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Apr 2018

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Empower Kentucky: Executive Summary of the Empower Kentucky Plan

Over a 15-to-20 year period, KFTC’s Empower Kentucky plan would bring about a reduction of 40 percent of the state’s carbon emissions, which would also prevent the emission of “93 thousand tons of sulfur dioxide and 132 thousand tons of nitrogen oxide pollution over 15 years.”  By 2032, the plan would generate some 43,000 ...

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Apr 2018

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Arizona Extreme Weather, Climate, and Health Profile Report Executive Summary

This report focuses on two climate-related hazards and associated health impacts of major importance to Arizona—extreme heat events and air pollution.

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Apr 2018

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Climate and Health Adaptation Plan 2017: Public Health Guidance for the State of Arizona

This document, released in April 2017, is the first version of Arizona’s Climate and Health Adaptation Plan (ACHAP). The goal of ACHAP is to support the mission of the ADHS: to promote, protect, and improve the health and wellness of individuals and communities in Arizona. In coordinating ACHAP, ADHS intends to support the ...

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Apr 2018

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Citizen’s Guide for Readiness for Climate Extremes in the Desert Southwest

This guide includes materials to help facilitate conversations and planning for extreme heat events within neighborhood groups and organizations. It is intended to provide citizens of Southern Arizona with a com- prehensive list of resources to help prepare for and build resilience in the face of extreme climate emergencies. It also ...

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Apr 2018

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Heat Exposure and Maternal Health in the Face of Climate Change

Climate change will increasingly affect the health of vulnerable populations, including maternal and fetal health. This systematic review aims to identify recent literature that investigates increasing heat and extreme temperatures on pregnancy outcomes globally. We identify common research findings in order to create a comprehensive ...

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Apr 2018

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Colorado’s Climate and Colorado’s Health: Examining the Connection

This paper marks the first research done by the Colorado Health Institute into the impact of climate change on health. It was prompted by the growing body of scientific research connecting the two. The Colorado Health Institute is an independent, nonpartisan health policy research institute with a mission to provide evidence-based ...

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Apr 2018

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When Rising Seas Hit Home: Hard Choices Ahead for Hundreds of US Coastal Communities

Many important consequences of climate change are more subtle and slower moving than disasters. One such consequence is sea level rise. Unlike the catastrophic flooding that can accompany hurricanes, sea level rise impacts can take time to manifest. The final result, late this century and beyond, may be neighborhoods underwater. But ...

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Apr 2018

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Our Health At Risk: Why Are Millions of Americans Still Breathing Unhealthy Air?

Despite decades of progress under the Clean Air Act, Americans across the country continue to breathe unhealthy air, leading to increased risk of premature death, asthma attacks and other adverse health impacts. This report details necessary actions to address the air pollution problems affecting people in communities across the ...

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Apr 2018

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Toward an understanding of the environmental and public health impacts of shale gas development: an analysis of the peer reviewed scientific literature, 2009-2015

The present categorical assessment provides an overview of the peer-reviewed scientific literature from 2009–2015 as it relates to the potential impacts of UNGD on public health, water quality, and air quality. Our results indicate that at least 685 papers have been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals that are relevant ...

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Apr 2018

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Boiling Points: The Inextricable Links Between Inequality and Climate Change

The objective of this report is to comprehensively map the various linkages between climate change and inequality while identifying key gaps in our research knowledge and our policy debates. By doing so, we aim to better integrate these two siloed issues and support efforts to mobilize a broad, multi-interest coalition that fights ...

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