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ICCA Blog
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Data Centers and Health: What Illinois Communities Should Know
By Grace Kistner RN, DTN, MMHA, BSBA, BSN, CCRN, CSSLHPM | ICCA Chair of Membership & Recruitment
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Data Centers Shouldn’t Come at the Cost of Our Health
By Robert Needleman, MD | Board Chair, Illinois Clinicians for Climate Action (ICCA)
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Pilsen knows the impacts of industrial pollution. The EPA shouldn’t ease rules on truck engines.
By Gloria E. Barrera, MSN, RN, PEL-CSN, PLNC | ICCA Member
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Asthma, Gas Stoves and What We Lose When Research Is Cut
By Ted Shieh, MD | ICCA Board Member and Chair of Community Engagement
In the Press
Articles by ICCA members
Repeal of EPA’s endangerment finding won’t change the realities of chronic disease
Dr. Sheetal Khedkar Rao
The Hill
The Blue Origin flight reminds us that there is no feminism without environmentalism
Dr. Sheetal Khedkar Rao
Chicago Tribune
Air Pollution Is Just As Harmful as Alcohol. Where’s the Surgeon General’s Advisory?
Dr. Sheetal Khedkar Rao
Newsweek
Taking Action: Top 10 Priorities for Nurses to
Protect Health in a Changing Climate
ft. Grace Kistner, RN
Sigma Repository excerpts
How has climate crisis impacted health and how can people respond? Physician explains during CHA webinar
ft. Sheetal Rao, MD
Catholic Health World article
In the fight against climate change, some Chicagoans are going all-electric at home
ft. Ted Shieh, MD
Chicago Tribune article
To Prepare for Extreme Heat, Let’s Collaborate and Learn from our Communities
Dr. Sheetal Khedkar Rao
Chicago Sun Times article
For the Sake of Our Pregnant Mothers, Illinois Needs to Act on Climate Change
Dr. Regina de Leon Gomez
Chicago Health article
Climate Change is Causing Premature Death–Healthcare Professionals Can Help
Dr. Yvonne Collins
Medpage Today article
Flooding in Chicago is getting worse. Here’s why.
Brett Chase
Chicago Sun-Times
California Farmworkers Face Dual Threats From Extreme Heat, Pesticide Exposure
Carly Hyland and Grace Kistner
The Sacramento Bee
California’s Climate Progress Faces New Challenges
Grace Kistner
California Nurses for Health & Justice
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