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Advancing Clean Air, Climate, & Health: Opportunities for Nurses

Published January 29, 2017

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The U.S. House has passed a sweeping bill that sla

The U.S. House has passed a sweeping bill that slashes Medicaid and nutrition programs while boosting fossil fuel expansion. ANHE is speaking out.

“As nurses, we are outraged… This is a huge setback for the health of our nation.” — Katie Huffling, ANHE's Executive Director

We will not be silent. We will continue to advocate for clean air, clean water, and care for all.

Read the full statement or use the link in our bio:https://zurl.co/A8nJT

New on the Blog! Sarah Bucic (MSN, RN ), a P

🆕 New on the Blog!

Sarah Bucic (MSN, RN ), a Policy Analyst here at the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, takes a critical look at the MAHA Commission Report released this May under Executive Order 14212.

📉 With childhood chronic disease on the rise, the report aims to prioritize prevention and resilience. But are current policy actions aligning with those goals?

🚫 Cuts to Medicaid.
⚠️ Attacks on DEI initiatives.
❌ Gaps in support for health-related social needs.

Sarah’s blog post explores the disconnect between the Make America Healthy Again Commission’s vision and the concerning policy moves threatening children's health—especially those most at risk.

🔗 Read the full post now at the link below or follow the link in bio:
https://zurl.co/QkDtF
#ChildHealth #MedicaidMatters #EnvironmentalHealth #NursesForHealthyEnvironments #HealthEquity #PreventionFirst #MAHAReport

The Senate just passed a devastating budget reconc

The Senate just passed a devastating budget reconciliation bill.

💸 Adds $3.3 trillion to the national debt
❌ Slashes $1.1 trillion from health care — nearly $1T from Medicaid
📉 Leaves 11.8 million more Americans uninsured by 2034
🌍 Rolls back clean energy investments and environmental protections

🩺 At ANHE, we stand firmly against policies that threaten our health and our environment.

Read our full statement on the bill here or follow the link in our bio:
https://zurl.co/DQxYk

THIS MONTH! The health community is mobilizing for

THIS MONTH! The health community is mobilizing for climate justice—join the movement ahead of COP30 in Brazil. From Clinic to COP is a powerful conversation with global health leaders on shaping science-based climate policy and advocacy.

🎤 Hear from:
Jess Beagley, Global Climate & Health Alliance
Elizabeth Johnson, MSU & Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design

📍 Virtual Webinar – Register below or follow the link in bio:

🔗 https://zurl.co/GkNQN

Co-hosted by @we.are.anhe & @SONSIELNurse

#NursesPath2COP

Calling all public health professio

TOMORROW! 📣 Calling all public health professionals, nurses & environmental advocates!

Join ANHE’s Policy & Advocacy Committee on Thursday, July 3 at 3PM ET for an important virtual discussion:

🔎 PFAS and Proposed Policy Initiatives in Massachusetts
🎤 Featuring Laura Spark, Environmental Health Director at Clean Water Action

Let’s talk policy, protection, and public health!

📝 Register today! Link below/link in bio:
https://zurl.co/gWOy9

Just because EPA Admin. Zeldin and Trump deny the

Just because EPA Admin. Zeldin and Trump deny the danger of climate change doesn’t mean communities like ours aren’t facing its devastating consequences. Extreme weather and dangerous heat will be made worse by this administration’s plan to increase pollution.

Join our friends at the Climate Action Campaign to oppose the EPA's plan to weaken power plant carbon pollution standards by signing the petition below (or see link in bio):
https://zurl.co/aLP11

#ClimateCantWait

Calling all public health professi

THIS WEEK! 📣 Calling all public health professionals, nurses & environmental advocates!

Join ANHE’s Policy & Advocacy Committee on Thursday, July 3 at 3PM ET for an important virtual discussion:

🔎 PFAS and Proposed Policy Initiatives in Massachusetts
🎤 Featuring Laura Spark, Environmental Health Director at Clean Water Action

Let’s talk policy, protection, and public health!

📝 Register today! Link below/link in bio:
https://zurl.co/gWOy9

Over 60 groups nationwide are calling on Congress

Over 60 groups nationwide are calling on Congress to protect clean transportation investments in the Senate reconciliation bill— with no rollbacks of #CleanerCars, #CleanerTrucks, or vital climate programs.

For more info follow the link below / link in bio:
https://zurl.co/bsZT4

Join us on July 15 at 3 PM ET for Launching ANHE’s Sustainability Toolkit – Empowering Nurses for Sustainable Healthcare, a Practice Forum webinar featuring Jeremiah Headen. Learn how nurses can take action on sustainability in healthcare using ANHE’s new toolkit—complete with a practical checklist, real-world case studies, and tools for engaging leadership.

Participants in the Extreme Weather People’s Hea

Participants in the Extreme Weather People’s Hearing in Asheville made it clear: the destruction they faced from extreme weather can happen anywhere and EPA must act to protect our communities from the next disaster.

