At just 12 years old, Dr. Laalitha Surapaneni's life was forever changed by a devastating explosion at a liquefied natural gas plant in her hometown. Now, as a leading advocate against LNG production, transportation, and infrastructure, Laalitha works to protect communities like hers from the dangers of fossil fuels. Join her and host Lisa Patel as they tackle the inequitable health impacts of LNG, dispel industry myths, and share effective advocacy strategies for health professionals.

You can submit your comment on the health harms of LNG to DOE here: https://www.votervoice.net/HP4C/Campaigns/119909/Respond

Read the Consortium's blog post about the tour of Port Arthur Texas, hosted by the Port Arthur Community Action Network: https://medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/latest-news/in-the-belly-of-the-beast-health-justice-and-resilience-in-port-arthur/

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Biden Administration Pause on LNG: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/01/26/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-temporary-pause-on-pending-approvals-of-liquefied-natural-gas-exports/

Sierra Club US LNG Export Tracker: https://www.sierraclub.org/dirty-fuels/us-lng-export-tracker

Colorado Study on Health Risks of Proximity to LNG: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.7b05983

Greenpeace and Sierra Club Report, Permit to Kill: https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/reports/permit-to-kill/

Energy Innovation Project 2025 Report: https://energyinnovation.org/publication/the-second-half-of-the-decisive-decade-potential-u-s-pathways-on-climate-jobs-and-health/

UCSF Fossil Fuel Industry Documents Library: https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/fossilfuel/

Fossil Free for Health: https://www.fossilfree4health.org/

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Healthy Climate America is produced by Lucy Walker. Our podcast interns are Isaias Segui and Mathilda Tataw. Savannah Martincic is our manager of communication, and Riya Gohtra is our communication intern. Adam Carl supported the editing process. Original music by James Harp.

In this episode of Healthy Climate America, host Lisa Patel discusses the hidden health hazard of indoor air pollution with guest Brady Seals, lead author of a groundbreaking study linking gas stoves to increased pediatric asthma cases. Together, they break down the surprising role of gas stoves in indoor pollution, the political and social waves sparked by the study, and the practical steps we can all take to protect our health at home. Seals shares her unique journey from global work on clean cook stoves to advocating for electric and induction alternatives, highlighting the need for robust policies and infrastructure that prioritize public health—especially for vulnerable and low-income communities. Tune in to explore the complex landscape of indoor air regulation and the powerful changes within reach.

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You can read RMI’s research on gas stoves here: https://rmi.org/insight/gas-stoves-pollution-health/

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Healthy Climate America is produced by Lucy Walker. Our podcast interns are Isaias Segui and Mathilda Tataw. Savannah Martincic is our manager of communication, and Riya Gohtra is our communication intern. Adam Carl supported the editing process. Original music by James Harp.

In this episode of Healthy Climate America, host Lisa Patel speaks with Dr. Elizabeth Pinsky, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and pediatrician at Massachusetts General Hospital. They discuss the significant mental health toll climate change is having on children, including increased anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and depression. Dr. Pinsky shares her personal journey into climate work, strategies for managing climate distress in clinical practice, and ways to build resilience for sustained climate advocacy. The conversation also emphasizes collective action, community support, and broader climate activism as essential elements for both personal and professional well-being.

Referenced this episode

You can read Lisa and Elizabeth’s piece on school reopening below:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-20/the-school-reopening-debate-was-a-test-we-failed

North Carolina Town Sues Duke Energy Over Climate Change: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/business/energy-environment/duke-energy-climate-change-lawsuit.html

Impact of Climate Change on Vaccine Responses and Inequity: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-024-02192-y

Climate Change, Floods, and Human Health:

https://www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/NEJMsr2402457

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Healthy Climate America is produced by Lucy Walker. Our podcast interns are Isaias Segui and Mathilda Tataw. Savannah Martincic is our manager of communication, and Riya Gohtra is our communication intern. Adam Carl supported the editing process. Original music by James Harp