ICCA joined colleagues from across the country at the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health’s Our Planet, Our Health convention. A highlight was ICCA Board Member @khedrao.bsky.social's session on storytelling for systems change and how clinicians can inspire climate action.

“Small farms often bear the brunt of warming, and require increased investments for adaptation—investments that often become prohibitive for farmers struggling with health care costs.” Fascinating intersection of healthcare policy, farming and #climatechange insideclimatenews.org/news/0603202...

BREAKING: New APHA lawsuit challenges Trump administration actions that would worsen air pollution: “EPA’s rollbacks are based on political poppycock, not science or law, and the courts should see it that way.” www.apha.org/news-and-med...

These kinds of costs are going to be socialised, right up to the point where they can’t be any more. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

The nurses are pissed

1. In 2025, 32 people died in ICE custody. That figure was the largest in more than two decades and tied for the highest number of deaths among ICE’s detainee population ever. 2026 is only three weeks old, and it’s already shaping up to be much worse.

“Friends and family often ask me whether they can still trust the CDC. I tell them the truth, even though it is a painful and confusing message: you can trust CDC scientists, but you cannot trust the agency.” www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

Amid a deepening ecological crisis and acute water shortage, Tehran can no longer remain the capital of Iran, the country’s president has said. www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran...

Women are more sensitive to the health impacts of #airpollution @abc7chicago.bsky.social youtu.be/gI3PrqQg5so

www.the-scientist.com/green-spaces...

www.today.com/video/why-mi... 🌳💚

I had the pleasure of meeting Karen Wright at the Midwest Climate Resilience Conference last month. We continued our conversation on her podcast “Every Day is Earth Day” which aired on Minnesota’s @kmsumaverick.bsky.social 89.7 FM this morning.

The Finnish study gets a mention in every talk I give on #biodiversity and health. amazing to see lessons learned from research incorporated into healthier preschools and kids! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“human wellbeing is inextricably linked to the wellbeing of other animals and the planet.” #biodiversity www.statnews.com/2025/10/20/b...

Regular Midwesterners are financing the AI & Data Center boom with our water and higher energy costs. As #datacenters increase demand for electricity, how can we meet clean energy goals while keeping costs affordable, reliable and fair? Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v @elpcenter.bsky.social

www.commondreams.org/news/climate... #endangermentfinding

Had a nice interview with Rich Gawel at @gohealio.bsky.social and discussed healthcare’s role in #climate adaptation and mitigation after giving at talk at the Power of Women in Medicine Conference. www.healio.com/news/allergy... @womeninmedicine.bsky.social

Illinois healthcare people interested in climate action—come join us!

A video about our work at Nordson Green Earth Foundation www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPik...

At Nordson Green Earth, we get to work with some great interns! Malcolm, a sophomore at Tulane, helped us with our birdwatching community science project. Check out this blog about his experiences with birdwatching and lessons it’s taught him along the way. www.nordsongreenearth.org/post/birdwat...

Fantastic www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...

The survey remains open until 9/1. Chicago residents please fill out and share widely to help in this community-wide heat resilience effort.

CU Climate and Health Science Policy Fellow, Sheetal Rao, MD, brings community, health, and justice to people on the front lines of climate change. Read more about her work: https://news.cuanschutz.edu/medicine/cu-climate-and-health-science-policy-fellow-creates-greener-communities-in-illinois

🌇 If you think it’s hot outside today, 30 years ago, Chicago was in the midst of a public health crisis in the form of a deadly heatwave. To find out whether Chicago is prepared for future heatwaves, listen to @uiceohs.bsky.social's @khedrao.bsky.social on @wbez.org at www.wbez.org/reset-with-s...

Our panel on extreme heat and what’s changed since the Chicago heat wave 30 yrs ago www.wbez.org/reset-with-s... Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - WBEZ Chicago

Teaching 18-25 year olds about air pollution this week as part of @uicpublichealth.bsky.social @uiceohs.bsky.social new Greening Remedies for Optimal Wellness (GROW) institute. Anyone have a 20-50 minute fun, interactive activity to help them understand #airpollution? #climateeducation

‘How to stay safe and comfortable during the coming heat wave’ Words from @khedrao.bsky.social in Morning Edition today. I appreciate the clarification on heat and humidity and their effect on the most vulnerable.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Practical tools to align planetary health objectives within the current Liaison Committee on Medical Education accreditation Process - ScienceDirect

Antifungal compounds are vital for protecting the health of humans, animals, and plants.” www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... Addressing Antifungal Drug Resistance — A “One Health–One World” Challenge | New England Journal of Medicine

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Trump’s NIH cuts aren’t just numbers. They are delayed cures, abandoned treatments, futures stolen, lives that will be lost. This is why we Stand Up For Science. #StandUpForScience #SummerFightForScience

www.union-bulletin.com/opinion/opin... Commentary: Blue Origin flight reminds us there is no feminism without environmentalism | Opinion Columns | union-bulletin.com

As the anniversary of the deadly 1995 heat wave approaches, Chicago is working with community members, university partners, and healthcare professionals in developing new measures to keep residents safe. Chicagoans: Help us shape heat policy by completing this survey by 6/10: lnkd.in/g2K8dhUd #heat

My editorial in today’s Chicago Tribune on #climatechange and #womenshealth www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/23/o... #opedproject #publicvoices #planetaryhealth

At the end of this summer, the future of U.S. science and research will be decided. From weather alerts to cancer breakthroughs, science shapes every part of our lives. We need everyone in this fight. The Summer Fight for Science starts now. Are you in? The fight starts here: bit.ly/4ddiuqU

🧪 Antibiotics in our rivers: a global problem A new study has found that 8,500 tonnes of antibiotics from human use end up in rivers every year. In 6 million km of rivers, levels are high enough to harm ecosystems or promote resistance. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/pnas... #SciComm #WaterQuality #AMR

House Republicans waited until the middle of the night to pass a measure that gives away millions of acres of public lands to private developers and oil and gas, mining, and logging corporations.

🌫️🧠 Air pollution harms brain health – especially language. A UK study links long-term exposure to NO₂ and PM2.5 with worse cognition in older adults, with the strongest effects on language ability. Even 'average' pollution levels carry risks 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gero... #SciComm #AirPollution 🧪

“Gov. Mills stood up to a playground bully and incited his wrath. Fortunately, Mainers know when something stinks. And when it comes to protecting our independence and our fishing heritage, we also know how to fight.” Powerful op-ed from @conathan.bsky.social. www.pressherald.com/2025/03/08/o...

The polycrisis (equity, peace and environment) needs more activism..that thoughtfully integrates creativity and challenges norms in ways that trigger our imagination and appeal to a willingness to act.

"Academics can no longer resort to only publishing papers... there is a need to consider how to make best use of academic knowledge & creativity to support diverse activism: in board rooms, with corporate leaders, with politicians, youth organisations, universities, & in the streets"

Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts. Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵

When it comes to boycotting, just a thought. It’s okay if you can’t quit a company cold turkey. In Master Gardeners, when we encourage people to switch to native plants, the goal is 70% native, not 100%. If you were shopping at a store 80% of the time and cut it back to 60%, that 20% still hurts.

The Stone Age didn’t end because we ran out of stone. Society has changed before at the scale we need it to today: but that change was never catalyzed by presidents, PMs, or CEOs of the richest companies of the time. The fossil fuel age won’t end until we ordinary people demand it does.