FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact
Milagros R. Elia
Program Manager, Climate and Clean Energy Advocacy
Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
milagros@envirn.org
914.455.1165
Nurses Respond to Trump Administration Day One Actions
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, January 20th, President Trump’s “Day One” Executive Actions included revoking President Biden’s Executive Orders on climate and environmental justice, as well as U.S withdrawal from both the Paris Climate Accord, and the World Health Organization.
In response to these White House announcements, the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environment’s (ANHE) Executive Director Katie Huffling, DNP, RN, CNM, FAAN issued the following statement:
“Earth’s climate has entered a perilous term. The new administration has decided to officially disengage from global climate diplomacy through its Day 1 Executive Orders, ignoring the public health threats communities are already experiencing. While the Administration promises to disrupt the progress of clean energy, nurses know that this transition can’t be stopped.
President Trump’s announcements attacking EPA safeguards to reduce tailpipe pollution from the transportation sector will negatively impact the people who are the poorest and most marginalized, as well as the youngest in our society. These populations have done the least to contribute to the problem, yet they’re already bearing the brunt of the impacts caused by air pollution due to vehicle emissions.
The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments strongly objects to these Executive Orders as direct assaults to our environment, climate and public health. The stakes for our planet and communities in which we live have never been higher.”
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The Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments is the only national nursing organization focused solely on the intersection of health and the environment. The mission of the Alliance is to promote healthy people and healthy environments by educating and leading the nursing profession, advancing research, incorporating evidence-based practice, and influencing policy. http://enviRN.org
