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Apr 2018

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Global Health Professionals Call for Transition Away from Coal

On behalf of health professionals around the world, we call on the G7 nations to accelerate the global transition away from coal­fired electricity. Eliminating air pollution from coal­fired power plants provides immediate and significant air pollution­related health benefits and health care savings. A coal phase­out also slows ...

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Apr 2018

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AME Church: Climate change disproportionately hurts blacks

African Methodist Episcopal Church members have joined the call of other religious leaders for action on climate change, citing its disproportionate effect on the health of black people. “We can move away from the dirty fuels that make us sick and shift toward safe, clean energy like wind and solar that help make every breath […]

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Apr 2018

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Clean Power Plan Saves Nearly $40 Billion On Health, Too

Air quality improvements associated with policies such as the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan go a long way toward mitigating climate change—but do you know that they also directly lower human healthcare costs? About 17,000 people die every year as a result of generating electric power. Many more suffer ...

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Apr 2018

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Climate change is threat to air quality in Lancaster County, EPA scientist says

Air quality in Lancaster is one of the worst in the nation, and climate change may be making it worse. Climate change is a significant threat now and not just in the future, a federal climate-change scientist warned Wednesday, speaking at an event in Lancaster.

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Apr 2018

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Climate Change Makes Me Sick!: Allergies

”Climate Change Makes Me Sick” is PSR’s Spring 2016 campaign highlighting the many ways that climate change harms our health. The campaign features a series of e-postcards, each displaying a different health impact. Below, you will also find more detailed information, resources, and opportunities to take ...

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Apr 2018

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Climate Change Makes Me Sick: Air Quality

”Climate Change Makes Me Sick” is PSR’s Spring 2016 campaign highlighting the many ways that climate change harms our health. The campaign features a series of e-postcards, each displaying a different health impact. Below, you will also find more detailed information, resources, and opportunities to take ...

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Apr 2018

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Boosting the Benefits: Improving Air Quality by Reducing Global Warming Pollution in California

The California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32) provides a significant opportunity to improve air quality and public health in the Golden State. Our new analysis shows that many strategies for combating global warming will reduce air pollution, which lowers health risks. In fact, measures being considered for implementation under ...

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Apr 2018

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Climate Change Decreases the Quality of the Air We Breathe

Climate change poses many risks to human health. Some health impacts of climate change are already being felt in the United States. We need to safeguard our communities by protecting people’s health, wellbeing, and quality of life from climate change impacts. Many communities are already taking steps to address these public health ...

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Apr 2018

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Climate Change Makes Me Sick!: Heat

Climate change will increase the frequency and severity of extreme heat events such as heat waves. In the U.S., heat waves are the most dangerous extreme weather event we face; they cause more than 1,300 deaths per year.

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Apr 2018

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Child Health and State EPA Clean Power Plan Implementation

Outdoor air pollution is linked to respiratory problems in children, including decreased lung function, coughing, wheezing, more frequent respiratory illness, and asthma exacerbation. In 1970, Congress passed the federal Clean Air Act to address these and other concerns about America’s worsening air quality.The Clean Air Act is now ...

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