We are seeing the disastrous effects of climate change firsthand as wildfires rage across California while Hurricane Laura is already hitting the Gulf Coast and gaining strength.
Climate change and fossil fuel pollution are already wreaking havoc – with low-income and communities of color being hit first and worst. Without immediate action, this crisis will only get worse. Climate and environmental justice are public health issues that impact every facet of our health, especially during COVID-19.
That's why we are continuing our COVID-19 educational webinar series this Thursday to address the intersection of COVID-19 and the climate crisis.
The climate crisis has magnified the impacts of this global pandemic in numerous ways. For example, long-term exposure to air pollution has been linked to a large increase in the COVID-19 death rate.1 Enforcing and strengthening pollution regulations would not only protect more human lives during the COVID-19 crisis, but for decades to come.
We have the solution to these crises — but we need to grow support to combat climate change, and implement measures necessary to fight this pandemic. Joining our webinar this Thursday is the first step in strengthening our fight by discussing and sharing the knowledge we all need to fight back.
Together we can take action to improve both our response to the pandemic and our pursuit of climate justice.
Thank you for everything you do,
Max Cotterill
Organizer
Nurse’s Campaign for Medicare for All
1 Harvard University: A national study on long-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in the United States
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