Lisa Patel, MD
@lisapatel.bsky.social
Executive Director, Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health | Pediatric Hospitalist & Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford Children's Health. https://medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/
As I watch lines of Waymos going down the street while also watching the decline of BART, SF would be smart to build on NYC’s success. #congestionpricing Trump Said This Policy Would Make Manhattan a ‘Ghost Town.’ He Was Wrong. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/o...
Opinion | Trump Said This Policy Would Make Manhattan a ‘Ghost Town.’ He Was Wrong.
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I joined @pattivasquez.bsky.social to talk about #endangermentfinding, why Trump's focus on propping up the oil industry is terrible both for our health and our pocketbooks (as the war in Iran is showing us), and why we all need to speak up about climate change. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
WCPT 820 Interview: Dr. Lisa Patel
Podcast Episode · Driving It Home with Patti Vasquez (Featured Interviews) · March 24 · 11m
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New York Times is reporting an almost 4 hour wait time in Houston and my brothers pic backs that up. He and others waited for hours in spaces with poor cooling while ICE agents roamed around without providing any tangible benefit.
Kids shouldn’t have to defend themselves from climate change. In a powerful new op-ed, Drs. Lisa Patel and Georges Benjamin warn that the #EndangermentFinding repeal will worsen the health of our families and children. ➡️ www.apha.org/publications... @apha.org @lisapatel.bsky.social
So many favorite moments to the #OPOH26 convention including health professionals around the country singing in solidarity. When things feel bleak we can remember: we don’t have to do this alone.
There’s a lot to unpack when it comes to federal climate action—from silencing science to disregarding the health impacts. We can respond by making it personal and local, building collaborations, and sharing our stories. “We’re all in this fight together.” #OPOH26
The title of this Op-Ed by @lisapatel.bsky.social, ED of @docsforclimate.bsky.social sums things up nicely: The EPA Just Made Our Air Less Safe to Breathe @momscleanairforce.org @ameracadpeds.bsky.social @howardfrumkin.bsky.social @jonathanpatz.bsky.social @dralicechen.bsky.social
Opinion | The EPA Just Made Our Air Less Safe to Breathe
Repealing the Endangerment Finding will shape our clinical reality for years to come
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New #ClimateCheckup out today: The EPA Just Made Our Air Less Safe to Breathe "The air our patients breathe should not make them sick, and policy choices should not make our jobs harder by increasing preventable disease." @lisapatel.bsky.social @medpagetoday.com
Opinion | The EPA Just Made Our Air Less Safe to Breathe
Repealing the Endangerment Finding will shape our clinical reality for years to come
medpagetoday.com
The public health and medical community is united on speaking out against repeal of the endangerment finding
Today, the EPA chose to abandon its key duty by repealing the #EndangermentFinding. This decision will make people sicker and leave families to pay the cost, all while shielding polluters from accountability. Our statement: medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/statements/c... @lisapatel.bsky.social
As the climate warms, extreme wildfires are blanketing many cities and towns in thick smoke. Young children, whose lungs are still developing, are especially vulnerable to this pollution. @lisapatel.bsky.social breaks down this growing threat in a recent @climateconnections.bsky.social ⬇️
Wildfire smoke is a growing threat to kids » Yale Climate Connections
Children’s developing lungs make them vulnerable to air pollution.
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Breaking news about EPA and climate: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi... @globalecoguy.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com @maibached.bsky.social @lisapatel.bsky.social
Trump’s biggest climate rollback stalls over fears it will lose in court
Trump officials have delayed finalizing the repeal of the agency’s “endangerment finding” over concerns the proposal is too weak to withstand a court challenge.
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The EPA is abandoning its duty to protect our health and is instead protecting industry profits. I talked with @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy about how Americans will be left footing the bill from poorer health and higher healthcare costs.
Plans to repeal the fuel efficiency standards for vehicles will mean more air pollution, higher health care costs, and a sicker population. I joined experts from around the country today to tell NTHSA why this is a terrible idea. medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/statements/c...
