The Consortium in the News

September 2023

Removal of carbon dioxide, in the midst of a climate crisis
Alfred L. Glover | Los Angeles Sentinel | September 7, 2023

August 2023

Death of Kroger Employee Is Just the Beginning of Heat-Related Threats to Workers
Patrick Cooley | The Messenger | August 31, 2023

A Just Recovery for Maui Must Center Native Hawaiians
Marcus Kawika Iwane and Nicole Mahealani Lum | Common Dreams | August 30, 2023

Why are Congress’s budget experts failing to address the rise of climate-related health care spending?
David Introcaso | The Hill | August 21, 2023

Pediatricians lending voice, expertise to climate lawsuits across the country
Steve Schering | AAP News | August 15, 2023

Experts discuss how extreme heat affects vulnerable populations – and how communities and healthcare systems can respond
Jamie Hansen | Stanford News | August 14, 20223

What Are Clinician Groups Doing About Climate Change?
Joyce Frieden | MedPage Today | August 13, 2023

How Will EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Carbon Rule Impact Public Health?
Brady Watson | The Equation | August 10, 2023

Climate change is pushing health care systems to the limit
Dr. Paul Charlton, Nathaniel Matthews-Trigg, and Shelley Mann-Lev | Albuquerque Journal | August 4, 2023

What to know when your child starts school during a deadly heat wave
Sandee LaMotte | CNN | August 3, 2023

From Samoa to the East Coast, doctors are diagnosing and treating climate change
Zoya Teirstein | Grist | August 3, 2023

July 2023

Opinion: Accurately diagnosing causes of extreme weather
Sanjiv Godse | Connecticut Post | July 31, 2023

Going to extremes: Schools ditching asphalt playgrounds to protect kids from rising heat
Helena Alexandra Getahun-Hawkins | Local News Matters | July 30, 2023

How EHRs can impact climate change [PODCAST]
The Podcast by KevinMD | July 24, 2023

CalFire grants aim to make schools cooler and greener
Laura Isaza | KALW | July 20, 2023

Healthcare and Climate Change
Tony Hagen | Managed Healthcare Executive | July 18, 2023

Our Children’s Lungs Are Uniquely Vulnerable to All This Wildfire Smoke
Alexander Rabin and Lisa Patel | The New York Times | July 2, 2023

Kanaka can Destroy, Kanaka can Heal
Marcus Kawika Iwane | Ka Wai Ola | July 1, 2023

June 2023

Why nighttime heat can be so dangerous – and why it’s getting worse
Rachel Ramirez | CNN | June 30, 2023

The Air Quality Index And How To Use It, Explained
Zoey Khalid | Globe Echo | June 28, 2023

Texas’s nighttime temperatures are a symptom of a new, more dangerous kind of heat wave
City News ServicePristine Villarreal | NBC Palm Springs | June 27, 2023

Opinion: Don’t worry about the government taking your gas stove — worry about the pollution inside your home
Lisa Patel | Los Angeles Times | June 21, 2023

Doctors Are Quietly Teaching Americans About Climate Change
Neel Dhanesha | Heatmap | June 21, 2023

EHRs must do more to help combat climate change
Earl Stewart, Jr. | KevinMD.com | June 19, 2023

On climate change adaptation, consult the original experts: Indigenous people
Marcos Moreno | The Hill | June 15, 2023

Could Extreme Heat Make It Harder to Breastfeed?
Brianna Clark | MedPage Today | June 15, 2023

Opinion: The public health crisis of climate change is here
Sanjiv Godse | Connecticut Post | June 15, 2023

New power sector rules are the U.S.’s best chance at achieving climate goals
Evergreen Action | Grist | June 12, 2023

Staying safe in smoky air is particularly important for some people. Here’s how
Maria Godoy and Jane Greenhalgh | NPR Up First | June 9, 2023

Oil and Gas production in our Los Angeles Communities
Alfred L. Glover | Los Angeles Sentinel | June 8, 2023

‘Like unfiltered cigarettes’: Why is wildfire smoke so dangerous for the lungs?
Rachel Koning Beals | MarketWatch | June 8, 2023

How parents can protect children amid hazardous air quality, wildfire smoke
Caitlin Gibson | The Washington Post | June 8, 2023

How to stay safe when the air outside is toxic
Laura Santhanam | PBS News Hour | June 7, 2023

Smoke brings a warning: There’s no escaping climate’s threat to health
Dan Diamond, Joshua Partlow, Brady Dennis and Emmanuel Felton | The Washington Post | June 7, 2023

US skies filled with haze from Canada wildfires
The Today Show | June 7, 2023

May 2023

Guest opinion: Alabama should get on the (electric) school bus
George Crawford | AL.com | May 30, 2023

Health Leaders Should Speak Out for Proposed Carbon Emission Regulation
Lisa Patel | MedPage Today | May 23, 2023

April 2023

You’re Going To Have To Teach Your Kids About Climate Change. Here’s How.
Marie Holmes | HuffPost | April 14, 2023

March 2023

Carper, Advocates Call for Further Action on Clean Air and Climate Protections
Chairman Tom Carper | U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works | March 22, 2023

