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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
An E.P.A. Plan to Kill a Major Climate Rule Is Worrying Business Leaders www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/c...
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An E.P.A. Plan to Kill a Major Climate Rule Is Worrying Business Leaders
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Climate for Health @climate4health.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Today is Children's Environmental Health Day! @climate4health.bsky.social Executive Committee Chair @leylamccurdy.bsky.social spoke with @cehnetwork.bsky.social to discuss the protection of children's health amidst climate change and environmental health threats. #CEHday Read on: buff.ly/8Rwb54O
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Curating Collective Action for Children’s Healthier Futures
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
The Los Angeles fires may have killed hundreds more people than official records show
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
USAID cuts may cause 14 million more deaths in next five years, study says
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
apnews.com/article/epa-... EPA rollbacks would weaken rules projected to save billions of dollars and thousands of lives
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Trump EPA rollbacks would weaken rules projected to save billions of dollars and thousands of lives
When the head of the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year announced a massive rollback of environmental regulations, he said it would spark a “Golden Age” for the American economy.
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Trump violating right to life with anti-environment orders, youth lawsuit says
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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The World Isn’t Ready for the Mental Health Toll of Extreme Heat
Temperatures are rising, and so are mental health risks
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Why Trump’s push for ‘gold-standard science’ has researchers alarmed
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Trump’s war on Harvard is bizarre — and incredibly damaging
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
The MAHA Report’s AI fingerprints, annotated
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
White House MAHA Report may have garbled science by using AI, experts say
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Earth is likely to cross a key climate threshold in two years
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
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The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist
The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors.
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
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Get ready for several years of killer heat, top weather forecasters warn
Top weather agencies warn that the world should get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes the globe to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes.
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
The Colorado River is running low. The picture looks even worse underground, study says.
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Land under the country’s largest cities is sinking. Here’s where — and why.
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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How climate change will burden our children: data reveal a lifetime of extreme heat
Young people will be exposed to a number of heatwaves that no one would have experienced in pre-industrial times.
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/c...
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The U.S. Under Trump: Alone in Its Climate Denial
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
On a remote Australian island, the birds are so full of plastic they crunch
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Early air pollution exposure affects health in adolescence, study finds
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Plastic may be warming the planet more than we thought
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Wildfire smoke seeps into homes. Global protection would cost billions.
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
America is becoming less ready for natural disasters
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
time.com/7280989/clim...
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Climate Anxiety Is Taking Its Toll on Young People
A blameless generation is paying a growing emotional price.
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Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments @envirn.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
TOMORROW! 📅 Join us on May 8 at 12 PM ET for the next ANHE Education Forum: Sensation, Storytelling, & Solidarity: Student Engagement Strategies for Sustainability. Register today: zurl.co/8fPzr #SustainableNursing #NurseEducation #ClimateHealth #ANHE
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APHA @apha.org · 05/05/2025
DYK? Nearly a quarter of adults in the U.S. experience a mental illness every year. That may include someone you care about. During #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, take the time to talk about mental health. Start the conversation with resources from SAMHSA www.samhsa.gov/mental-healt...
Blue square with green leaves and white and orange flowers in the corners. Colorful text in the center: Mental health matters. American Public Health Association logo.
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APHA @apha.org · 05/05/2025
From pre-K to graduation, teachers can create a school environment that encourages students' academic success & supports their health. 📝🍎 Discover the connection between education & health: www.apha.org/topics-and-i... #teacherappreciationweek
Illustration of a teacher and a student holding a book on a blue background with green and yellow loops decorating it. Text: May 5-9, 2025 Teacher Appreciation Week. American Public Health Association logo.
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
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Congress must reject The President’s dangerous FY 2026 budget request
The President’s FY 2026 Discretionary Budget Request, released today, continues the trend of actions that harm the health of communities across the nation, proposing devastating cuts to federal public...
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/c...
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Child Health Experts With Diversity Roles Will Be Fired or Reassigned
The moves are aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and environmental justice programs at the E.P.A., Trump administration officials say.
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/s...
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Citing N.I.H. Cuts, a Top Science Journal Stops Accepting Submissions
With federal support, Environmental Health Perspectives has long published peer-reviewed studies without fees to readers or scientists.
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/c...
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National Climate Assessment Authors Are Dismissed by Trump Administration
The Trump administration told researchers it was “releasing” them from their roles. It puts the future of the assessment, which is required by Congress, in doubt.
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Science:Trump is destroying 100 years of competitive advantage in 100 days
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Keerti Gopal @keertigopal.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
More Americans are breathing unhealthy air than any time in the last decade, and climate change is making the problem worse. That’s really bad news for public health. Learn more @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/2304202...
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Nearly Half of Americans Are Breathing Unhealthy Air as Pollution Exposure Numbers Reach Decade High - Inside Climate News
A new report from the American Lung Association notes a drastic decline in air quality and raises health alarms. Climate change and Trump administration actions, experts warn, will worsen the trend.
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/c...
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E.P.A. Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals
The cancellations, set to apply to pending and active grants, also affect research into “forever chemicals” contaminating the food supply.
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Breathing dirty air is worse for your health than we thought
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/c...
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Government Science Data May Soon Be Hidden. They’re Racing to Copy It.
Vast quantities of climate and environmental information have been removed from official websites in the past months. Scientists are trying keep it available.
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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More than 150 ‘unprecedented’ climate disasters struck world in 2024, says UN
Floods, heatwaves and supercharged hurricanes occurred in hottest climate human society has ever experienced
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Trump is launching America’s version of the Cultural Revolution
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Supporting Children’s Well-being and Building Resilience as Our Climate Changes — A Guide for Parents and Caregivers ecoamerica.org/a-guide-for-...
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New Mental Health Guide for Parents and Caregivers
This guide is intended for anyone who cares for children, with age-appropriate information to build their resilience in a changing climate.
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Lisa Patel, MD @lisapatel.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Burcin Ikiz telling her story about how a question from her son on #climatechange led her career as a neuro researcher into understanding impacts on brain health. She realized how important it was to work with others, and established the International Neuro Climate Working Group #OurPlanetOurHealth
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Lisa Patel, MD @lisapatel.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Today over 100 doctors, nurses, and health professionals visited their members of Congress to ask them to protect the investments from the IRA and IIJA. Americans want clean air and a livable future, and we’ll continue to use our voices for a better tomorrow #OurPlanetOurHealth #climatechange
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/c...
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How Trump Has Undermined U.S. Climate Policy
President Trump has quickly transformed America’s approach to the environment, withholding funds and stretching the limits of presidential power.
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/c...
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Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites
The data, which disappeared from Agriculture Department sites in recent weeks, was useful to farmers for business planning, the lawsuit said.
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leylamccurdy.bsky.social @leylamccurdy.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
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Scientists warn of long-term damage as Trump’s orders slow research
By blocking announcements in the Federal Register, the administration is keeping experts from meeting to evaluate funding proposals.
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