Austin Texas physician, Katharina Hathaway, joined a national delegation in Washington, D.C. in June calling on Congress to enact clean air policy to protect our community from soot, carbon and coal ash pollution. Dubbed “50 States United for Healthy Air,” over 100 Clean Air Ambassadors emphasized their concerns about the health implications of pollution, especially in urban settings in meetings with their elected officials, the EPA and the White House.
On July 31st APSR Board Member, Elliot Trester, spoke at a press conference at Austin City Hall on the health impacts of climate change.
In addition, Dr. Trester praised President Obama’s Climate Action Plan and the Austin City Council’s efforts to make renewables a significant part of Austin’s energy portfolio.
Members of the Austin City Council, (Mike Martinez and Chris Riley) and other environmental organizations attended. Special thanks to Environment Texas for organizing this event.
On June 4th, Dr. Elliot Trester spoke to the Austin Interfaith Environmental Network about the hazards of coal-fired power plant emissions and other public health topics. The lecture was well attended with over forty attendees from a variety of organizations including: Climate Buddies - Austin, Austin Beyond Coal, Texas Sierra Club, and IEN members. Special thanks to Highland Park Baptist Church, Chris Searless of EIN, Yaira Robinson of TXIPL, and Al Braden for videotaping and editing the lecture.
An open Letter to Texas Governor, Rick Perry advocating for Medicaid Expansion in Texas
Evidence-based studies have demonstrated that Medicaid coverage leads to improved health status for enrollees. Healthy adults can work, stay working and remain tax-paying responsible residents of Texas. Children can stay in school, not miss a school day due to an asthma episode or a toothache. School districts are happy with fewer absences since their state funds are tied to the number of children at school each day.
Coal
Environmental pollution effects all of us. Particulate matter in our air causes asthma, especially in young children. Nearly 1 in 4 children in Texas have some form of asthma.
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Global Warming
Several Austin PSR members participated in Global Warming awareness during release of "The Day After Tomorrow", an early foray (albeit hypothetical) into public education of the impact of global warming.
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Energy Security
Texas has always been considered to be the energy capital of the world. Oil was first discovered here, and the majority of the world's oil exploration and production expertise is based here.
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Tell President Obama to cancel the Vogtle Loan Guarantee! We don’t want or need new nuclear reactors and we don’t think that taxpayers should be on the hook to support a mature industry.
Keep CNN honest! Sign the petition to balance Pandora’s propaganda.
Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit
The Toolkit is a combination of easy-to-use reference guides for health providers and user-friendly health education materials on preventing exposures to toxic chemicals and other substances that affect infant and child health. Read more »
Thank You for supporting us in 2012!
In 2012, we saw members and chapters across the country work together to make a difference. Watch this video to see some of the scenes from our expert tours, testimony, Facebook chats and media outreach. Read more »
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