Workgroup Monthly Meeting Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84258866345
- September 2nd: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Making Your Voice Heard: Influencing Decision-Making in Likely and Unlikely Places Register
Join the ANHE West Regional Forum Today!
Don’t forget to join the ANHE Regional Forums! Over 700 ANHE members in Arizona, California, and Nevada are committed to ensuring access to healthy food, water, air, and soil for all communities. The Regional Forums will host events, share information about current developments, and create opportunities for nurses to communicate with their legislators and with one another regarding issues in environmental health.
Join Today
Recordings
- June 2nd: Global Heat Action Day: Local Solutions to Protect Communities Recording
- The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health: 2024 Communication Training Sessions Recordings
- May 14th: Mitigating Heat-Related Health Risks in Arizona Recording
- March 6th: Tap Water Affordability in Arizona Recording
- February 5th: 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 10th’s webinar: Perspectives on Plastic Lifecycle Series: Plastics Use and Demand Recording.
- Recording from December 11th’s webinar:A panel discussion on Extreme Weather in Arizona Recording.
- Recording from 3rd Annual National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) National Meeting 2024 Here
Thank you for joining us in making a healthier planet today!
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Posted By Administration,
Thursday, July 31, 2025
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Governor’s Workplace Heat Safety Task Force Meets
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On Wednesday, July 30th, the first meeting of the Governor’s Workplace Heat Safety Task Force established by executive order 2025-09 met for the first time to review the Task Force purpose, objectives, and expectation due by December. The purpose is to develop practical, evidence-based recommendations that Arizona employers can implement during periods of extreme heat to protect workers from heat-related illnesses. Pat VanMaanen, Chair of the AzNA Climate Change & Health Workgroup, represents nurses on the Task Force and is one of three health industry representatives.
Between now and the September meeting the Task Force members are asked to meet with colleagues, collect data, and gather information that will help inform and develop the final Task Force recommendations. These recommendations must:
- Be practical and economically feasible
- Provide measurable worker protection
- Be supported by data, research, or industry evidence
- Consider a range of controls, including:
- Environmental modifications
- Operational best practices
- Education and training
- Administrative and engineering controls
ASK: Please share your stories of caring for patients with work related heat illnesses, data, and research you recommend should be used by the Task Force, or other information that will be helpful in developing the Task Force recommendations. Email this information to Pat at pat@pvhealthsolutions.com.
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What We Are Reading & Listening to Now
Join Us: Webinars & Events
- August 5th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): 3.0 Weighing in on Public Discourse: Working with Local and State Papers Register
- August 8th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Routes to Resilience: Transportation’s Role in Climate and Health Justice Register
- August 15: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm (ET): AI, Energy Demand, and the Environment: Perspectives on Information Sharing Register
- August 19th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Fighting Misinformation: Discussing the Realities of Fossil Fuels, Climate Change and Health Register
- August 19th: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm (AZ): AzNA Climate Change & Health Workgroup Monthly Meeting Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84258866345
- September 2nd: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Making Your Voice Heard: Influencing Decision-Making in Likely and Unlikely Places Register
Join the ANHE West Regional Forum Today!
Don’t forget to join the ANHE Regional Forums! Over 700 ANHE members in Arizona, California, and Nevada are committed to ensuring access to healthy food, water, air, and soil for all communities. The Regional Forums will host events, share information about current developments, and create opportunities for nurses to communicate with their legislators and with one another regarding issues in environmental health.
Join Today
Recordings
- June 2nd: Global Heat Action Day: Local Solutions to Protect Communities Recording
- The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health: 2024 Communication Training Sessions Recordings
- May 14th: Mitigating Heat-Related Health Risks in Arizona Recording
- March 6th: Tap Water Affordability in Arizona Recording
- February 5th: 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 10th’s webinar: Perspectives on Plastic Lifecycle Series: Plastics Use and Demand Recording.
- Recording from December 11th’s webinar:A panel discussion on Extreme Weather in Arizona Recording.
- Recording from 3rd Annual National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) National Meeting 2024 Here
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Posted By Administration,
Thursday, July 24, 2025
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Reducing the Lung Health Burden of the Climate Crisis
Part of the American Lung Association’s (ALA) project called Reducing the Lung Health Burden of the Climate Crisis is dedicated to advocacy initiatives in Maricopa County. As such, the ALA wanted to share some free opportunities to engage in this capacity. These are open to all Arizonans, so we encourage you to share within your networks and encourage your nurse colleagues to participate.