Island Press e-book details sustainable, equitable solutions by environmental thought leaders
Kaniqua Welch | The Kresge Foundation | March 22, 2023

It’s Time for the Health Sector to Stop Bankrolling the Fossil Fuel Industry
Linda Rudolph, Naomi Beyeler, and Bill McKibben | NEJM Catalyst | March 21, 2023

To protect our health, tell the truth about the fossil fuel industry
Linda Rudolph | Capitol Weekly | March 2, 2023

February 2023

Free E-Book Showcases Collective Action for Healthy, Resilient Communities
Laurie Mazur |  Resilience February 27, 2023

December 2022

Citing Health and Climate Concerns, Activists Urge HUD To Remove Gas Stoves From Federally Assisted Housing
Victoria St. Martin | Inside Climate News | December 2, 2022

Opinion: Why climate-resilient health systems are key to health for all
Lauren Moore | Devex | December 12, 2022

If You’re Anxious About Climate Change, This Is What Experts Say You Can Do To Cope
Anna Betts | Buzzfeed News | December 23, 2022

November 2022

Toxic wildfire smoke raises health risks across the country
Matt Vasilogambros | The Washington Post | November 13, 2022

September 2022

Healthcare groups energized to tackle climate change
Cape Gazette | Alan Greenglass | September 20, 2022

‘We can’t wait any longer’: Idaho health care group wants action on climate change
Audrey Dutton | Idaho Capital Sun | September 29, 2022

August 2022

From heat deaths to worsening allergies, climate change harms health
Alexandra Conforti | Cronkite News | August 2, 2022

Public Health Agencies Lack Money to Combat Climate Threats
Alex Brown | PEW | August 12, 2022

Autoimmune Diseases, the Environment, and You
Beth Levine | Everyday Health | August 15, 2022

May 2022

How climate change is making your patients sick, and what you can do about it
Lois Levine | Contemporary OB/GYN | May 7, 2022

April 2022

Climate Change at the Doctor’s Office
Prasanna Vankina | NRDC | April 11, 2022

March 2022

New Federal Office to Address Climate Change as a Health Equity Issue
Ruth Lindberg | Pew | March 17, 2022

February 2022

EMERGENCY PETITION TO HALT NEW DRILLING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
Organizations | Biological Diversity | February 8, 2022

January 2022

For Where I Live and Those I Love
Stefan Wheat, MD and Ryan Dollbaum, MD | Wilderness Medical Society | January 18, 2022

Ep. 47: The impacts of climate change and health
Dr. Neelu Tummala, MD | The Itch Podcast | January 11, 2022

December 2021

Climate Change And Infections
Judy Stone | Forbes | December 20, 2021

November 2021

Some AMA Delegates Decry Dismissal of Global Warming as a Health Crisis
Cheryl Clark | MedPage Today | November 27, 2021

Opinion: State climate plan is a public health priority
Dr. Robert McLean and Dr. Ruth Weissberger | CTPost | November 1, 2021

October 2021

7 tips for finding local stories in The Lancet’s new health and climate change report
Naseem S. Miller | The Journalist’s Resource | October 27, 2021

Interview: How Does Climate Change Affect Youth Mental Health?
Miranda Spencer | Mad in America | October 6, 2021

SC schools, parents urged to commit to healthier, plant-based diets for children
(Op-ed by one of our 2021 Climate and Healthy Equity Fellows)
Dr. Bethany Carlos | The State | October 6, 2021

September 2021

Reducing healthcare sector’s greenhouse gas emissions
(Describes the work of one of our 2021 CHEF fellows Dr. Stephen Houser)
Dr. Neha Pathak | Yale Climate Connections | September 30, 2021

August 2021

Climate Change is a Health Crisis. The Treatment is Legislative Climate Action
Dr. Neelu Tummala (VCCA) | Newsweek | August 30, 2021

Health care organizations, practitioners collaborate on push for climate-smart health care
The Kresge Foundation | August 30, 2021

Climate Change and Extreme Weather Linked in U.N. Climate Report
Jenessa Duncombe | Eos | August 25, 2021

Health care workers join the fight to stop the Line 3 pipeline
Joseph Winters | Grist | August 18, 2021

Joining Fight Against Line 3, Health Professionals Urge Biden to Block Project
Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams | August 17, 2021

Mona Sarfaty of George Mason University weighs in on the latest IPCC report on climate change
Jones & Bartlett Learning LinkedIn | August 10, 2021

New Climate Report Sparks Demand for Change in Healthcare
Amanda D’Ambrosio | MedPage Today | August 9, 2021

As we face climate change, Congress must invest in programs and policies that center our health
Dr. Mona Sarfaty | The Hill | August 9, 2021

HHS’s Climate Change Office: Not Open Yet, but Getting Positive Reviews
Joyce Frieden | Medpage Today | August 5, 2021

Effects of Climate Change, COVID-19 Spell Concern for Embattled US Health System
Gianna Melillo | The American Journal of Managed Care | August 5, 2021

Mona Sarfaty, of George Mason University, weighs in on the latest IPCC report on climate change
Jones & Bartlett Learning | LinkedIn | August 2021

