Opinion: Health Leaders Should Speak Out for Proposed Carbon Emission Regulation
In this new op-ed, Executive Director Dr. Lisa Patel, explores the implications of the EPA's proposed power plant rule and how health professionals should advocate around it.
Rx for Heatwaves: Sacramento Needs a Comprehensive Plan for Extreme Heat
This op-ed from CHEF Fellow, Dr. Nneoma Ojiaku discusses Sacramento's need to improve & strengthen public health messaging around extreme heat.
How to write an LTE
A simple guide to writing an effective letter to the editor. (Provided by Physicians for Social Responsibility)
Action Alert: Climate Change is Affecting Health Now
On October 8, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a special report detailing the impact of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. It finds that....
The Replacement Power Plan
Key Points and Resources Resources to Help You: Health professionals across the country need to take advantage of every opportunity for their voices to heard about how the proposed EPA....
Talking Points on EPA Plans to Roll Back Clean Car Standards and Attack States’ Authority
The clean car standards are the most effective policy we have on the books to fight climate change. The transportation sector is now the country’s largest source of the carbon....
Help keep the methane rule intact – Talking Points for an Op/Ed or LTE
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) methane rule limits the amount of gas that oil and gas companies waste on America’s public lands. These commonsense safeguards conserve domestic energy resources and....
Extreme Weather and Hurricanes
Hurricane Harvey and other extreme weather events around the globe are made worse by climate change. We urge you to keep sending letters to your local media explaining how hurricanes like....
Talking Points on Proposed Rule “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science”
Docket No. EPA-HQ-2018-0259 — As written, the proposal would allow the EPA Administrator to limit and restrict the scientific research that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency uses as the basis....
Letter to the Editor Template for Health Professionals on AMA Divestment
Please use this template as the basis for letters to your state or national medical journal, magazine, or newsletter (or similar nursing publications). Please edit the text below to make....
Talking Points on Clean Car Standards
As a physician (or nurse or health professional), I oppose the EPA decision to revise the clean car standards, which include auto emissions and fuel economy standards. In 2016, after....