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Media: Op-eds and LTEs

Posted January 25, 2019 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

LTE: Webert and clean power

Dr. Samantha Ahdoot, a physician, professor, and Chair of Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action, calls on Delegate Webert to support the Solar Freedom Bill in the Virginia General Assembly.
Posted January 16, 2019 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

Climate change is affecting health now. Our leaders must take action.

Op-Ed published by two former U.S. Surgeons General, Richard Carmona and David Satcher, in STAT News.    
Posted January 11, 2019 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

Opinion: Climate change is killing our patients

Op-Ed published by two Washington physicians, Michael Soman and Mark Vosslers, in the Seattle Times.
Mona Sarfaty
Posted December 4, 2018 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

Congress, it’s time to follow your doctor’s prescription on climate change

Our Executive Director, Dr. Mona Sarfaty penned a poignant piece in the The Hill entitled “Congress, it's time to follow your doctor's prescription on climate change” on the importance of....

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Posted October 19, 2018 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

Opinion: How to win against climate change

Robert Byron, a Montana internist and ACP member, writes about a price on carbon as a policy solution.      
Posted October 17, 2018 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

Our Children Need Clean Car Standards to Protect Their Health

Op-Ed published in the Morning Consult by Dr. Timothy O’Mara, a pediatrician in northern Virginia.
Posted September 28, 2018 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

Opinion: Climate change challenges can affect mental health

Dr. William Hardie, a pediatric pulmonologist, and Dr. Dan Sullivan, a primary care internist, write an important and informative counter-op-ed regarding climate change and mental illness.
Posted September 12, 2018 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

Health impacts of carbon pollution and climate change

By: Lisa Abrahime, RN, MSN, OCN, an Oncology nurse, and Joanne Leovy, M.D., a family physician.
Posted August 27, 2018 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

Climate change is a health issue

Op-Ed by Dr. Cynthia Mahoney.
Posted June 20, 2018 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

Hiding in plain sight

Dr. Sarfaty writes a poignant op-ed about the EPA's plans to change the rules that dictate what evidence must be considered as the basis for protecting the public’s health.  
Posted May 26, 2018 Media: Op-eds and LTEs

Forum: A vision for a healthy Traverse City

"I have a vision for Traverse City to be a model green community existing in harmony with nature. A walkable, bikeable community powered by 100 percent clean forms of energy. A....

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Posted May 16, 2018 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

A pediatrician’s Mother’s Day wish

By Lori Byron, MD -- This Mother's Day, consider the ultimate gift. To help protect our future generations, we can transition to clean, nonpolluting energy sources.
Posted November 17, 2017 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

Carbon tax: Time is now

Letter to the Editor, The Seattle Times, By: Dr. Mark Vossler, Kirkland          
Posted October 5, 2017 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

Is climate change among the villains behind our weird weather?

BY Dr. Don Gaede and Connie Young; The Fresno Bee      
Posted September 27, 2017 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

Smog: A reminder congressional leaders must protect air we breathe

By Anne Mellinger-Birdsong, MD, FAAP; The Augusta Chronicle        
Posted June 15, 2017 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

Climate change and your health

By Dr. Georgia Milan, Idaho State Journal: Doctors have become increasingly alarmed about the effects of climate change on human health.  
Posted June 13, 2017 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

A doctor’s prescription for climate change

By: Dr. Ankush K. Bansal, As a South Florida physician who sees patients with conditions affected by climate change, I’m concerned.  
Posted March 16, 2017 Media: Op-eds and LTEs

To Safeguard against Climate Change, Defend Obamacare

Published in Los Angeles Sentinel by Dr. Khadijah Lang, President, Golden State Medical Association. "As a physician, I see the health – and health care—impacts of climate change firsthand with....

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Athletes from Coastal Carolina and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette unload a truck full of supplies for flood victims Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016 at United Way of Acadiana in St. Martinville, La.
Posted September 14, 2016 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

Past time to address climate change

Dr. Claude J. Tellis, The Advocate (Louisiana), September 14, 2016. In mid-August, we experienced the biggest rain event in Louisiana history. It caused a 1,000-year flood.
Posted August 25, 2016 Media: Op-eds and LTEs, Members in Action

Climate change is thawing deadly diseases. Maybe now we’ll address it?

By Mona Sarfaty, MD – Originally posted on August 25, 2016 in The Guardian. Earlier this month, an outbreak of anthrax in northern Russia caused the death of a 12-year-old boy and....

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