18 titles have been named to the book list for the 2021 Bugbee-Falk Book Award
Climate Change and Population Health: A Primer by Dr. Mona Sarfaty
Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) | LinkedIn | August 2021

July 2021

Georgia’s rural electric co-ops must commit to greater use of clean energy sources
Dr. Linda I. Walden | Savannah Morning News | July 26, 2021

Climate Change Calls For A New Hippocratic Oath
Gary Cohen | Health Affairs | July 14, 2021

June 2021

We need a call to action on clean energy
Dr. Linda I. Walden | Georgia Health News | June 28, 2021

Calling on co-ops to provide clean energy
Dr. Linda I. Walden | Thomasville Times-Enterprise | June 23, 2021

Mason 4C receives funding for Medical Society Consortium On Climate & Health
George Mason University | EurekaAlert! | June 3, 2021

May 2021

Health Costs of Air Pollution and Climate Change Exceed $800 Billion
Harun Asad | Environmental Leader | May 24, 2021

April 2021

March 2021

February 2021

Lancet Countdown in the Southeast Webinar
Mention by Stacy Abrams | Facebook Live | February 25, 2021

Biden should treat climate change as a health emergency
Drs. Mona Sarfaty and Linda Rudolph | The Hill | February 17, 2021

Florida needs stronger energy efficiency programs for our health, for our future
Dr. Barbara Nabrit-Stephens (FCCA) | Tampa Bay Times | February 13, 2021

Climate Change puts Children’s Health at Risk
Dr. Lori Byron | CBS News | February 8, 2021

Twitter thinks ads about climate change are bad. Big Oil’s disinformation is fine, though. (Links to the Policy Action Agenda)
Emily Atkin, MSNBC Opinion Columnist | MSNBC | February 4, 2021

January 2021

Public health professionals: ‘To save lives, support clean transportation’
Augusta Free Press | January 30, 2021

December 2020

How You Can Save Money in Your Practice by Going Green
Abigail Cukier | Medscape | December 21, 2020

Strategies for Clinical Discussions About Climate Change
Emily Senay, Mona Sarfaty, Mary B. Rice | Annals of Internal Medicine | December 15, 2020

Maibach receives funding for Medical Society Consortium on Climate And Health
George Mason University | EurekAlert! | December 11,2020

Health Professionals Urged to Rise to the “Fierce Urgency” of the Climate Crisis
Global Climate and Health Alliance | Yuba Net | December 9, 2020

Third Rock from the Sun: Endocrinology and Climate Change
Glenda Fauntleroy Shaw | Endocrine News | December 2020

Pressured By Students, Medical Schools Grapple With Climate Change
Michele Cohen Marill | Health Affairs | December, 2020

November 2020

Urgency needed to address climate change in Maine
Daniel Oppenheim | Bangor Daily News | November 5, 2020

October 2020

Cast ballot carefully
Kristen Carlson | The Mining Journal | October 30, 2020

WI Medical Professionals: Climate Change Affects Human Health
Mike Moen | Public News Service WI | October 28, 2020

IA Doctors: Climate Change Takes Toll on Patient Health
Mike Moen | Public News Service IA | October 28, 2020

Letter to the Editor: Vote for health
Minta Phillips (NCCCA) | News & Record Greensboro | October 27, 2020

The US presidential race shows the value of health professionals urging climate action
Edward Maibach and Anthony Leiserowitz | BMJ Opinion | October 15, 2020

Mike Pence Acknowledges ‘The Climate Is Changing.’ What Will Your Doctor Do About This?
Nina Shapiro | Forbes | October 8, 2020

September 2020

Physicians: Get Ready for Climate Change — It’s a problem that will plague all of us
Carolina Severiche Mena, MD, and Matt Artz, MS, MBA | Medpage Today | September 21, 2020

Political leaders will benefit from a new climate focus: Protecting health
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey & Jerry Taylor | Op-Ed linking to the Policy Action Agenda | The Hill | September 18, 2020

One Planet: The Deadly Wildfires In Oregon & The Impacts Of Climate Change On Human Health
Rose Aguilar & Malihe Razazan | San Francisco KALW Radio Podcast | September 14, 2020

Doctors offer guide for teaching the health effects of climate change in medical residency
Shraddha Chakradhar | STAT | September 10, 2020

Pollution costs lives and is bad for business. Here are 5 ways companies can clean up the air
Roderick Weller & Eleni Michalopoulou | World Economic Forum | September 7, 2020

August 2020

In Phoenix, rising temperatures day and night kill more people each year
Debra Utacia Krol, Arizona Republic | AZ Central | August 27, 2020

Point of View: Stop the burn of pre-harvesting sugarcane
Dr. Cheryl Holder (FCCA) | Palm Beach Post | August 19, 2020

Climate Change Could Bring Heat ‘Health Crisis’ to U.S. Cities
Amy Norton | Health Day | August 18, 2020

Climate Change Could Bring Heat ‘Health Crisis’ to U.S. Cities
Amy Norton | US News | August 18, 2020

Climate Change: The Other Health Crisis
Laurie Mazur | US News | August 16, 2020

July 2020

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic
Ben Westcott, Helen Regan, Laura Smith-Spark, Ed Upright and Meg Wagner | CNN | July 25, 2020

