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New Blog Post: California’s Climate Progress Faces New Challenges – Grace Kistner

New Blog Post: California’s Climate Progress Faces New Challenges – Grace Kistner

May 6, 2026

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NEW BLOG: California’s 2026 Climate Summit suggests progress, but still a way to go

NEW BLOG: California’s 2026 Climate Summit suggests progress, but still a way to go

Apr 19, 2026

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Statement from California Nurses for Environmental Health and Justice on the Killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti

Statement from California Nurses for Environmental Health and Justice on the Killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti

Jan 28, 2026

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Toxins are NOT Part of a Balanced Diet

Toxins are NOT Part of a Balanced Diet

Apr 4, 2024

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A Reflection: Farmworker Reality Tour

A Reflection: Farmworker Reality Tour

Sep 13, 2023

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Santa Cruz County should not be using a pesticide banned in 34 countries — that is environmental racism.

Santa Cruz County should not be using a pesticide banned in 34 countries — that is environmental racism.

Feb 9, 2023

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The Ugly Side of Pesticides

The Ugly Side of Pesticides

Jun 16, 2022

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The Heat’s On

The Heat’s On

Jul 20, 2021

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Nurses and Fish are Exposed to the Same Medications

Nurses and Fish are Exposed to the Same Medications

Jun 25, 2021

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Endangered Species: Urban Youth

Endangered Species: Urban Youth

May 15, 2021

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Join us for Day 3 of our National Nurses Week: Env Join us for Day 3 of our National Nurses Week: Environmental Health Webinar Series. Will Barrett, Assistant Vice President for Nationwide Clean Air Policy, and Elise Wallis, MPH of the American Lung Association lead a live Zoom discussion on the state of California’s air quality and what it means for the health of our communities. Register now to join live! Afterward, check back to take the course quiz and receive your CE credit!

🔗 Register here:
https://www.calnursesforehj.org/nurses-week-2026/

Will Barrett is the Assistant Vice President for Nationwide Clean Air Policy at the American Lung Association. Will oversees clean air and climate advocacy efforts within the Healthy Air Campaign, serving as a national spokesperson and coordinating campaigns among state and national health partners.

Elise Wallis is the Manager of Health Partnerships for the American Lung Association. Her work focuses on mobilizing health professionals and health organizations around the Lung Association’s clean air and climate advocacy work in California. She is also responsible for coordinating the organization’s “Health Professionals for Clean Air & Climate Action” newsletter that goes out to thousands of health professionals around the country each month. Previously, Elise served as a Health Promotions Specialist at the American Lung Association where she trained health professionals across Southern California to lead smoking cessation classes, lung disease support groups and asthma education programs. Prior to her work at the Lung Association, she was a fundraiser for the Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland, one of the nation’s oldest free clinics. Elise holds a Master of Public Health in Community Health Sciences from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and a bachelor’s degree from Baldwin Wallace University. She is based in Los Angeles, CA.

#cnehj #nurseweek #environmentalhealth #publichealth  #toxicchemicals #extremeheat #cleanair #plastics #agriculture
Join us for Day 2 of our National Nurses Week: Env Join us for Day 2 of our National Nurses Week: Environmental Health Webinar Series. Alexis Duran, RN, BSN, MPH, PHN leads a live Zoom discussion on the health impacts of extreme heat events and protecting our communities. Register now to join live! Afterward, check back to take the course quiz and receive your CE credit!

🔗 Register here:
https://www.calnursesforehj.org/nurses-week-2026/

Alexis Duran is a Registered Nurse with over a decade of experience in acute care, having worked across intensive care, emergency services, and medical-surgical oncology units. She has served for several years on the Leadership Council for California Nurses for Environmental Health and Justice (EHJ), where she has led advocacy and education initiatives to amplify nurses’ voices in shaping healthier environments for all Californians. A recent graduate of the Master of Public Health program at UC Berkeley, Alexis is transitioning her focus from acute care to preventative care, with an emphasis on environmental health. She currently serves as the Nurse Liaison for a state-funded project on Extreme Heat in San Joaquin County, supporting efforts to protect at-risk communities, advance health equity, and build local resilience against the escalating impacts of climate change.

