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Watch Discussion of Sustainable Food

01/16/2021 Climate Council

The ClimateGKC Channel now features a deep-dive discussion of sustainable food options in the Kansas City metro area. Your personal…

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Posted in: Food Filed under: Composting, Food Waste, Health, Nutrition, Sustainable Food

Senate Bill Places Moratorium on Large Animal Farming Operations (CAFOs)

10/15/2020 Bob Grove

Senator Cory Booker has introduced U.S. Senate Bill 3221 to “place a moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations, to…

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Posted in: Climate, Food, Policy Filed under: CAFO, Health, pollution, Social Justice

Howie Hawkins Moderates Herbicides Webinar on Climate Channel

10/10/2020 Climate Council

How does herbicide spraying leave people more exposed to Covid-19? Explore links between environmental racism and using chemical poisons for…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Covid-19, Health, Herbicides, pollution

EVENT: Herbicides are Poisonous for Children and Other Living Things

09/27/2020 No Spray Coalition

How does herbicide spraying leave people more exposed to Covid-19? Explore links between environmental racism and using chemical poisons for…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Covid-19, Health, Herbicides, pollution

Deadly Heat Is Killing Americans: A Decade Of Inaction On Climate Puts Lives At Risk

06/16/2020 Don Wallace

Heat now causes more deaths than hurricanes, tornadoes or floods in most years, creating a new public health threat. An…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Health, National Policy, Weather

Flagship UN study shows accelerating climate change on land, sea and in the atmosphere

03/10/2020 Don Wallace

A wide-ranging UN climate report, released on Tuesday, shows that climate change is having a major effect on all aspects…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Health, Paris, Science

Only One In Five Countries Has A Healthcare Strategy To Deal With Climate Change

12/04/2019 Don Wallace

Protecting people’s health from climate change dangers such as heat stress, storms and tsunamis has never been more important, yet…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Health, International Policy

Climate Change Is Damaging The Health Of The World’s Children And Threatens Lifelong Impact, Report Says

11/13/2019 Don Wallace

Climate change is already damaging children’s health worldwide and could shape the well-being of an entire generation – unless the world meets…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Children, Health

Has Your Doctor Talked To You About Climate Change?

07/13/2019 Don Wallace

In June, the American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association were among 70 medical and public…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Health

EPA Looks To Change How It Calculates Air Pollution Deaths

05/21/2019 Don Wallace

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to change the way it calculates the health risks of air pollution, a shift that critics allege…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Health, National Policy

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