Earlier this month, Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate called on Minnesota Senators and Representatives to take action to control carbon emissions improve health outcomes and reduce the costs of health care in Minnesota. MPHA signed on to this letter in our efforts to increase awareness of climate change as a public health threat. 

Read the letter here. Dr. Phil Peterson, Professor Emeritus University of Minnesota Medical School and a member of the group, was interviewed by Midwest Energy News. Read that interview here.