June 2020 - SF BAY Physicians for Social Responsibility

Passed: California Air Resources Board adopted the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) Standards

In June 2020, the California Air Resources Board unanimously adopted the landmark Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule that supports increasing levels of zero emission technologies across the truck fleet in California between 2024 and 2035. The proposal will generate deep reductions in harmful pollutants, yield significant health benefits in California and beyond, and especially ...

Passed: California Air Resources Board adopted the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) Standardsjulie2020-07-01T14:48:11-07:00

The National Academy of Medicine offers Resources to Support the Health and Well-Being of Clinicians During COVID-19

The National Academy of Medicine offers Resources to Support the Health and Well-Being of Clinicians During COVID-19julie2020-06-30T10:37:08-07:00

New York Times: Links Between Racism and the Environment

New York Times: Links Between Racism and the Environmentgarymeterpool2020-08-07T09:33:49-07:00

Guardian: World nuclear arms spending hit $73bn last year – half of it by US

Guardian: World nuclear arms spending hit $73bn last year – half of it by USgarymeterpool2020-07-30T18:20:54-07:00

New Yorker: Bill McKibben’s Annals of a Warming Planet series

New Yorker: Bill McKibben’s Annals of a Warming Planet seriesgarymeterpool2020-07-01T15:12:20-07:00

Balancing public health and private wealth: lessons on climate inaction from the COVID‐19 pandemic, by Dr. Sarah Coates

International Journal of Dermatology: Balancing public health and private wealth: lessons on climate inaction from the COVID‐19 pandemic – a report from the International Society of Dermatology Climate Change Committee, READ the article.

Balancing public health and private wealth: lessons on climate inaction from the COVID‐19 pandemic, by Dr. Sarah Coatesgarymeterpool2020-07-22T16:22:23-07:00

Sojourners: For Our White Friends Desiring to Be Allies

Sojourners: For Our White Friends Desiring to Be Alliesgarymeterpool2020-08-07T09:29:08-07:00

Guardian: Black Americans dying of Covid-19 at three times the rate of white people

Guardian: Black Americans dying of Covid-19 at three times the rate of white peoplegarymeterpool2020-08-07T09:29:41-07:00

DNC Environment and Climate Crisis Council: Fighting for Health, Resilience and Truth in the Face of COVID-19 and Climate Change

DNC Environment and Climate Crisis Council: Fighting for Health, Resilience and Truth in the Face of COVID-19 and Climate Changegarymeterpool2020-06-30T18:24:33-07:00

Guardian: US critics of stay-at-home orders tied to fossil fuel funding

Guardian: US critics of stay-at-home orders tied to fossil fuel fundinggarymeterpool2020-07-01T15:10:35-07:00