Physicians for Social Responsibility

New report outlines health impact of air pollution from MidAmerican Energy coal plants in Siouxland

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星期二, 五月 7, 2024
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DES MOINES, Iowa, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from the Iowa Environmental Council, released on World Asthma Day, examines the relationship between pollution from coal plants and lung disease in Woodbury County.

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  • Written in partnership with public health experts from organizations including the American Lung Association, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska's Winnebago Comprehensive Healthcare System, Coal in Siouxland: MidAmerican Energy's Legacy of Air Pollution and Health Impacts highlights how two coal-fired power plants in northwest Iowa operated by MidAmerican Energy harm the health of Siouxland, the multi-state, three county region surrounding Sioux City, IA.
  • "Pollution from coal plants makes our communities sicker and drives worse health outcomes, especially for communities of color and Iowans of low-income."
  • "Emissions from coal plants pose a serious threat to public health in Iowa," says John Rachow, MD, PhD, Past President of Physicians for Social Responsibility.
  • "The data in this report raise troubling questions for us and should be concerning to all Iowans and to MidAmerican Energy," says Smith.

Governor Gavin Newsom and Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Show Bipartisan Support to KEEP THE LAW Protecting Neighborhoods from Toxic Drilling

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星期三, 三月 27, 2024
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom and Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger exhibited a bipartisan show of strength in taking on Big Oil, joining community leaders and environmental activist Jane Fonda in working to KEEP the historic law (SB1137) preventing new toxic oil and gas drilling near schools, hospitals and neighborhoods.

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  • "Big Oil is at it again – this time trying to undermine a landmark public health law I signed that would protect California neighborhoods from the effects of toxic drilling near places where people and their families live and play.
  • I will continue to stand with front-line communities to make the oil industry play by the rules.
  • Make no mistake, in November, we will KEEP THE LAW that finally forces Oil Companies to put our health before their greed," said Governor Gavin Newsom.
  • For more information about our campaign, please visit our website at: www.CAvsBigOil.com
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Thousands of Americans call for safeguards from gas stove health risks, as public health organizations mark World Asthma Day

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星期二, 五月 2, 2023
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Thousands of Americans and a diverse range of organizations are calling for the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to take concrete steps to protect the public from gas stove pollution, as health bodies across the globe mark World Asthma Day.

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  • Thousands of Americans and a diverse range of organizations are calling for the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to take concrete steps to protect the public from gas stove pollution, as health bodies across the globe mark World Asthma Day.
  • More than 3,000 individuals, 205 health professionals, and 139 organizations have submitted comments expressing concern over gas stove pollution in response to the CPSC’s request for information (RFI) about chronic hazards associated with gas ranges.
  • A recent peer-reviewed study found that nearly 13% of childhood asthma in the U.S. can be attributed to gas stove pollution.
  • “Many people are now learning for the first time that the air we breathe indoors can be unhealthy due to gas stove pollution.

AmeriHealth Caritas Offers Providers Training about the Dangers of Gas Stoves and Childhood Asthma

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星期一, 一月 16, 2023
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AmeriHealth Caritas , a national leader in Medicaid managed care, is collaborating with a physician-led, national non-profit organization to provide training for its health care providers to learn how gas stoves contribute to childhood asthma and other respiratory ailments.

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  • AmeriHealth Caritas , a national leader in Medicaid managed care, is collaborating with a physician-led, national non-profit organization to provide training for its health care providers to learn how gas stoves contribute to childhood asthma and other respiratory ailments.
  • The webinar training program called Cooking with Gas: Health Harms from Gas Stoves will inform health care providers about the dangerous indoor air pollutants produced by natural gas appliances, what these pollutants do to the human body, and how they as health professionals can protect their patients and their families.
  • Upon completion of the course, health care providers will earn continuing medical education (CME) credits or continuing education unit (CEU) credits.
  • Cooking with gas stoves creates nitrogen dioxide, which has been linked with childhood asthma.

Environmental Groups and UNITE HERE Local 11 Call Out Terranea “Eco-Resort” Owners Lowe & JC Resorts for Execs’ Funding of Climate Change Deniers

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星期二, 七月 26, 2022
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Last week a coalition of environmental organizations and allies called out Terranea Resort owners JC Resorts and Lowe for throwing millions at anti-environment politicians and other conservative causes.

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  • Last week a coalition of environmental organizations and allies called out Terranea Resort owners JC Resorts and Lowe for throwing millions at anti-environment politicians and other conservative causes.
  • The Terranea, a sprawling property along an environmentally sensitive stretch of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, bills itself as a sustainable and eco-friendly resort.
  • Robert J. Lowe Sr. contributed $50,000 to the Koch Brothers Americans for Prosperity Action (AFPA) from October 9, 2020 through October 1, 2021.
  • It is outrageous that executives of the owners of Terranea, a resort billed as environmentally friendly, would be funding the politicians responsible for blocking reform to stop catastrophic climate change, said Kurt Petersen, Co-President of UNITE HERE Local 11.

Urology Care Foundation Announces Diversity and Inclusion Advisor

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星期二, 十一月 9, 2021
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BALTIMORE, Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Urology Care Foundation is pleased to announce Kathleen Reeves, MD, FAAP (she/her) has been named Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Advisor to the Board of Directors, the first in the Foundation's history.

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  • BALTIMORE, Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Urology Care Foundation is pleased to announce Kathleen Reeves, MD, FAAP (she/her) has been named Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Advisor to the Board of Directors, the first in the Foundation's history.
  • A well-respected thought leader on community competence, health equity and inclusion, Dr. Reeves brings more than two decades of experience to her new role with the Foundation.
  • About the Urology Care Foundation: The Urology Care Foundation is the world's leading nonprofit urological health foundation, and the official foundation of the American Urological Association.
  • To learn more about the Urology Care Foundation and its programs visit: www.urologyhealth.org .