Debra Hendrickson, M.D.
@climatepeds24
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Pediatrician in the fastest-warming city in the US. Author, “The Air They Breathe: A Pediatrician on the Frontlines of Climate Change,” Simon & Schuster
Reno, NV
Joined May 2024
Thank to my team at Simon & Schuster for helping to spread the word about the heath impacts of climate change on children, and the urgency of acting to protect them. @AmerAcadPeds @AAPNews @AAPNevada
Happy publication day to THE AIR THEY BREATHE! Dr. Debra Hendrickson's (@climatepeds24) urgent examination of climate change's impact on children will turn your climate change fears into action.
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Thanks to Jenn White and NPR’s 1A program for a great conversation today!
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Looking forward to appearing at Book Passage in Corte Madera, CA tomorrow at 11 a.m. for a book reading & signing! Hope to connect with like-minded folks in these troubling times.
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RT @OurKidsClimate: "I believe that in 2025, the harms to children will become so clear and immediate that parents—the sleeping giant in th…
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RT @Atul_Gawande: I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious dama…
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RT @Craig_A_Spencer: PEPFAR is one of the most successful global health programs ever. It provides HIV treatment for over 20 million peopl…
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Very bad news for American children
EPA withdraws plan to regulate harmful #PFAS chemicals in drinking water
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RT @CleanAirMoms: Dominique Browning, our Director & Co-Founder, reacts to the executive order signed yesterday by President Trump that thr…
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Madness…my heart breaks for all the families battling their child’s cancer right now, hoping for treatments that were in the pipeline.
Trump has ordered the National Institutes of Health to cancel their review panels on cancer research. “The impact of [Trump’s] collective executive orders appears devastating,” one senior NIH employee says.
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RT @CleanAirMoms: The only energy emergency we are facing is a global warming emergency. Our Co-Founder on Trump's energy ⚡ emergency. #m…
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Airborne Lead and Chlorine Levels Soared as L.A. Wildfires Raged - The New York Times
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RT @JACCJournals: 🔥 New in #JACC: #Wildfires and extreme events are increasing cardiovascular risks. Full read: Ex…
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RT @algore: Today, President Trump will issue a series of Executive Orders that deny the climate emergency facing our country in favor of a…
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RT @DrJeffMasters: The Eaton and Palisades fires are California's 5th- and 14th-deadliest wildfires on record. But the eventual death toll…
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RT @MichaelEMann: The peer-reviewed science shows that the primary factor behind the increase in wildfire extent in the western U.S. is inc…
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RT @DoctorVive: the tragic irony is that phasing out oil and gas, zeroing out emissions, & halting global heating IS cost-effective—in fact…
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RT @jamieclimate: The fires in Los Angeles aren't just a tragedy, they're a crime. This is *exactly* the sort of disaster that Exxon's ow…
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RT @ClimateHuman: Everyone needs to know that these fires were made possible by global heating, which is caused by the fossil fuel industry…
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My latest: It’s Time for Parents to Step Up in the Fight for Clean Air | WIRED
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RT @LeverNews: “California’s electricity grid ran on 100% renewables with no electricity blackouts or cost increases for a record 98 days l…
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