Nevada Clinicians for Climate Action
@nvccaction.bsky.social
We are doctors, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists, public health professionals, therapists, students, residents and other health professionals working for a healthier Nevada by reducing climate change impacts.
https://www.nvcliniciansforclimate.org/
https://www.nvcliniciansforclimate.org/
#Shared Despite the severity of last week’s winter storm, climate trends show that winter is the fastest-warming season for most of the U.S. and that warm winter days are becoming more common in most U.S. cities. buff.ly/DYsEhiE #climatematters via @ClimateCentral
January 28, 2026 at 7:19 PM
#Shared Despite the severity of last week’s winter storm, climate trends show that winter is the fastest-warming season for most of the U.S. and that warm winter days are becoming more common in most U.S. cities. buff.ly/DYsEhiE #climatematters via @ClimateCentral
🚨Don't Forget!
🗓️ January 26 at 5:30 PT | Buildings -- the climate health solution that's all around us! Join Dr. Joanne Leovy, NVCCA Advisory Committee Chair!
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🗓️ January 26 at 5:30 PT | Buildings -- the climate health solution that's all around us! Join Dr. Joanne Leovy, NVCCA Advisory Committee Chair!
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January 23, 2026 at 11:11 PM
🚨Don't Forget!
🗓️ January 26 at 5:30 PT | Buildings -- the climate health solution that's all around us! Join Dr. Joanne Leovy, NVCCA Advisory Committee Chair!
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🗓️ January 26 at 5:30 PT | Buildings -- the climate health solution that's all around us! Join Dr. Joanne Leovy, NVCCA Advisory Committee Chair!
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The Bureau of Land Management is taking a second look at the environmental effects of a cross-Nevada transmission line that is costing ratepayers billions.
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BLM throws another hurdle at $4.2B NV Energy transmission line
Southern Nevada ratepayers will fund the majority of the construction costs for the Greenlink projects.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:47 PM
The Bureau of Land Management is taking a second look at the environmental effects of a cross-Nevada transmission line that is costing ratepayers billions.
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Secure your spot! In-person registration for the 2026 Our Planet, Our Health Convention is limited—don’t miss your chance to join us this March in Arlington, Virginia. Register here: cvent.me/qxz7yN #OPOH26
January 16, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Secure your spot! In-person registration for the 2026 Our Planet, Our Health Convention is limited—don’t miss your chance to join us this March in Arlington, Virginia. Register here: cvent.me/qxz7yN #OPOH26
🗓️ January 26 at 5:30 PT
Join Dr. Joanne Leovy, NVCCA Advisory Committee Chair, as she summarizes the many impacts of indoor air quality
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Join Dr. Joanne Leovy, NVCCA Advisory Committee Chair, as she summarizes the many impacts of indoor air quality
🔗https://app.zoom.us/wc?_x_zm_rtaid=YZ0EjkzAQauT4QpuHx-Tlw.1767917118895.66f5bc16a6cba6087127a398807662f5&_x_zm_rhtaid=665
January 14, 2026 at 9:53 PM
🗓️ January 26 at 5:30 PT
Join Dr. Joanne Leovy, NVCCA Advisory Committee Chair, as she summarizes the many impacts of indoor air quality
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Join Dr. Joanne Leovy, NVCCA Advisory Committee Chair, as she summarizes the many impacts of indoor air quality
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Snowpack is an important and large natural reservoir for many Western communities, storing water in winter as snow that typically runs off in spring. Shifts in the timing and amount of snowmelt or runoff can present challenges to drought and water planning. 🔌naturalresourcesconsderationservices
January 13, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Snowpack is an important and large natural reservoir for many Western communities, storing water in winter as snow that typically runs off in spring. Shifts in the timing and amount of snowmelt or runoff can present challenges to drought and water planning. 🔌naturalresourcesconsderationservices
Registration for the 2026 Our Planet, Our Health Convention is now open! Join us
in Arlington, VA, or virtually this March as we tackle the most urgent issues of our
time: the growing impact of climate change on health.
Register here:
cvent.me/qxz7yN #OPOH26
in Arlington, VA, or virtually this March as we tackle the most urgent issues of our
time: the growing impact of climate change on health.
Register here:
cvent.me/qxz7yN #OPOH26
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Registration for the 2026 Our Planet, Our Health Convention is now open! Join us
in Arlington, VA, or virtually this March as we tackle the most urgent issues of our
time: the growing impact of climate change on health.
Register here:
cvent.me/qxz7yN #OPOH26
in Arlington, VA, or virtually this March as we tackle the most urgent issues of our
time: the growing impact of climate change on health.
Register here:
cvent.me/qxz7yN #OPOH26
🗓️ January 26 at 5:30 PT
🫶Join Dr. Joanne Leovy, NVCCA Advisory Committee Chair, as she summarizes the many impacts of indoor air quality and energy burden.