- August 20, 8:30-11am: Clean Air, Strong Communities | A Breakfast Briefing on Health, Policy, and Action.IN-PERSON EVENT. Hear from Mayor Kate Gallego, frontline families, and medical experts. Engage with our panelists on climate-health strategies. Explore next steps for policy advocacy and community action. Breakfast and materials provided. RSVP strongly encouraged.
- Arizona Climate and Health Advocacy Network.Sign up to receive a monthly educational email, be the first to learn about training opportunities, and receive action alerts (petitions, policy needs) direct to your inbox as they become available.
NAM Climate Journey Map: Clinical Pathway Now Live
Members of the AzNA Climate Change & Health Workgroup and the Arizona Health Professionals for Climate Action assisted NAM in creating the newClinical Journey Map and it is now live on the NAM website!
The site is intended for any health care organization or worker, regardless of size, industry, or stage of their climate journey. However, it will be particularly useful for systems and persons who have yet to begin their efforts or have recently started to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, advance sustainability, and strengthen resilience.
Each stage of the journey map includes specific actions that need to be taken. The resources provided in the journey map will address those challenges and highlight actions to help organizations achieve their sustainability goals.
The journey map is circular, meaning organizations can revisit different stages to address regulatory, scientific, business, or other factors that develop while on their sustainability journey.
We encourage you to explore the Clinical Pathway as well as its companion, theSupplier Pathway, and help spread the word. You’ll find promotional tools at the bottom of the overview page to support dissemination.
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Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) Program
Arizona’s Office of Resiliency has officiallyfully launchedthe HEAR Program—part of the Inflation Reduction Act’s $8.8 billion investment in Home Energy Rebates. This program offersup to $14,000in point-of-sale rebates for lower- and moderate-income households to purchase high-efficiency appliances and upgrades, including heat pumps, induction stoves, insulation, ventilation, water heaters, and more.
This program could not come at a more critical time. Extreme heat is a life-threatening challenge across Arizona, and these rebates help protect our most vulnerable neighbors.
Full details at www.efficiencyarizona.com
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What We Are Reading & Listening to Now
Join Us: Webinars & Events
- July 29th: 1:00 pm (ET): EPC Poll Briefing: Environmental and Economic Justice Register
- July 29th: 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm (ET): Mitigating Operational Risks for Health Care Sustainability Leadership Register
- July 30th: 10:00 am – 11:00 am (AZ): Extreme Heat & Workforce Health: Navigating Policy and Preparedness. Register
- August 5th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): 3.0 Weighing in on Public Discourse: Working with Local and State Papers Register
- August 19th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Fighting Misinformation: Discussing the Realities of Fossil Fuels, Climate Change and Health Register
- September 2nd: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Making Your Voice Heard: Influencing Decision-Making in Likely and Unlikely Places Register
Join the ANHE West Regional Forum Today!
Don’t forget to join the ANHE Regional Forums! Over 700 ANHE members in Arizona, California, and Nevada are committed to ensuring access to healthy food, water, air, and soil for all communities. The Regional Forums will host events, share information about current developments, and create opportunities for nurses to communicate with their legislators and with one another regarding issues in environmental health.
Join Today
Recordings
- June 2nd: Global Heat Action Day: Local Solutions to Protect Communities Recording
- The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health: 2024 Communication Training Sessions Recordings
- May 14th: Mitigating Heat-Related Health Risks in Arizona Recording
- March 6th: Tap Water Affordability in Arizona Recording
- February 5th: 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 10th’s webinar: Perspectives on Plastic Lifecycle Series: Plastics Use and Demand Recording.
- Recording from December 11th’s webinar:A panel discussion on Extreme Weather in Arizona Recording.
- Recording from 3rd Annual National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) National Meeting 2024 Here
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Posted By Madi Moyer,
Thursday, July 17, 2025
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One Big Beautiful/Bad Bill
Trumps'sOne Big Beautiful BillAct has been signed into law. It promises to be a terrible deal for Americans’ public health and environmental health. While energy demands explode and climate-driven extreme weather events threaten communities from coast to coast, families struggle with rising costs. This bill is anti-health, anti-climate, anti-clean energy, and possibly the biggest job killer in U.S. history. The bill makes massive cuts to programs that support clean energy development, and it will lead to energy rate hikes and increased costs for American households while perpetuating tax cuts for the wealthy. Under this bill, while greenhouse gas emissions increase, our country will become less globally competitive in producing clean energy solutions, and hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose good-paying, clean energy jobs in what was America’s fastest growing economic sector. Since clean energy is cheaper than fossil fuels, families will now be forced to pay higher energy bills. See the state-by-state impactshere.