What Happens When a Pandemic Meets a Heat Wave (Quotes members of FCCA)
Linda Poon | Bloomberg CityLab | July 24, 2020

Ophthalmologists support efforts to reduce surgical waste, survey says
Eric Oliver | Becker ACS Review | July 16, 2020

Survey: Most Ophthalmologists Support Efforts to Reduce Medicine’s Big Carbon Footprint
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and ASCRS | Newswise | July 15, 2020

Survey: Most Ophthalmologists Support Efforts to Reduce Medicine’s Big Carbon Footprint
American Academy of Opthalmology | July 15, 2020

June 2020

Americans increasingly understand that climate change harms human health
John Kotcher, Edward Maibach, Seth Rosenthal, Abel Gustafson & Anthony Leiserowitz | Yale Climate Note | June 16, 2020

Taking COVID-19 Tests Has Broad Support — Especially Among Adults Concerned About Climate Change
Lisa Martine Jenkins | Morning Consult | June 10, 2020

Paradise for Mold (Quotes member of FCCA)
Noura Al-Rajhi | WUFT – The Human Hazard | June 2020

May 2020

Planet already seeing temperatures beyond human tolerance
News24 | May 25, 2020

Mona Sarfaty Profile
Gray Babbs | Public Health Post | May 22, 2020

Planet Already Seeing Temperatures Beyond Human Tolerability
Amy Norton | Health Day | May 8, 2020

Our leaders protect us when they respect science
Dr. Samantha Ahdoot and Kendyl Crawford | Virginia Mercury | May 6, 2020

COVID-19 and the Environment: Is There a Relationship?
Joyce Frieden | Medpage Today | May 5, 2020

April 2020

Air Pollution From Wildfires May Make Coronavirus More Lethal
Kristen Gerencher | Forbes | April 27, 2020

January 2020

Hope – Despite Climate Change Denialists’ Indefatigabability
Noel Turnbull | Blog| January 27, 2020

November 2019

Climate Change: Is Addressing It Part of the Doctor’s Job?
Cheryl Clark | Medpage Today | November 18, 2019

Climate change will disproportionately threaten children’s health, new report says
Brittany Vincent | Mic | November 14, 2019

Climate Change Poses Threats to Children’s Health Worldwide
Kendra Pierre-Louis | The New York Times | November 13, 2019

October 2019

Climate change in the curriculum
Beth Howard | AAMC | October 8, 2019

The rising health threats of a hot planet
Beth Howard | AAMC | October 8, 2019

A physician says we need to connect the dots between worsening health and climate change
Dr. Susan Miller | Style Weekly | October 8, 2019

ACP Responds to WSJ Commentary on Social Justice Education in Medical School
American College of Physicians (ACP) | October 4, 2019

September 2019

How to talk to your kids about climate change
Nsikan Akpan | PBS News Hour | September 30, 2019

Time to Step Up Efforts to Protect Children from Climate Change
Jerome A. Paulson | AAP Voices | September 25, 2019

Letter to the Editor: Support student climate strike
Dr. Claire Gervais | Wisconsin State Journal | September 20, 2019

‘Like a sunburn on your lungs’: how does the climate crisis impact health?
Emily Holden | The Guardian | September 16, 2019

August 2019

With climate change, outdoor workers ‘bear the brunt’ of rising temperatures
Sarah Vogelsong | Virginia Mercury | August 27, 2019

Combating EPA Rollbacks — Health Care’s Response to a Retreat on Climate
Gina McCarthy and Dr. Aaron Bernstein | The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) | August 22, 2019

Report: Climate change hazardous to the health of Ohio children
Beth Burger | The Columbus Dispatch | August 22, 2019

Climate change is one of the biggest threats to American health
Dr. Jonathan Fielding | The Hill | August 20, 2019

Why Climate Change Is a Public Health Emergency
League of Women Voters | August 18, 2019

Climate Change Is Now Part of Medical Education
Rebecca Heilweil | Cheddar | August 13, 2019

A Public Health Emergency (letter)
Lancaster, PA Online | August 12, 2019

The Climate Crisis is a Public Health Crisis
Bruce R. Krawisz | Sojourners | August 9, 2019

Public Service Commission should set ambitious energy saving goals for power companies. They would improve the environment and residents’ health
Dr. Cheryl Holder and Dr. Todd Sack | The Invading Sea | August 9, 2019

Climate change is making us sicker
Dr. Homan Wai | Roanoke Times | August 8, 2019

Forces of nature: Doctors linking environment, climate change to health issues
Treva Lind | The Spokesman Review | August 7, 2019

Medical Schools Are Pushed to Train Doctors for Climate Change
Brianna Abbott | The Wall Street Journal | August 7, 2019

July 2019

Letter to the Editor: Health care professionals urge climate change action
Dr. Samantha Ahdoot | Richmond Times-Dispatch | July 26, 2019

Extreme Heat in Miami Will Only Get Worse, Scientists Warn
Jess Nelson | Miami New Times | July 16, 2019

126 days with temps that feel like 105 degrees? Florida’s heading that way
Kimberly Miller | Palm Beach Post | July 16, 2019

