Consortium 2018 Annual Report
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Statement – Medical Societies respond to proposed revision to Clean Air Act
February 14, 2019 - The EPA is holding a hearing on a proposed revision to a rule under the Clean Air Act to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new fossil....
Statement: Infectious Diseases Society of America Joins Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health
February 5, 2019 - The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health (Consortium) announced today that the Infectious Diseases Society of America has signed on to the Consortium of 23....
Press Release: Hospitals urge EPA to maintain standards on mercury and other toxic pollution
The 17 U.S. health systems of HCWH are urging the EPA to protect public health by upholding strong limits on mercury and other toxic pollutants emitted from coal-fired power plants.
10th largest health system pledges 100% renewable electricity by 2030
Advocate Aurora Health announced a commitment to power its health care operations with 100 percent renewable electricity by 2030.
Statement: Medical Societies Respond to National Climate Assessment
On November 23, the Trump Administration today released the 4th National Climate Assessment, a Congressionally-mandated report on the impacts of climate change in the US. The report reaffirms what our....
Press Release: Internists and Medical Society Consortium Awarded Grant to Embed Racial Equity into Their Climate Resilience Work
The American College of Physicians (ACP) and the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health have been selected for participation in the new Racial Equity Learning Program under the Kresge....
Comments on Clean Cars Rollbacks
Over 90 public health organizations submitted an impressive joint testimony to the EPA
Statement on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report
The Consortium issued this statement in response to the release of a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change titled “Global Warming of 1.5 degrees C,” which warned of....
Call to Action of the Global Climate and Health Forum
San Francisco, CA September 12, 2018 Click here to view the press release Climate change is a global health emergency. It is impacting the health of our communities today. A....
Statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Proposed Rule to Replace the Clean Power Plan
Medical Societies Respond to EPA’s Proposed Air Pollution Rule
Public health, medical, academic, and scientific groups oppose EPA transparency rule
For release July 16, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC -04:00) Nearly seventy public health, medical, academic, and scientific groups representing millions of Americans released the following statement to express....
Response to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science” proposed rule
Dr. Mona Sarfaty’s Statement (July 17, 2018): Respected EPA panelists and fellow citizens. My name is Mona Sarfaty. I am a physician trained in family medicine and public health; I....