The Climate and Health Summit, which had been in the works for months, was intended as a chance for public health officials around the country to learn more about the mounting evidence of the risks to human health posed by the changing climate. But CDC officials abruptly canceled the conference before President Trump’s inauguration, sending a terse email on Jan. 9 to those who had been scheduled to speak at the event. “Climate change is bad for America, and bad for the world, in so many ways. As the nation’s public health agency, we need CDC to be fully engaged in protecting our health from climate change.”Evidence has continued to mount that climate change could pose major health risks to people around the world over the course of the 21st century. “We’re committed to making sure the nation knows about the effects of climate change on health,” he said.

Source: Washington Post January 23, 2017 20:53 UTC