Has Your Doctor Talked To You About Climate Change?
Martha Bebinger | NPR Radio – WAMU 88.5 | July 13, 2019

Climate change a threat to public health
Dr. Lori Byron | Independent Record | July 7, 2019

AAFP Joins U.S. Call to Action on Climate Change
Michael Devitt | AAFP News | July 2, 2019

June 2019

Climate change is affecting our health today
Julia Ryder | Bozeman Daily Chronicle | June 29, 2019

Climate change a threat to public health
Dr. Lori Byron | Missoullian | June 28, 2019

Interview with Mona Sarfaty: Climate Change is a Public Health Emergency
Julia Muldavin | AJ+ Facebook | June 27, 2019

Interview with Mona Sarfaty: Climate Change: A Health Emergency
Julia Muldavin | AJ+ Instagram | Junee 27, 2019

Democratic Primary Debates; Climate Change; Sickle Cell
Madison Roberts | wjct | Jun 26, 2019

Top Medical Orgs Declare Climate Change World’s ‘Greatest Public Health Challenge’
Ayana Byrd | Colorlines | June 25, 2019

Climate change is a ‘health emergency,’ 74 medical and public health groups warn
Associated Press | NBC News | June 24, 2019
View all media activity on the US Call to Action on Climate, Health, and Equity: A Policy Action Agenda.

May 2019

Climate change disproportionately affects low-income populations
Fox 4 Florida TV | May 16, 2019

Physicians Starting to Claim Climate Change Is ‘In My Lane’
Dr. Neha Pathak | Medscape | May 7, 2019

Defenders of CO2 expand presence in Congress
Scott Waldman | Climate Wire | May 2, 2019

April 2019

Northam must forward to improve health and away from the pollutants of the past
Janet Eddy | Richmond Times-Dispatch | April 17, 2019

Climate Communications 101: the Trusted Messenger
Sarah Finnie Robinson | BU Institute of Sustainable Energy | April 16, 2019

Dermatologists’ role critical in depoliticizing climate change
SJ Coates et al | Helio Dermatology | April 11, 2019

New MIG Focuses on Climate Change, Environmental Health
AAFP News | April 5, 2019

Climate Change, Allergies, and Health
Suzanne Walker | Jones & Bartlett Learning Public Health Blog | April 5, 2019

Florida doctors warn of effects on health from climate change
Amy Lipman | WPTV | April 4, 2019

March 2019

How Climate Change Is Affecting Residents’ Health In Miami
Lulu Garcia-Navarro, Cheryl Holder | NPR Radio – WAMU 88.5 | March 24, 2019

Forum: Gov. Whitmer is fighting for public health
Dr. Lisa Del Buono | Record-Eagle | March 2, 2019

Adapting to the Effects of Climate Change in the Practice of Dermatology—A Call to Action
Dr. Sarah J. Coates, Dr. Timothy H. McCalmont and Dr. Mary L. Williams | JAMA | March 2, 2019

February 2019

NJ Faces Growing Health Threat from Virus-Carrying Mosquitoes
Jon Hurdle | NJ Spotlight | February 28, 2019

Medical community must sound alarm about climate change’s negative effects on health
Dr. Cheryl Holder | Miami Herald | February 20, 2019

GOP Green New Deal stunt is a great deal for Democrats
Jeremy Symons | The Hill | February 17, 2019

January 2019

Climate Change Is A Public Health Emergency, Doctor Says. Here’s How To Respond
Meghna Chakrabarti | NPR Radio – WBUR 90.9 | January 23, 2019

Doctors are frightened by climate change. Their industry is a big part of the problem
Julia Belluz and Umair Irfan | Vox | January 19, 2019

December 2018

Tackling climate change could save millions of lives, report says
Jacqueline Howard | CNN | December 5, 2018

Tackling climate change could save millions of lives, report says
CNN | ABC Action News | December 5, 2018

Millions of Lives could be saved by tackling Climate Change: WHO
Abha Toppo | Jagran Blog | December 6, 2018

Physician Action Needed in Face of Climate Change, ACP Says
Marcia Frellick | Medscape | December 3, 2018

November 2018

Doctors add voices to fears climate change is posing health risks around the globe
Joanne Finnegan | Fierce Healthcare | November 28, 2019

Associations Keep Attention on Climate Change Report
Ernie Smith | New Associations | November 28, 2019

Congress, it’s time to follow your doctor’s prescription on climate change
Dr. Mona Sarfaty | The Hill | November 27, 2018

The Hill: Congress, It’s Time To Follow Your Doctor’s Prescription On Climate Change
Dr. Mona Sarfaty | Kaiser Health News | November 27, 2018

New goal in climate resilience: Racial equity
Ines Kagubare | ClimateWire | November 26, 2018

Medical Societies Respond to National Climate Assessment
The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health | YubaNet | November 23, 2018

Internists and Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health awarded grant
American College of Physicians (ACP) | EurekAlert! | November 19, 2018

Diseases spread by ticks hit record level in U.S.
Ashley Welch | CBS News | November 14, 2018

Temperatures in Florida are Rising. For Vulnerable Patients, the Heat can be Life-threatening
Kate Stein | FCIR | November 13, 2018

