Elizabeth Cerceo

Oct 8, 2024 | roi-nj.com | Elizabeth Cerceo

We are living in a time when the devastating effects of climate change are no longer theoretical. They are real — and deadly. We’ve seen the horrific death toll from Hurricane Helene, with more than 225 lives lost and counting. This is not an isolated event. Climate change is making extreme weather more frequent and more intense, and New Jersey, like many other states, has experienced its share of deadly storms that have torn apart communities and taken lives.

Aug 15, 2024 | healthaffairs.org | Victor Agbafe |Hardeep Singh |Elizabeth Cerceo

Emissions from the health care sector are estimated to represent about 5 percent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Despite the magnitude of health care’s climate footprint, change has been frustratingly slow and has lagged behind other sectors.

May 15, 2024 | njspotlightnews.org | Elizabeth Cerceo

Bills are heard in the State House every day that have the potential to change the lives of New Jersey residents. Recently, there was a joint Senate Environment and Energy Committee and Assembly Utilities and Telecommunications Committee hearing where Sen. Bob Smith’s 100% clean-energy bill (S-237/A-1480) was up for a discussion. For many, the domain of energy committees might seem a distant realm from the concerns of physicians, particularly those serving in environmental justice communities.

Feb 3, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Elizabeth Cerceo

Sep 8, 2023 | njspotlightnews.org | Elizabeth Cerceo

Earlier this summer, the Quebec wildfires turned New Jersey skies orange — an experience that brought climate change to our doorsteps and put “climate anxiety” front and center. Those fires also brought off-the-charts levels of poor air quality to the region. The severe effects of toxic air pollution on our lungs are well-established, including emphysema, asthma and lung cancer.