EPA’s proposal ignores the current science and the opportunity to prevent harm to health. Read the joint statement released by the American Lung Association and other health and medical organizations.
Statements
Letter to the G20 leaders calling for a #HealthyRecovery
On May 26, 2020, over 350 organizations representing over 40 million health professionals and over 4,500 individual health professionals from 90 different countries, wrote to the G20 leaders calling for a #HealthyRecovery.
International Federation Gynecology and Obstetrics: Statement on the Climate Crisis and Health
Emergent evidence from a broad coalition of international researchers and the medical community has demonstrated that the current climate crisis presents an imminent health risk to pregnant women, the developing fetus, and reproductive health.
Letter to Congress on COVID-19, Climate and Health
In this letter to Congress, thousands of doctors, nurses and healthcare providers are urging lawmakers to consider the existing and predicted health harms from climate change in any future legislation that addresses health and economic impacts of COVID-19.
Response of the Health Community to the announced Rollback of the ‘Clean Cars’ Standards
By design, the proposed standards would increase fossil fuels burned and harmful pollution emitted into the atmosphere. Read the full statement and an additional letter from the AAFP.
Statement on the proposed policy to narrow the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act
The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health opposes the current proposal to update The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
An Open Letter to President Trump
Join with the Consortium, to ask the President to protect Americans’ health, safety and wellbeing by stopping the withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Sign the letter…
Statement on the EPA’s proposed amendments to the 2012 and 2016 NSPS for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry
This proposal would do away with the requirements that oil and gas companies install technology to detect and fix methane leaks from wells, pipelines, and storage facilities.
Letters to Representatives on Extreme Heat and Protecting Workers from Heat Exposure
Climate change is causing an increase in the number of days of extreme heat and putting many U.S. lives at risk. Read letters from the Consortium sent to Representative Chu and Representative Grijalva on the problem of heat exposure of workers on the job.