Physician Recognition – Inova Clinicians
Loring Flint | INOVA Physician Brief | November 1, 2018

October 2018

Denials Down Under: Climate Change and Health
Binoy Kampmark | International Policy Digest | October 25, 2018

Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health Reacts to Climate Report, EPA Proposal
Scott Wilson | AAFP | October 23, 2018

Warming climate is already taking a toll on public health
Don Paul | The Buffalo News | October 18, 2018

How climate change will affect your health
Arman Azad | CNN | October 12, 2018

September 2018

Climate Crisis Call to Action: Major Obstacles but Hope for an “Energized Base”
Dr. Caroline Wellbery | AM Rounds Journal | September 18, 2018

August 2018

Climate change is a health issue.
Cynthia Mahoney | The Union | August 28, 2018

Analysis of new U.S. coal plant rules shows deadly dangers of air pollution
MD Staff | Modern Diplomacy | August 26, 2018

Analysis of new U.S. coal plant rules shows deadly dangers of air pollution
UN Environment Programme | August 25, 2018

The Trump Administration’s Revised Clean Power Plan Will Make Pollution Worse
Washington Post | Science Alert | August 22, 2018

Trump administration proposes rule to relax carbon limits on power plants
Juliet Eilperin | Washington Post | August 21, 2018

Administration proposes rule that would ease carbon limits on power plants
Washington Post | The Seattle Times | August 21, 2018

Significant rise in mosquito “disease danger days” in U.S., report warns
Ashley Welch | CBS News | August 13, 2018

June 2018 

How Climate Change Shapes Health, Health Care, and Physician Advocacy in Massachusetts
Robyn Alie | Massachusetts Medical Society | June 2018

Climate change threatens public health
Kathy Brazaitis | The Cap Times | June 18, 2018

Hiding in plain sight
Dr. Mona Sarfaty | Richmond Times-Dispatch | June 12, 2018

Climate Change & Health – Radio Interview
Dr. Mona Sarfaty | Community Radio Station WERA 96.7 | June 5, 2018

May 2018 

Limiting global warming levels can reduce dengue fever cases
Soma Das | Hindustan Times | May 29, 2018

Pediatricians warn that climate change is harming children’s health
Katherine Martinko | Treehugger | May 10, 2018

Pediatricians are concerned about climate change, and here’s why
Jacqueline Howard | CNN | May 8, 2018

Pediatricians are concerned about climate change, and here’s why
Jacqueline Howard, CNN | picked up by Local 10 (Florida television) | May 8, 2018

Illnesses from ticks, mosquitoes, flea bites have tripled in recent years, CDC says
Ashley Welch | CBS News | May 1, 2018

Illnesses From Ticks, Mosquitoes Surge, CDC Says
Ashley Welch, CBS News | 9 News | May 2, 2018

CDC Issues Warning On Bug-Borne Diseases In Wake Of New Report
Ashley Welch, CBS News | Valley News Live | May 2, 2018

Illnesses From Ticks, Mosquitoes, Flea Bites Have Tripled In Recent Years, CDC Says
Ashley Welch, CBS News | 5 News Online | May 1, 2018

Illnesses from ticks, mosquitoes surge, CDC says
Ashley Welch, CBS News | 10 TV WBNS | May 1, 2018

April 2018

The mental aftermath of hurricanes
Lauren Sullivan | Fourth Estate | April 23, 2018

Protecting the Environment, Our Health
AAFP News | April 17, 2018

Doctors Prescribe Climate Action for Better Health
Juanita Constible & Clare Morganelli | NRDC Blog | April 11, 2018

A case for climate activism: but where are the medical students?
Dr. Caroline Wellbery & Rhett Engelking | KevinMD | April 10, 2018

Climate Change Takes Particular Toll on At-Risk Communities
Shannon Firth | Medpage Today | April 9, 2018

March 2018

JAMA Forum: Private and Public Sector Responses to Climate Change
Dr. Howard K. Koh & Gina A. McCarthy | News @ JAMA | March 28, 2018

How to survive climate change: A lesson from Hurricane Maria
Jane Palmer | CNN | March 20, 2018

The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health Sounds the Alarm on Health Impacts of Climate Change
Dr. Mona Sarfaty | New England College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine | March 20, 2018

More than 370 Virginians attend DEQ hearings on carbon reduction
Augusta Free Press | March 19, 2018

Climate Change Said to Be ‘Ultimate Social Determinant of Health’
Mark Moran | Psychiatric News |March 13, 2018

Why your doctor might soon talk to you about climate change
Bianca Graulau | WTSP Channel 10 (Florida) | March 9, 2018

February 2018

The Health Effects of Climate Change
Dr. Mona Sarfaty | The Actuary Magazine | February 23, 2018

If you live in Florida, doctors say climate change is already affecting your health
Miami Herald | Florida Trend | February 13, 2018

If you live in Florida, doctors say climate change is already affecting your health
Alex Harris | Miami Herald | February 9, 2018

January 2018

Central Coast Physicians Winter 2018 edition
Central Coast Physicians | January 31, 2018

The gift of life – from kidneys to climate
Dr. Cynthia Mahoney | Citizens’ Climate Lobby News | January 25, 2018