Eldersand children will be harmed first. Low-income and fixed-income communities will suffer. And more people across the country will face devastating extreme weather catastrophes they’re unprepared for—all so the wealthy can get a tax-break! This bill will accelerate climate change that is threatening the health and wellbeing of millions of Americans and adversely impact generations to come.
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YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED!
In August is the congressional recess and all members are in their home states to engage with their constituents. Take this opportunity to meet with your Congresspeople. Make an appointment and use thesetalking pointsor drop by their office andleave this document behind. Let us know what you did and any feedback you got. (info@eldersclimateaction.org)
Find Congressional contact information forfederal and home offices here.
OPPOSE EPA RULE CHANGES DESTRUCTIVE TO CLIMATE AND HEALTH
If you haven’t already done so, be sure to add your comments to these two current EPA rule-change proposals. These include the rollback of critical standards in place since 2011 or earlier, and updated in 2024.
TAKEACTION
1. To submit your comment to the Federal Register for the repeal of the Carbon Pollution from Power Plants Rule,CLICK HERE.Or submit a commenton your own here. The deadline for comments is August 7th.Repeal of this rule limiting greenhouse gas emissions is in direct contradiction to the scientific evidence and will speed climate change and harm human health for decades to come.
2. To submit your comment to the Federal Register for proposed repeal of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards,CLICK HERE.Or submit a commenton your own here. The deadline for comments is August 10th.Methylmercury pollution falls to the earth and migrates into groundwater, rivers and lakes, and into the fish we eat. It is a powerful neurotoxin which can affect our vision, speech, hearing, and immune and cardiovascular systems; further, it travels through the placenta and into breast milk, impacting the neurological development of infants.
Last year our comments to the EPA and legislators in support of rule changes and legislation that support the well-being of all Americans made a real difference. Let’s keep at it!
SUPPORT COURAGEOUS EPA STAFF!
Several hundred current and former EPA staff members sent an open letter two weeks ago to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin outlining five concerns about current EPAactionsand White House policies that, taken together, “undermine the EPA mission of protecting human health and the environment.” The letter highlights EPAactionsthat will roll back environmental regulations designed to meet the climate crisis, eliminate environmental justice considerations, and undercut the role of science in the EPA’s decision-making. The letter concludes: “Your decisions andactionswill reverberate for generations to come. EPA under your leadership will not protect communities from hazardous chemicals and unsafe drinking water, but instead will increase risks to public health and safety.” The letter explicitly asks Administrator Zeldin to reverse course, honor his oath, and “serve the American people.”
TAKEACTION
To support the courageous EPA signatories of this letter (139 of whom have now been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into their signing the letter), go to the“Stand Up for Science” website here.
PREPARING FOR DISASTER
Extreme weather is life-changing. Whether it’s a hurricane, winter storm, flash flood, tornado, wildfire, or heat wave, climate disasters can damage or destroy your home and property, cause lengthy power outages, and stall civic services. Grist’s comprehensive guide,DISASTER 101, will help people stay ready and informed before, during, and after these traumatic and chaotic events, including where to find and build support in your community. They list the most accurate weather updates and emergency alerts, explain the roles different agencies play in disaster aid, and provide details on our rights.
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What We Are Reading & Listening to Now
Clean Energy Priorities
Arizona Clean Energy
Solar Rights
How to Stay Cool & Safe in a Heat Wave
Join Us: Webinars & Events
- July 22nd 3pm-4: 15pm HEAT VULNERABILITY ACROSS THE LIFESPAN with DR. MELANIE HAINES National Call and Action Part REGISTER
- July 22nd: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Harnessing the Power of Social Media: Using Different Platforms Strategically Register
- July 23rd: 2:30 – 3:30 pm Wildfire Smoke & Effective Public Health Interventions REGISTER
- July 24th: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (ET): Extreme Heat & Health: Clinical and Public Health Strategies for Prevention and Action Webinar with free CEUs Register
- July 30th: 10:00 am – 11:00 am (AZ): Extreme Heat & Workforce Health: Navigating Policy and Preparedness. Register
- August 5th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): 3.0 Weighing in on Public Discourse: Working with Local and State Papers Register
- August 19th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Fighting Misinformation: Discussing the Realities of Fossil Fuels, Climate Change and Health Register
- September 2nd: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Making Your Voice Heard: Influencing Decision-Making in Likely and Unlikely Places Register
Join the ANHE West Regional Forum Today!
