Policy Watch: Climate Crisis Archives - Page 3 of 4 - SF BAY Physicians for Social Responsibility

SIGNED: Letter to encourage The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) is the agency that regulates stationary sources of air pollution (like PM)

SIGNED: Letter to encourage The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) is the agency that regulates stationary sources of air pollution (like PM) to achieve air quality standards, with the goal of reducing and eliminating health problems caused by air pollution. BAAQMD is considering a stricter regulation (amendment to Rule 6-5) that would require ...

SIGNED: Letter to encourage The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) is the agency that regulates stationary sources of air pollution (like PM)julie2021-02-23T12:13:57-08:00

SIGNED: Letter urging the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to prioritize a swift phase out of fossil fuels for health, climate, and clean air benefits throughout the region.

SIGNED: Letter urging the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to prioritize a swift phase out of fossil fuels for health, climate, and clean air benefits throughout the region. Zero Emission Standards for heaters and appliances are the most impactful measures that the air district can take to reduce pollution from gas used inside homes ...

SIGNED: Letter urging the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to prioritize a swift phase out of fossil fuels for health, climate, and clean air benefits throughout the region.julie2021-02-23T12:13:21-08:00

Health and Medical Organizations Call for Immediate Action to Protect Our Nation’s Health in the Face of the Climate Health Emergency

PSR and 68 health and medical organizations call on the Biden-Harris administration to take a “health in all policies” approach to climate change. We signed on to the memo outlining 9 key priorities for promoting health and equity across federal agencies. The recommendations offer a path for bold climate action that protects health and health ...

Health and Medical Organizations Call for Immediate Action to Protect Our Nation’s Health in the Face of the Climate Health Emergencyjulie2021-02-19T16:25:36-08:00

White House FACT SHEET: President Biden Takes Executive Actions to Tackle the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, Create Jobs, and Restore Scientific Integrity Across Federal Government

On January 27, 2021, President Biden will take executive action to tackle the climate crisis at home and abroad while creating good-paying union jobs and equitable clean energy future, building modern and sustainable infrastructure, restoring scientific integrity and evidence-based policymaking across the federal government, and re-establishing the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. ...

White House FACT SHEET: President Biden Takes Executive Actions to Tackle the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, Create Jobs, and Restore Scientific Integrity Across Federal Governmentjulie2021-02-10T14:34:30-08:00

SIGNED: Letter to encourage Governor Newsom to appoint Utilities Commissioners who embrace 21st-century equitable, decentralized, clean energy system concepts

Re: California Public Utilities Commission Appointments Dear Governor Newsom, On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we urge you to appoint Public Utilities Commissioners who fully embrace 21st-century equitable, decentralized, clean energy system concepts. The 20th-century centralized model which persists is a barrier to achieving the state’s urgent climate, clean energy, equity, safety, and resilience goals. ...

SIGNED: Letter to encourage Governor Newsom to appoint Utilities Commissioners who embrace 21st-century equitable, decentralized, clean energy system conceptsjulie2020-12-17T12:45:46-08:00

SIGNED: Letter calling on President-Elect Joe Biden to issue an Executive Order that enacts his campaign commitment to ban new federal fossil fuel leasing and permitting on public lands and waters.

We urge your issuance of the following Executive Order to enact your “Day One” commitment, with no state exceptions, to ban new federal oil and gas leasing and permitting on public lands and waters: EXECUTIVE ORDER BANNING NEW FEDERAL FOSSIL FUEL LEASING AND PERMITTING ON PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS Global emissions must be reduced by ...

SIGNED: Letter calling on President-Elect Joe Biden to issue an Executive Order that enacts his campaign commitment to ban new federal fossil fuel leasing and permitting on public lands and waters.julie2020-12-09T09:54:51-08:00

SIGNED: To support CA Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-79-20, concerning oil drilling in CA

The organizations signing this letter welcome Governor Newsom's Executive Order N-79-20, concerning oil drilling and site remediation. Dear Governor Newsom: (cc: Wade Crowfoot, Secretary for Natural Resources; Jared Blumenfeld, Secretary for Environmental Protection, David Shabazian, Director, Dept. of Conservation; Uduak-Joe Ntuk, State Oil and Gas Supervisor, CalGEM; Kate Gordon, Director, Governor’s Office of Planning and ...

SIGNED: To support CA Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-79-20, concerning oil drilling in CAjulie2020-12-17T12:23:17-08:00

SIGNED: A public Letter to Patients regarding health impacts of climate change

SIGNED: A public Letter to Patients urging them to convince our nation’s leaders to enact policies that accelerate America’s transition from a dirty energy economy (based on coal, oil and gas) to a clean, renewable energy economy (based on solar, wind and geothermal). Over 4,300 doctors, nurses and other health professionals have signed.

SIGNED: A public Letter to Patients regarding health impacts of climate changejulie2020-11-17T13:34:57-08:00

SIGNED: The Pew Charitable Trusts campaign letter to prevent the emergence of a seabed mining industry targeting hard minerals such as metals, metal-rich sands, and phosphorite nodules in California’s state waters.

SIGNED: The Pew Charitable Trusts campaign letter to prevent the emergence of a seabed mining industry targeting hard minerals such as metals, metal-rich sands, and phosphorite nodules in California’s state waters.

SIGNED: The Pew Charitable Trusts campaign letter to prevent the emergence of a seabed mining industry targeting hard minerals such as metals, metal-rich sands, and phosphorite nodules in California’s state waters.julie2020-11-17T13:33:18-08:00

SUBMITTED Public Comments: to strengthen city ordinances in San Francisco, Los Altos, San Mateo, and San Jose on new home construction electrification, calling for an all-electric code.

SUBMITTED Public Comments: to strengthen city ordinances in San Francisco, Los Altos, San Mateo, and San Jose on new home construction electrification, calling for an all-electric code. 2020

SUBMITTED Public Comments: to strengthen city ordinances in San Francisco, Los Altos, San Mateo, and San Jose on new home construction electrification, calling for an all-electric code.julie2020-11-17T13:26:15-08:00