Today, our executive director, @lisapatel.bsky.social, spoke up in support of strong fuel economy standards for vehicles, which are good for our health, planet, and wallets. Make your voice heard! Submit a public comment on the CAFE standards before January 20: www.votervoice.net/HP4C/Campaig...
As 2025 comes to a close, we're excited to release the season one finale of #HealthyClimateAmerica! In this special mini episode, @lisapatel.bsky.social reflects on the past year and our commitment to keep showing up in 2026. Tune in here ➡️ bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
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We can’t solve what we don’t name. It’s 2025 and the fact that #fossilfuels are still not mentioned as the main driving factor for #climatechange shows how complete industry capture is.
"Completely ignoring the interconnected threats posed by climate change-related impacts and environmental pollution is not just a scientific oversight; it is a public health failure," writes @lisapatel.bsky.social of @docsforclimate.bsky.social and Grace Wickerson of @scientistsorg.bsky.social:
Perspective: On A Sweltering Planet, “Make America Healthy Again” Puts Children’s Health At Risk
The Trump administration is constantly enacting policies that slow clean energy deployment and expand fossil fuel infrastructure. These policies will only make the problem much worse, and a big…
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Climate change is the greatest driver of health for a child born today and the “Make America Healthy Again” report fails is big ways and small to direct the nations attention to the biggest upstream drivers that could make children healthier. Read my take with Grace Wickerson on why
The Xylom@thexylom.com · 9mo agoPERSPECTIVE: By ignoring climate change as a threat multiplier, MAHA is missing the forest for the trees and will unnecessarily put the lives of millions of children at risk, argue @lisapatel.bsky.social of @docsforclimate.bsky.social and Grace Wickerson of @scientistsorg.bsky.social.
PERSPECTIVE: By ignoring climate change as a threat multiplier, MAHA is missing the forest for the trees and will unnecessarily put the lives of millions of children at risk, argue @lisapatel.bsky.social of @docsforclimate.bsky.social and Grace Wickerson of @scientistsorg.bsky.social.
Perspective: On A Sweltering Planet, “Make America Healthy Again” Puts Children’s Health At Risk
The Trump administration is constantly enacting policies that slow clean energy deployment and expand fossil fuel infrastructure. These policies will only make the problem much worse, and a big reason...
thexylom.com
Tell me you don’t care about children without telling me you don’t care about children #protectsnap
Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · 9mo agoThe USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse. I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
This is incredibly dangerous. The world is changing faster than people either understand or are prepared for. Journalism is essential in building that consciousness. #climateaction
Sammy Roth@sammyroth.bsky.social · 9mo agoNEWS: CBS News gutted its climate team as part of the big Paramount layoffs this week. These journalists had been doing incredible reporting on extreme heat, flooding, clean energy investments and more. I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...
From Healthcare Brew: Dr. @lisapatel.bsky.social of @docsforclimate.bsky.social says health systems must leverage their voice in clean energy policy decisions—"it both affects their operations and it affects the health of their populations." Read more: www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/2025...
Commonwealth Fund ranks which states are best, worst for health and climate change preparation
Regions prone to extreme weather events like heat waves, hurricanes, and severe winter weather scored the worst.
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Extreme heat is harming our health, and we need to strengthen awareness among patients, providers, and our communities. Thank you @keertigopal.bsky.social for uplifting this critical topic and expert voices like @lisapatel.bsky.social.
Keerti Gopal@keertigopal.bsky.social · 10mo agoFaster aging. Trouble focusing. Dementia. From our brains to our DNA, extreme heat is wreaking havoc on our bodies — and we're experiencing it more and more. Here's what you need to know: insideclimatenews.org/news/0210202...
When I feel sad about who we’ve become as a country, I remember those in power do not represent most of us. Watching Chicagoans stand up for a total stranger being treated inhumanely—I’m reminded that most of us are kind, caring, and decent. And we’ll fight for a kind, decent, caring world.
Cristian Farias@cristianfarias.com · 10mo agoThis video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram. Community action works. Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