Join us!
🔗https://app.zoom.us/wc?_x_zm_rtaid=YZ0EjkzAQauT4QpuHx-Tlw.1767917118895.66f5bc16a6cba6087127a398807662f5&_x_zm_rhtaid=665
🫶Join Dr. Joanne Leovy, NVCCA Advisory Committee Chair, as she summarizes the many impacts of indoor air quality and energy burden.
Join us!
🔗https://app.zoom.us/wc?_x_zm_rtaid=YZ0EjkzAQauT4QpuHx-Tlw.1767917118895.66f5bc16a6cba6087127a398807662f5&_x_zm_rhtaid=665
January 9, 2026 at 12:20 AM
🗓️ January 26 at 5:30 PT
🫶Join Dr. Joanne Leovy, NVCCA Advisory Committee Chair, as she summarizes the many impacts of indoor air quality and energy burden.
Join us!
🔗https://app.zoom.us/wc?_x_zm_rtaid=YZ0EjkzAQauT4QpuHx-Tlw.1767917118895.66f5bc16a6cba6087127a398807662f5&_x_zm_rhtaid=665
🫶Join Dr. Joanne Leovy, NVCCA Advisory Committee Chair, as she summarizes the many impacts of indoor air quality and energy burden.
Join us!
🔗https://app.zoom.us/wc?_x_zm_rtaid=YZ0EjkzAQauT4QpuHx-Tlw.1767917118895.66f5bc16a6cba6087127a398807662f5&_x_zm_rhtaid=665
🎀9 days remaining to consider making a contribution to NVCCA for 2025. Please consider helping us continue our work by donating:
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#GivingTuesday2025
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December 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🎀9 days remaining to consider making a contribution to NVCCA for 2025. Please consider helping us continue our work by donating:
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#GivingTuesday2025
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A Climate Central analysis shows that this unusual holiday warmth, running 20°F to 35°F above average, is at least two to three times more likely to occur due to human-caused carbon pollution.
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Five Things to Know About Climate Change in 2025 | Climate Central
Here are five ways that carbon pollution from fossil fuels made record heat, hurricanes, fires, and floods worse in 2025, disrupting lives in the U.S. and beyond.
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December 20, 2025 at 2:55 AM
A Climate Central analysis shows that this unusual holiday warmth, running 20°F to 35°F above average, is at least two to three times more likely to occur due to human-caused carbon pollution.
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🔥New Analysis Provides More Evidence That Heat Standards saves Lives... shared from @docsforclimate.bsky.social
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December 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
🔥New Analysis Provides More Evidence That Heat Standards saves Lives... shared from @docsforclimate.bsky.social
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❤️NVCCA is the only organization in Nevada with a singular focus on reducing the human health harms of climate change. We are 90% volunteer powered and 100% self-supporting! Please consider helping us continue our work by donating:
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#GivingTuesday2025
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#GivingTuesday2025
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
❤️NVCCA is the only organization in Nevada with a singular focus on reducing the human health harms of climate change. We are 90% volunteer powered and 100% self-supporting! Please consider helping us continue our work by donating:
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#GivingTuesday2025
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#GivingTuesday2025
As the fall season warms, November temperatures are rising in more than 200 U.S. cities. 🦃 buff.ly/qUf7XoR #climatematters via @climatecentral
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
As the fall season warms, November temperatures are rising in more than 200 U.S. cities. 🦃 buff.ly/qUf7XoR #climatematters via @climatecentral
❤️NVCCA is the only organization in Nevada with a singular focus on reducing the human health harms of climate change. Please consider helping us continue our work by donating:
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November 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
❤️NVCCA is the only organization in Nevada with a singular focus on reducing the human health harms of climate change. Please consider helping us continue our work by donating:
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Reposted by Nevada Clinicians for Climate Action
💡 In a new piece on the Project Drawdown Insights hub, Heather McDiarmid, Ph.D. breaks down five reasons heat pumps are awesome for your comfort, your community, and the climate!
👉 Dive into the full article: https://bit.ly/4o9lFot
👉 Dive into the full article: https://bit.ly/4o9lFot
drawdown.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
💡 In a new piece on the Project Drawdown Insights hub, Heather McDiarmid, Ph.D. breaks down five reasons heat pumps are awesome for your comfort, your community, and the climate!
👉 Dive into the full article: https://bit.ly/4o9lFot
👉 Dive into the full article: https://bit.ly/4o9lFot
Winter is just around the corner. The season has warmed in 239 major U.S. cities. Winter warming affects snowfall, water supplies, winter sports, and more. ☃️ bit.ly/2025-winter-... #climatematters via @climatecentral
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Winter is just around the corner. The season has warmed in 239 major U.S. cities. Winter warming affects snowfall, water supplies, winter sports, and more. ☃️ bit.ly/2025-winter-... #climatematters via @climatecentral
Northern Nevada Public Health and Renown Health are working together to learn more about health in Washoe County from 2026 to 2028.