Don’t forget to join the ANHE Regional Forums! Over 700 ANHE members in Arizona, California, and Nevada are committed to ensuring access to healthy food, water, air, and soil for all communities. The Regional Forums will host events, share information about current developments, and create opportunities for nurses to communicate with their legislators and with one another regarding issues in environmental health.
Join Today
Recordings
- July 9th Understanding the Connection of Climate in the Devastating Texas Floods by Climate Central RECORDING
- June 25, 2025 Southwest Learning Collaborative from the National Academies of Medicine webinar on extreme heat
- June 2nd: Global Heat Action Day: Local Solutions to Protect Communities Recording
- The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health: 2024 Communication Training Sessions Recordings
- May 14th: Mitigating Heat-Related Health Risks in Arizona Recording
- March 6th: Tap Water Affordability in Arizona Recording
- February 5th: 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 10th’s webinar: Perspectives on Plastic Lifecycle Series: Plastics Use and Demand Recording.
- Recording from December 11th’s webinar:A panel discussion on Extreme Weather in Arizona Recording.
- Recording from 3rd Annual National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) National Meeting 2024 Here
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Posted By Administration,
Thursday, July 10, 2025
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Air Pollution + Heat = Premature Death
WHY?
According to air quality experts TEQOYA, heat can increase air pollution in three ways:
- When weather is hot, primary sources of pollutants tend to increase because people utilize more gas-burning vehicles and electricity via air conditioning. Motors in vehicles and HVAC units produce heat in addition to pollutants, compounding the problem.
- Sun and heat can transform primary air pollutants into secondary pollutants that can be even more toxic (ozone). The fine particles of ozone or PM2.5 enter deep into the lungs and into the bloodstream.
- Heatwaves often come with high atmospheric pressure, that creates a stagnant layer of air above ground level. When this happens over cities, air pollutants remain captured, and pollutant density increases. This effect can last a day up to several weeks. The frequency and intensity of extreme heatwaves is increasing nationwide.
The American Lung Association ranked Phoenix and Tucson among the worst cities for air pollution in the US for several years. The results are evident in the nearly 9% of children in Arizona living with asthma, a leading cause of hospitalizations for children. Heat related injuries in combination with cardio-pulmonary impacts are a dangerous mix that combine into major health concerns for young and old.
What We Are Reading & Listening to Now
The White House Took Down the Nation’s Top Climate Report. You can still FIND IT HERE NPR July 1, 2025.
An Introduction to Environmental Racism for Nurses A FREE 5-10 hour course provided by the Association of Canadian Nurses for the Environment
From Columbia University: Nursing on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis: Education for Action CEUs available
The Emotional Toll of Climate Change is Broad-ranging, Especially for Young People 6/25/25
Frostbite How Refrigeration Changed our Food, our Planet, and, Ourselves by Nicola Twilley
Join Us: Webinars & Events
- July 15th: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm (PST): Extreme Heat Adaptation in Indigenous Communities: Regional-level Solutions Register
- July 22nd: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Harnessing the Power of Social Media: Using Different Platforms Strategically Register
- July 24th: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (ET): Extreme Heat & Health: Clinical and Public Health Strategies for Prevention and Action Webinar with free CEUs Register
- July 30th: 10:00 am – 11:00 am (AZ): Extreme Heat & Workforce Health: Navigating Policy and Preparedness. Register
- August 5th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): 3.0 Weighing in on Public Discourse: Working with Local and State Papers Register
- August 19th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Fighting Misinformation: Discussing the Realities of Fossil Fuels, Climate Change and Health Register
- September 2nd: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Making Your Voice Heard: Influencing Decision-Making in Likely and Unlikely Places Register
- September 21st: all day/all over the country. Sun Day is a day of action celebrating solar and wind power and the movement to leave fossil fuels behind. REGISTER
Join the ANHE West Regional Forum Today!
