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Climate Change and Health: Public Health and Legal Strategies to Reduce Reliance on Fossil Fuels, Increase Air Quality, and Improve Human Health

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 July 2024

Jill Krueger ,
Jamie Long  and
Jean C. Bikomeye
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Abstract

Reliance upon fossil fuels and limited greenspace contribute to poor indoor and outdoor air quality and adverse health outcomes, particularly in communities of color. This article describes justice-informed public health and legal interventions to increase access to greenspace and accelerate the transitions to renewable energy and away from gas appliances.

Keywords

Renewable EnergyGreenspaceEquityAir QualityClimate Change
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Symposium Articles
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 52 , Issue S1: 2023 Public Health Law Conference: People. Policy. Progress , Spring 2024 , pp. 53 - 56
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics

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