December 2017

The Importance of Physician Climate Advocacy in the Face of Political Denial
Andrew Jameton | AMA Journal of Ethics | December 1, 2017

Sierra Club holds hearing on Clean Power Plan
April Keating | The Record Delta | December 6, 2017

November 2017

Advocates Protest Proposed Repeal, Calling Clean Power Plan ‘Lifesaving’
Kara Leigh Lofton | WV Public Radio | November 28, 2017

Sierra Club outlines opposition to repeal of Clean Power Plan
Matt Combs | The Register Herald | November 28, 2017

What Your Doctor Needs to Know About Climate Change
Shelby Lorman | Thrive Global | November 17, 2017

October 2017

Doctors speak up on climate change
Drs. Robert and Lori Byron | Billings Gazette | October 26, 2017

Brewer not ‘nice’ for spreading false, misleading information
David E. Corbin | Scottsbluff Star Herald | October 17, 2017

Health Highlights
US News | October 11, 2017

Repealing the Clean Power Plan Sacrifices the Health of Communities of Color
Yessenia Funes | Gizmodo | October 11, 2017

EPA’s Clean Power Plan reversal opposed by medical coalition
CBS /AP Staff | CBS News | October 10, 2017

Doctors criticize weakening of climate protections
Megan Thielking | STAT Morning Rounds | October 10, 2017

Trump’s EPA Is Gutting Obama’s Rule For Cleaner Power Plants
Zahra Harji & Dan Vergano | Buzzfeed | October 9, 2017

Climate Groups Vow to Fight in Court and Streets as Trump EPA Pulls Plug on Clean Power Plan
Julia Conley | Common Dreams | October 9, 2017

August 2017

Broken Glass, Petrochemicals, and Other Harvey Hazards – Healthcare providers in Texas should brace for the expected and the unexpected
Interview with Steering Committee member Dr. Jerry Paulson | Joyce Frieden | Medpage Today | August 29, 2017

AMWA Joins Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health
AMWA News | August 23, 2017

July 2017

High Tide Flooding Risk Rising as Climate Warms, NOAA Report Warns
Karen Savage | The Climate Docket | July 22, 2017

About Health: The Health Effects of Climate Change
Interview with two Consortium physician advocates | KPFM Radio | July 3, 2017

June 2017

Medical alert! Climate change is harming our health
Prevention Web | June 20, 2017

Climate change’s dire health consequences
Dr. Nitin S. Damle | Providence Business Journal | June 19, 2017

Decision ‘against medical advice’
Dr. Robert Byron and Dr. Lori Byron | Billings Gazette | June 18, 2017

POINT OF VIEW: A doctor’s prescription for climate change
The Palm Beach Post | June 13, 2017

McAuliffe, on his way out, makes his bold move on climate–and drives Republicans crazy
Ivy Main | Virginia Energy Blog | Junee 9, 2017

Forum: Trump’s fundamental failure of leadership
Dr. Elizabeth Del Buono | Traverse City Record-Eagle | Jun 9, 2017

Two Out of Three Doctors Say Climate Change is Making Us Sick
Alternet| EcoWatch | June 9, 2017

Is Climate Change Making Us Sick? Two Out of Three U.S. Doctors Say Yes, but Trump Doesn’t Care
Reynard Loki | Alternet | June 7, 2017

Does Weather Affect Psoriatic Arthritis?
Amy Marturana Winderl | Health Central | June 6, 2017

As climate changes, health will too
Manijeh Berenji | Charlotte Observer | June 5, 2017

Medical Societies Decry Trump’s Ditching Paris Climate Accord
Robert Lowes | Medscape | June 5, 2017

Doctors warn Trump about climate change, but he won’t listen
Dr. Don H. Gaede | Fresno Bee | June 4, 2017

Leaving the Paris Climate Accord Could Lead to a Public Health Disaster
Robin Lloyd | Scientific American | June 3, 2017

Docs, Scientists React to Paris Climate Withdrawal
Shannon Firth | MedPageToday | June 2, 2017

Medical groups denounce Trump’s withdrawal from climate agreement
Joanne Finnegan | Fierce Healthcare | June 2, 2017

Trump Climate Decision Endangers Human Health, Doctors Say
Maggie Fox | NBC News | June 1, 2017

Leaving the Paris Climate Accord Will Be a Public Health Disaster
Robin Lloyd | Undark | June 1, 2017

A Changing Climate Threatens Our Health
AAFP Leader Voices Blog | June 1, 2017

May 2017

How Climate Change Is Sneakily Messing With Your Health
Lucia Peters | Bustle | May 30, 2017

Health impacts of climate change are serious
John L. Ward | Florida Times-Union | May 30, 2017

Medical scientists report on the impact climate change is having on health
John Abraham | The Guardian | May 5, 2017

April 2017

Climate change is torturing allergy sufferers
Laura Kelly | Washington Times | April 26, 2017

Is Climate Change Already Aggravating Asthma, Other Diseases in New Jersey?
Lilo H. Stainton | NJ Spotlight | April 19, 2017

Medical Community Gathers Steam to Tackle Climate’s Health Effects
M.J. Friedrich | Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) | April 18, 2017