Don’t forget to join the ANHE Regional Forums! Over 700 ANHE members in Arizona, California, and Nevada are committed to ensuring access to healthy food, water, air, and soil for all communities. The Regional Forums will host events, share information about current developments, and create opportunities for nurses to communicate with their legislators and with one another regarding issues in environmental health. Join Today
Take Action
Now is not the time to agonize, it’s time to ORGANIZE!
Nonpartisan protests against policies that hurt our public health occurring on July 17, 2025 nationwide. Sign up here
Oppose EPA Rule-changes Destructive to Climate and to Health
If you haven’t already done so, be sure to add your comments to these two current EPA rule-change proposals. These amount to the rollback of critical standards in place since 2011 or earlier, and updated in 2024.
1. To submit your comment to the Federal Register for the repeal of the Carbon Pollution from Power Plants Rule CLICK HERE. Or submit a comment on your own here. Deadline for comments is August 7th.
Repeal of this rule limiting greenhouse gas emissions is in direct contradiction to the scientific evidence; repeal will speed climate change and harm human health for decades to come.
2. To submit your comment to the Federal Register for proposed repeal of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, CLICK HERE.
Or submit a comment on your own here. Deadline for comments is August 10th.
Methylmercury pollution falls to the earth and migrates into groundwater, rivers and lakes, and into the fish we eat. It is a powerful neurotoxin which can affect our vision, speech, hearing, and immune and cardiovascular systems; further, it travels through the placenta and breast-feeding, when exposure can have significant impacts on the baby’s neurological development.
RECORDINGS
- July 9th Understanding the Connection of Climate in the Devastating Texas Floods by Climate Central RECORDING
- June 25, 2025 Southwest Learning Collaborative from the National Academies of Medicine webinar on extreme heat
- June 2nd: Global Heat Action Day: Local Solutions to Protect Communities Recording
- The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health: 2024 Communication Training Sessions Recordings
- May 14th: Mitigating Heat-Related Health Risks in Arizona Recording
- March 6th: Tap Water Affordability in Arizona Recording
- February 5th: 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 10th’s webinar: Perspectives on Plastic Lifecycle Series: Plastics Use and Demand Recording.
- Recording from December 11th’s webinar:A panel discussion on Extreme Weather in Arizona Recording.
- Recording from 3rd Annual National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) National Meeting 2024 Here
Thank you for joining us in making a healthier planet today!
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Posted By Madi Moyer,
Thursday, July 3, 2025
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PEOPLE’s Hearing on Extreme Weather
On June 26th, several community members concerned about extreme weather caused by climate change and its impact on our community met at South Mountain Community College for the Extreme Weather People’s Townhall. Attendees included health professionals, veterans, youth, local officials and many concerned citizens. Two workgroup members, Pat VanMaanen and Paloma Greenwald spoke and provided official statements in this press release. We are pleased that nurses are invited and participating in these events to help highlight the direct link between climate and health; both nurse presenters addressed extreme heat, an important topic now that we are entering our ‘heat season’ in Arizona.
YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED!
THE EPA WANTS TO REPEAL TWO CRITICAL CLIMATE POLLUTION PROTECTIONS!
ALL OF US ARE NEEDED TO SUBMIT A COMMENT ON BOTH OF THESE REPEALS.
On June 11, 2025, the EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin signed proposals to repeal two critical climate pollution standards that protect our air. The first would eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions standards for fossil-fuel-fired power plants—among the largest sources of climate pollution in America. And the second would dismantle standards that restrict dangerous mercury and other toxic pollutants from power plants. These proposals are based on the false claim that emissions from these facilities do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution, directly contradicting decades of established science and abandoning the EPA's fundamental mission to protect public health.
Both proposals threaten to undo regulations that prevent 230,000 premature deaths each year and have delivered $2 trillion in health and economic benefits since 1990. We cannot allow political ideology to override scientific evidence when human, animal, and planetary health hang in the balance!
Please act now by customizing and personalizing each message to reflect your experience and concerns.
➡️1. REGISTER TO ATTEND THE HEARINGS ANDREGISTER TO TESTIFY AT THE HEARINGS TOO!
The fossil fuel industry will be lining up their speakers, so we need to line up ours! Spaces will fill in 24-48 hours quickly, please submit a request to speak (you will need to submit requests for each hearing if you want to participate in both).