Your answers are private. The survey takes about 10 to 15 minutes to finish.
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Your answers are private. The survey takes about 10 to 15 minutes to finish.
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2026-2028 Washoe County Community Health Assessment ACTIVE
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November 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Northern Nevada Public Health and Renown Health are working together to learn more about health in Washoe County from 2026 to 2028.
Your answers are private. The survey takes about 10 to 15 minutes to finish.
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Your answers are private. The survey takes about 10 to 15 minutes to finish.
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❤️NVCCA is the only organization in Nevada with a singular focus on reducing the human health harms of climate change. We are 90% volunteer powered and 100% self-supporting!
Please consider helping us continue our work by donating:
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Please consider helping us continue our work by donating:
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November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
❤️NVCCA is the only organization in Nevada with a singular focus on reducing the human health harms of climate change. We are 90% volunteer powered and 100% self-supporting!
Please consider helping us continue our work by donating:
give.communityin.org/42U3U2?ref=a...
Please consider helping us continue our work by donating:
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The Diploma in Climate Medicine is a national, CME-accredited program created to train clinical leaders who want to move beyond an introduction to climate and health and dive deeply into the complex landscape of communication, systems, and policy.
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Climate & Health Program Diploma in Climate Medicine
The University of Colorado School of Medicine, building on the success of its Physician Fellowships in Climate & Health, is pleased to announce a new professional development program for health care p...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The Diploma in Climate Medicine is a national, CME-accredited program created to train clinical leaders who want to move beyond an introduction to climate and health and dive deeply into the complex landscape of communication, systems, and policy.
medschool.cuanschutz.edu/climateandhe...
medschool.cuanschutz.edu/climateandhe...
Heat-related fatalities there jumped from several dozen in 2014 to 645 in 2023.
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Inside the scramble to save lives as heat menaces two Southwestern counties
Maricopa County, Arizona, and Clark County, Nevada, offer a cautionary tale about what it takes to keep people alive in extreme temperatures.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Heat-related fatalities there jumped from several dozen in 2014 to 645 in 2023.
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🥳Congrats to Dr. Deb Hendrickson, NVCCA Advisory Council Member. UNR President and former Nevada Governor, Brian Sandoval, presented her the Distinguished Alumna 2025 award from the University of Nevada School of Medicine on October 23, for her work on the threat of climate change to children.
October 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🥳Congrats to Dr. Deb Hendrickson, NVCCA Advisory Council Member. UNR President and former Nevada Governor, Brian Sandoval, presented her the Distinguished Alumna 2025 award from the University of Nevada School of Medicine on October 23, for her work on the threat of climate change to children.
Take a listen and learn more from the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health tackling major health crisis related to climate change.
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Healthy Climate America Podcast - The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health (MSCCH)
Welcome to Healthy Climate America, a podcast from the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Take a listen and learn more from the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health tackling major health crisis related to climate change.
medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/healthy-clim...
medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/healthy-clim...
What happens in Vegas is supposed to stay there—but not when a mosquito capable of spreading a dangerous brew of diseases shows up and decides to put down roots there.
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No Rain, No Problem: Yellow Fever Mosquito Expands Footprint in Las Vegas
A new study finds the mosquito Aedes aegypti to be present in more than half of census tracts in metro Las Vegas, despite the area's arid conditions.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
What happens in Vegas is supposed to stay there—but not when a mosquito capable of spreading a dangerous brew of diseases shows up and decides to put down roots there.
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entomologytoday.org/2025/10/08/y...
La Niña means a wetter and cooler winter for the northern half of the country and a drier winter for the southern states, including the desert southwest. Las Vegas is already behind on rain.
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La Niña forecasted to impact Las Vegas valley weather
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The likelihood of La Niña developing this fall is increasing and that could bring challenges for the Las Vegas valley. The Climate Prediction Center said there is now a 71%…
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October 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
La Niña means a wetter and cooler winter for the northern half of the country and a drier winter for the southern states, including the desert southwest. Las Vegas is already behind on rain.
www.8newsnow.com/news/local-n...
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Scientists have long warned of climate change-driven extreme heat and its dangers to health. Studies have shown extreme heat can cause fatigue, poorer coordination and reduced attention.
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High temperatures mean more workplace injuries, study finds
With hotter temperatures come more heat-related workplace injuries — about 28,000 injuries each year, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Environmental Health.
lasvegassun.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Scientists have long warned of climate change-driven extreme heat and its dangers to health. Studies have shown extreme heat can cause fatigue, poorer coordination and reduced attention.
lasvegassun.com/news/2025/oc...
lasvegassun.com/news/2025/oc...