The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health

We urge the EPA to withdraw its proposed two-year delay of Tier 4 vehicle emissions standards. This pattern of dismantling protections does not serve our patients, taxpayers, or the broader economy. Read our full statement here ⬇️ medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/statements/con…

🌡️Heat is dangerous. Add humidity, and it can become deadly. A new tool from #ClimateCentral, Climate Shift Index: Humid Heat, tracks the influence of climate change on daily humid heat conditions and related health risks worldwide. ➡️Explore the tool: csi.climatecentral.org/humid-heat

Protecting communities from extreme heat includes remembering the youngest residents. Read more about #HeatSafetyWeek in the latest op-ed from @nationshealth's Public Health Newswire: apha.org/publications/p…

"The consequences are just too great to fathom." Our latest #HealthyClimateAmerica episode breaks down the Big Oil immunity playbook, what it will take to make polluters pay, and how health professionals show up for their communities. 🎧 bit.ly/HealthyClimate… @climatecosts

The hantavirus outbreak is illuminating the complexity of responding to infectious diseases amid climate change and a fractured international response to public health issues. grist.org/health/how-cli…

🌡️ #HeatSafety Week kicks off on May 18! How are you taking action? Every step builds meaningful momentum, whether you post on social media, request a proclamation, or start a conversation about local policy. Explore ways to get started here: medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/alliance-for-h…

Coal’s comeback comes with a cost: more mercury in the air. The toxin can damage brains, harm children’s development, and drive up health care expenses. Years of progress are being undone so major polluters can cash in. Our communities will pay the price. nytimes.com/2026/05/11/cli…

What happens when powerful industries dodge accountability? The latest #HealthyClimateAmerica episode breaks down the push for Big Oil immunity, what it would mean for our communities, and how health professionals can respond. 🎧️bit.ly/HealthyClimate… @climatecosts

A surgeon's warning: Climate change threatens cancer surgical care and delivery. From exacerbated comorbidities and disrupted healthcare systems to increasing disparities, providers need to be prepared to respond. @SMJohnsonMD yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/04/surgeo…

Take action to protect your community as a part of National Heat Safety Week, May 18-22! The Alliance for Heat Resilience and Health created a toolkit to help you support policies that protect the people most at risk. Visit the resource hub: vist.ly/42fzf #ClimateChangesHealth

Hot, dry and hurricane-scarred: How climate change fueled wildfires in Georgia and Florida “It all speaks to how dramatically we really are changing our climate.” nbcnews.com/science/climat…

Nearly half of children in the United States are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a new report, as experts warned Donald Trump’s expansive rollback of protections will make the situation worse. (via @guardian) grist.org/equity/nearly-…

New #ClimateCheckup out this week: We Need to Talk About Plastics "The accelerating damage to our environment and the unchecked proliferation of plastics in particular are among the most pressing public health challenges of our time." @medpagetoday medpagetoday.com/opinion/climat…

The EPA was created to protect people from polluters, but President Trump and Lee Zeldin have put corporate profits ahead of our health and safety as they gut environmental safeguards and hand out free passes to polluters. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

What is the environmental cost of medical imaging? On this special #EarthDay episode of the @ESMRMB Podcast, @mosszhaodphil and Dr. Cassandra Thiel discuss imaging's carbon footprint and practical steps to reduce its impact. Listen here ⬇️ open.spotify.com/episode/4KSTKK…

🌍 #EarthDay Our recent study tinyurl.com/2bb3v97d highlights growing engagement from medical societies, alongside ongoing gaps in resources & strategy A moment to reflect on how health care can respond. #ClimateHealth #HealthPolicy

Today we release the American Lung Association’s 2026 “State of the Air” report, and the findings are clear: too many children are growing up breathing unhealthy air. Lung.org/sota

This #EarthDay is a reminder that our work cannot and will not be dependent on any administration. The power to create a healthier planet belongs to us, sustained by the advocates who continue to show up and speak out. Read their stories and join us here: medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/statements/con…

The Dismantling of Environmental Protections — A Grave Threat to America’s Health "Unless health professionals speak up...the connection between these seemingly abstract policy changes and the real health harms they cause may remain invisible." nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

"There are going to be times that are very, very hard, and we are in one of them. And we have to keep going with passion, dogged determination, and belief that we can make the impossible possible." bit.ly/4tpOShy