Take action:
https://zurl.co/412vU #ClimateCantWait

NEXT WEEK! Climate Action Network's Annual Th

🌟 NEXT WEEK! Climate Action Network's Annual Theory, Action, and Healing Conference is approaching. Members should get ready for a transformative experience in climate action planning. #USCANConference #ClimateAction

BREAKING! The 16th #BankingOnClimateChaos reveals

BREAKING! The 16th #BankingOnClimateChaos reveals that fossil fuel financing from the world’s top 65 banks has reached $7.9 TRILLION since 2016. Instead of investing in a livable future for us all, big banks are driving climate devastation across the world. Learn more by visiting our bio to access the link: https://zurl.co/fVtxL. #DefundClimateChaos #BOCC #StopTheMoneyPipeline #FossilBanksNoThanks #EndFossilFinance @ien_earth

TOMORROW! 🌍 Nurses are leading climate action—on the ground and on the global stage. Join us for Climate Action at the Frontlines: Nurses Shaping Global Policy at COP and Beyond, an inspiring webinar featuring frontline stories and policy insights from global nurse leaders.

🎤 Hear from:
Erica Burton, Senior Policy Advisor, International Council of Nurses
Amy Staley, United Nations Youth Representative, Sigma

📍 Virtual Webinar – Register now!
🔗 https://zurl.co/SpQzH

Co-hosted by @we.are.anhe & @SONSIELNurse

DEHP is a toxic phthalate linked to cancer & repro

DEHP is a toxic phthalate linked to cancer & reproductive harm.

Join us TOMOROW at 3PM ET to learn how advocates are working to ban DEHP in healthcare—and what North Carolina can learn from California’s success.

🎓 1 hour of CE will be offered!

📅 RSVP now for this webinar.
🔗 Link below (and in bio):
https://zurl.co/UZELo

Last week, the Center for Global Sustainability (C

Last week, the Center for Global Sustainability (CGS) at the University of Maryland released a new report analyzing the economic and public health impacts of rolling back key U.S. federal clean energy policies. The report finds that rollbacks will lead to substantial health and economic damages across the country over the next decade, including an additional 22,800 deaths of Americans, a $1.1 trillion reduction in U.S. GDP, and a $160 billion income loss. While people and local economies in all states are affected, some regions experience a greater impact on health and economic activity due to federal rollbacks. Texas, West Virginia, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland, Montana, and Alaska are among the states that experience high levels of negative impact.

This report was released as Congress works to develop and pass a budget reconciliation bill that includes a near-total repeal of the Inflation Reduction Act and as the EPA announced actions that will weaken Biden-era regulations requiring power plants to slash pollutants, including toxic substances such as mercury, lead, nickel, and arsenic.

To learn more, download the executive summary and the full report here: https://zurl.co/KVlgg We hope that you find this analysis insightful and would be open to a meeting to further discuss the report’s findings as well as avenues for future research.

The EPA is proposing to roll back carbon pollution

The EPA is proposing to roll back carbon pollution standards for power plants—putting public health and our climate at risk.

Join the July 8 virtual public hearing to speak out. Register to participate today: https://zurl.co/118II

#ClimateAction #ProtectOurHealth

BREAKING, live from the #JuneClimateMeetings

🚨 BREAKING, live from the #JuneClimateMeetings #SB62 in Bonn: A diverse group of over 200 civil society and Indigenous Peoples organizations will present a bold plan to reform UN climate talks.

📅 Monday, June 23 | ⏰ 4:30 PM CEST

📍 Nairobi 4, UNFCCC #JuneClimateMeetings | 🔴 Livestream: https://zurl.co/Vofuu

After 30 years of rising emissions and broken promises, it’s time for a radical reset.

Join us as we launch the “United Call for an Urgent Reform of the UN Climate Talks” endorsed by over 200 organizations spanning environmental NGOs and women and gender, youth and children, disability, and Indigenous Peoples organizations, including ANHE.

#TheCOPWeNeed:

✅ Voting when consensus blocks progress
✅ Ending corporate capture
✅ Radical transparency and accountability
✅ Civic space & upholding human rights
✅ Alignment with international law and other environmental agreements

This is the moment to #ReclaimClimateJustice ahead of #COP30.

👉 Tune in or join in person.

Vienna is leading the way in climate-

🌱🇦🇹 Vienna is leading the way in climate-smart affordable housing — with solar roofs, rooftop gardens, geothermal heating, and ultra-efficient insulation all built into social housing that remains genuinely affordable. 🏘️

It’s a living example of how U.S. cities like Chicago and Seattle can simultaneously tackle the housing crisis and climate change—something NPR highlighted in its new feature.

🔗 Read/listen: NPR’s “U.S. cities look to Vienna for green affordable housing” 👇
https://zurl.co/m0SCm

#GreenHousing #ClimateSolutions #SustainableCities #HousingJustice #ClimateAction

Exciting times ahead! Climate Action Network'

🌟 Exciting times ahead! Climate Action Network's Annual Theory, Action, and Healing Conference is approaching. Members should get ready for a transformative experience in climate action planning. #USCANConference #ClimateAction

Children born today will face 6 times more heatwav

Children born today will face 6 times more heatwaves than children born 60 years ago. At the same time, we know that the climate crisis is a serious child health crisis, with children being disproportionally affected by health-related risks of climate change.

Save the Children International and The Geneva Learning Foundation have launched a free course to help policymakers, health workers and the interested public protect children from climate health risks. Based on Save the Children’s policy brief "“Our common ambition: Prioritising Children’s Health Amidst the Climate Crisis”, the course connects participants with health professionals from over 80 countries to share practical solutions.

With 2.4 billion children facing climate health risks and a massive funding gap ($11 billion needed vs $150 million received), we need immediate action. This course helps participants understand local climate impacts on children and develop actionable responses through global collaboration.

Join free at: https://zurl.co/LrWeK

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