Climate Change Will Change the Work of Nonprofits
Erin Rubin | NonProfit Quarterly | April 14, 2017

Where climate change is threatening the health of Americans
Jacqueline Howard | CNN | April 13, 2017

Doctors meet in Fresno to discuss air pollution and climate change
Barbara Anderson | Fresno Bee | April 7, 2017

March 2017

Climate Change’s Mental Health Impacts Need Care Too, Group Says
Sabrina Shankman | Inside Climate News | March 29, 2017

How Climate Change Affects Your Health
Sheila Mulrooney Eldred | Experience L!fe | March 27, 2017

Doctors: Climate Change Is Already Making US Kids Sicker
Honora Montano, New America Media | Truth Out | March 25, 2017

Heat and health: Doctors taking the pulse of the planet on climate change
André Picard | Toronto Globe and Mail | March 21, 2017

Climate change may be upping your risk of diabetes
Marlene Cimons | Popular Science | March 21, 2017

Diabetes Rising Along With Global Temperatures
Marlene Cimons | Nexus Media | March 21, 2017

Could Global Warming Cause Diabetes?
Alanna Nunez | Mens Health | March 21, 2017

Is there a link between climate change and diabetes?
Jacqueline Howard | CNN | March 21, 2017

Doctors launch campaign to stress harms of climate change
David Wenner | Pennsylvania Live | March 21, 2017 (updated Jan 5, 2019)

Half of U.S. doctors alarmed about health effects of climate change
Mark Ferguson | Billings Gazette | March 20, 2017

More Than Half Of U.S. Medical Professionals Unite To Raise Alarm About Climate Change
Alexander C. Kaufman | The Huffington Post | March 18, 2017

Doc Groups Join to Spread the Word on Climate Change
Joyce Frieden | Medscape | March 17, 2017

Doctors Warn Climate Change Threatens Public Health
Kavya Balaraman | Scientific American | March 17, 2017

Medical community warns of health dangers from climate change
Laura Kelly | The Washington Times | March 17, 2017

Climate Change Is Already Harming Your Health
Robin Andrews | IFL Science | March 17, 2017

Moms Clean Air Force Joins Doctors in Highlighting Health Impacts of Climate Change
Molly Rauch | Mom’s Clean Air Force Blog | March 17, 2017

From bacteria to parasites: Physicians urge action to reduce climate change’s harmful health effects
Susan Perry | MinnPost (Minneapolis) | March 16, 2017

Should your doctor talk with you about climate change?
Paul Sisson | The San Diego Union-Tribune | March 16, 2017

Medical Societies Come Together on Harms of Climate Change
Megan Brooks | Medscape | March 16, 2017

Doctors Warn That Climate Change Makes People Sick
Erin Blakemore | Smithsonian Magazine | March 16, 2017

Nearly Half a Million US Doctors Could Not Be Wrong: Climate Change Harms Healths
Antonio Manaytay | Tech Times | March 16, 2017

400k+ physicians warn of effects of climate change on health
Emily Rappleye | Becker’s Hospital Review | March 16, 2017

America’s Doctors: Climate Change is Making People Sick
Kristen V. Brown | Gizmodo Australia | March 16, 2017

Climate Change Is Making Americans’ Medical Condition Worse, Top US Doctor Says
Jess F. | Nature World News | March 16, 2017

Climate change is making us sick, top U.S. doctors say
Doyle Rice | USA Today | March 15, 2017

Doctors warn climate change is harming our health
Mary Brophy Marcus | CBS News | March 15, 2017

Doctors join forces, warn climate change is harming our health
KHOU Staff | KHOU Texas| March 15, 2017

Climate Change Needs to Be Tackled for Better Health, Medical Groups Urge
Maggie Fox | NBC News | March 15, 2017

New Consortium Speaks in Favor of Strict US Fuel-efficiency Standards
Steve Baragona | VOA (Voice of America) News | March 15, 2017

Climate Change Impacts: American’s Health Hurt By Global Warming, Doctors Say
Denisse Moreno | International Business Times | March 15, 2017

Doctors Get in Formation Over Climate (5th story, prior to press event)
Anthony Adragna | Politico: Morning Energy | March 15, 2017

Climate change is making Americans sick, nation’s medical societies warn
Brie Zeltner | The Cleveland Plain Dealer | Mar 15, 2017 (updated Jan 11, 2019)

Medical societies: Climate change harmful to health
Melissa Jenco | AAP News | March 15, 2017

U.S. Medical Groups Sound the Alarm on Climate Change
Amy Norton | HealthDay | March 15, 2017

Doctors take on climate change and health
Megan Thielking | Stat News Morning Rounds | March 15, 2017

Climate change is making people sick: US doctors
Phys.Org Blog | Mar 15, 2017

Leading Doctors Warn Of The Scary Health Risks Of Climate Change
Ed Cara | Vocativ | March 15, 2017

How will climate change affect your health?
Jackson A. Thomas | Community Health Magazine | March 15, 2017

Stats On Infectious Disease Rates Now Versus 20 Years Ago Paint A Grim Future
Annamarya Scaccia | Romper | March 15, 2017