#cnehj #nurseweek #environmentalhealth #publichealth  #toxicchemicals #extremeheat #cleanair #plastics #agriculture
Join us for Day 1 of our National Nurses Week: Env Join us for Day 1 of our National Nurses Week: Environmental Health Webinar Series. Dr. Barbara Sattler, RN, DrPH, FAAN leads a live Zoom discussion on toxic chemicals in our everyday lives. Register now to join live! Afterward, check back to take the course quiz and receive your CE credit!

🔗 Register here:
https://www.calnursesforehj.org/nurses-week-2026/

Dr. Sattler is Professor Emeritus at the University of San Francisco and an international leader in environmental health and nursing. She has been an advisor to the US EPA’s Office of Child Health Protection and the National Library of Medicine for informational need of health professionals on environmental health. She is a founding member of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments. Through her founding role with the California Nurses for Environmental Health and Justice she has been engaged in educating and involving nurses regarding a wide range of environmental health issues including climate-related extreme heat, storms, flooding, and fire-related human health risks; health risks associated with food and agriculture; Dr. Sattler is a Registered Nurse with an MPH and DrPH from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.

#cnehj #nurseweek #environmentalhealth #publichealth  #toxicchemicals #extremeheat #cleanair #plastics #agriculture
May is National Cancer Research Month. “The EU h May is National Cancer Research Month. 

“The EU has banned over 1,600–1,700 chemicals in cosmetics, including known or suspected carcinogens, whereas the US FDA has banned or restricted only 11. Many of these chemicals are commonly found in US personal care products and foods, such as formaldehyde, parabens, phthalates, and certain dyes.“
 - Barbara Sattler, RN, DrPH, FAAN. 

Join CNEHJ in spreading awareness this month by attending our Nurse’s Week Webinars. Monday’s topic is Toxic Chemicals in Our Everyday Lives. 

FREE CEU’s! 

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https://www.calnursesforehj.org/nurses-week-2026/
Celebrate National Nurses Week with purpose 🌎💉 Jo Celebrate National Nurses Week with purpose 🌎💉

Join California Nurses for Environmental Health and Justice for a powerful 5-day webinar series (May 4–8, 12–1 PM) featuring inspiring speakers and real-world conversations bridging health & the environment.

Each day brings a new, urgent topic impacting our patients and communities:

🔥 Extreme Heat Events
☣️ Toxic Chemicals
🌬️ Air Quality
🧴 Plastics
🌱 Food & Agriculture

This is more than education ~ it’s a movement toward prevention, advocacy, and healthier futures. Show up, learn, and be part of the change. Earn 5 free CEU’s for attending!! 

#nationalnursesweek #nursesforclimate #environmentalhealth #cnehj #publichealthnursing #climateandhealth #nurseadvocacy #healthycommunities #preventionfirst #sustainablehealthcare
Join us TOMORROW in attending the “Make Polluters Join us TOMORROW in attending the “Make Polluters Pay” grassroots No Immunity for Big Oil Action Hour! We will take action to make sure that Big Oil doesn’t receive blanket immunity for their crimes against the climate and humanity.

We will hear more about the latest developments in the No Immunity for Big Oil campaign and then take a few easy actions all together.

Will you join us there? 🔗 to register below

https://actionnetwork.org/events/action-hour-no-big-oil-immunity?source=direct_link&
At the BCPP Luminary Gala at the Yerba Buena Cente At the BCPP Luminary Gala at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, leaders in science and advocacy came together with one powerful goal: stop breast cancer before it starts.

CNEHJ is proud to highlight Barbara Sattler and her role on the Science Advisory Board for Breast Cancer Prevention Partners in helping drive evidence-based action at the intersection of environmental health and disease prevention.

Together, they didn’t just show up ~ they made an impact. 

Over $1 million was raised to fuel critical work eliminating toxic exposures like PFAS, phthalates, and microplastics from our everyday environments.

This is what prevention looks like. 

This is what collective action can do.

#breastcancerprevention #environmentalhealth #publichealth #bcpp #toxicfreefuture #sciencematters #preventionfirst #nursesinaction #climateandhealth #cnehj
Children’s Environmental Health & Justice — Buildi Children’s Environmental Health & Justice — Building Power for Kids!

Every child deserves a safe and clean world to play, learn, and grow up in. Working together, we win reforms to protect our kids from toxic chemicals, pollutants and unsafe products. Register to join us in Sacramento on May 6th! 
👉 https://bit.ly/4tjN7lY 

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