🚨 The EPA will hold a virtual public hearing for Carbon Pollution from Power Plants (docket ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0124-0001) Public Hearings will be held on July 8, 2025.
Please sign-up here to testify or attend.
Our partners at Climate Action Campaign have prepared a Carbon Pollution Testimony Toolkitto support you.
🚨 Virtual public hearing for Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
(docket ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0794-6978) Public Hearings will be held on July 10th, 2025.
Please sign-up here to testify or attend.
Our partners at Climate Action Campaign have prepared a MATS Testimony Toolkit to support you.
SUBMIT COMMENTS ON BOTH PROPOSED REPEALS.
WE HAVE LESS THAN 45 DAYS TO MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD!
➡️ 2. Customize ECA's pre-written message and submit your comment to the to the Federal Register for the Carbon Pollution from Power Plants Rule,CLICK HERE.
Or submit a commenton you own here.Deadline for comments August 7th.
➡️ 3. Customize ECA's pre-written message and submit your comment to the to the Federal Register for Mercury and Air Toxics Standards proposed repeals,CLICK HERE.
Or submit a commenton your own here.Deadline for comments August 10th.
What We Are Reading & Listening to Now
Join Us: Webinars & Events
- July 8th: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Speaking Out in Challenging Times: Working With the Media and Media Relations Departments Register
- July 9th: 9:00 am – 10:00 am (AZ): Healthy Horizons: Addressing Environmental Health for Children and Adolescents with Disabilities Register
- July 10th 10:00 am – 11:00 am (AZ): Addressing Substance Use Risk in Extreme Heat Register
- July 15th: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm (PST): Extreme Heat Adaptation in Indigenous Communities: Regional-level Solutions Register
- July 22nd: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (AZ): Harnessing the Power of Social Media: Using Different Platforms Strategically Register
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Posted By Madi Moyer,
Thursday, June 26, 2025
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YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED!
THE EPA WANTS TO REPEAL TWO CRITICAL CLIMATE POLLUTION PROTECTIONS!
ALL OF US ARE NEEDED TO SUBMIT A COMMENT ON BOTH OF THESE REPEALS.
On June 11, 2025, the EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin signed proposals to repeal two critical climate pollution standards that protect our air. The first would eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions standards for fossil-fuel-fired power plants—among the largest sources of climate pollution in America. And the second would dismantle standards that restrict dangerous mercury and other toxic pollutants from power plants. These proposals are based on the false claim that emissions from these facilities do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution, directly contradicting decades of established science and abandoning the EPA's fundamental mission to protect public health.
Both proposals threaten to undo regulations that prevent 230,000 premature deaths each year and have delivered $2 trillion in health and economic benefits since 1990. We cannot allow political ideology to override scientific evidence when human, animal, and planetary health hang in the balance!
Please act now by customizing and personalizing each message to reflect your experience and concerns.
➡️1. REGISTER TO ATTEND THE HEARINGSANDREGISTER TO TESTIFY AT THE HEARINGS TOO!
The fossil fuel industry will be lining up their speakers, so we need to line up ours! Spaces will fill in 24-48 hours quickly, please submit a request to speak (you will need to submit requests for each hearing if you want to participate in both).
🚨 The EPA will hold a virtual public hearing for Carbon Pollution from Power Plants (docket ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0124-0001) Public Hearings will be held on July 8, 2025.
Please sign-uphereto testify or attend.
Our partners at Climate Action Campaign have prepared aCarbon Pollution Testimony Toolkitto support you.
🚨 Virtual public hearing for Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
(docket ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0794-6978) Public Hearings will be held on July 10th, 2025.
Please sign-uphereto testify or attend.
Our partners at Climate Action Campaign have prepared aMATS Testimony Toolkitto support you.
SUBMIT COMMENTS ON BOTH PROPOSED REPEALS.
WE HAVE LESS THAN45 DAYSTO MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD!
➡️ 2. Customize ECA's pre-written message and submit your comment to the to the Federal Register for the Carbon Pollution from Power Plants Rule,CLICK HERE.
Or submit a commenton you own here.Deadline for comments August 7th.
➡️ 3. Customize ECA's pre-written message and submit your comment to the to the Federal Register for Mercury and Air Toxics Standards proposed repeals,CLICK HERE.
Or submit a commenton your own here.Deadline for comments August 10th.
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