UPCOMING TALKS

Climate Litigation and Social Change. George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. September 9.

RECENT TALKS

Environmental Science under the Trump Administration. Sabin Center for Climate Law, Columbia University. May 28. 6:30pm. Register here.

Annual Science Writers Meeting. Climate Litigation: Lessons Learned. October 15, 2018

Viceroy Lamage, Beverly Hills
Public Health: A Crisis at Home. April 25, 2018

National Academies Science & Entertainment Exchange Director's Retreat
From under the Ice Sheets: Emergent Health Threats from Climate Change. May 19-20, 2018

Boston University
Climate Media: Notes from the Field. April 20, 2018

Columbia University School of Public Health
Protecting the Public's Health from Climate Change: Communication and Litigation for Action, April 11, 2018

Conference on Global Health
Cities Responding to Climate Change
March 15, 2018

National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine
Climate Communication Initiative 
March 8, 2018

Milken Institute Global Conference in London
From Acid Rain to Asset Rain: The Case for Climate Technology
December 2, 2017

New York University
Climate Litigation and Public Health at NYU Global College of Public Health
September 13, 2017

George Washington University
The Critical Role of Climate Litigation and Opportunities for Public Health
September, 11 2017

 

TALKS & EVENTS: Selected Highlights

Science in Climate Change Litigation
Society of the Social Studies of Science Annual Meeting, Boston, September 2017

Climate Change Litigation
American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Montreal Canada, August 2017

Climate Change in the Court System: A New Role for Public Health
Yale School of Public Health, March 2017
Preliminary findings were reported from our National Science Foundation-funded study focusing on the role of health in climate change litigation. 

Climate Change on the Screen
New York University, March 2017
A part of NYU's Green Screen program featuring excerpts from Dr. McCormick's recent films.

Screening at National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
50th Fest. Durham, NC. 

Climate Change and Health
Fuller Symposium. World Wildlife Fund, Washington, DC. 

A Socio-Medical Approach to Managing Urban Heat Keynote
American Institute of Architects, New York. New York, NY. Urban Climate Action and the Importance of Communication.

Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health Annual Meeting
Crystal City, VA.

The Health Implications of Climate Change
Robert Wood Johnson Culture of Health Inaugural Meeting. Baltimore, MD. 

 

PRESS

Bank predicts climate-driven windfall for Big Pharma. July 31, 2019. E&E News.

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Telling stories about climate change. April 15, 2019. CBC.

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Climate Litigation Strategies and What Works, August 27, 2018. National Public Radio.

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Study: Most Successful Climate Change Suits Skirt the Climate Issue. August 23, 2018. Climate Liability News.

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Environmental law experts find major legal flaws in Trump’s replacement for Clean Power Plan. August 23, 2018. ThinkProgress. 

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What 25 Years of Climate Litigation Tells Us. August 21, 2018. Axios.

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Strategies in U.S. Climate Litigation, August 20, 2018. Science Daily.

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New study shows the power of invoking public health in climate lawsuits, April 26, 2018. ThinkProgress. 

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Study: Public Health Concerns Play Minor Role in Climate Change Lawsuits, April 27, 2018. US News & World Report

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Christian Science Monitor, April 5, 2018. Climate Change Goes to Court

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Variety, Feb 16, 2018. Tim Blake Nelson to Star in Indie ‘Tribe' 

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Fox News Rundown/Fox Radio, January 3, 2018 Responding to climate disasters
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Buzzfeed, September 20, 2017. These California Cities Just Sued Five Oil Companies over Climate Change
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Capitol Public Radio, September 14, 2017. California Leads the Way in Growth of Climate Change Lawsuits
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Michigan Public Radio, September 12, 2017. Why lawsuits over climate change are on the rise

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Slate Magazine, September 11, 2017
The judicial branch is our best hope for climate action under Trump
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The Guardian, September 8, 2017
How do cities rebuild after hurricanes like Harvey and Irma?
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Science Magazine podcast on climate litigation, September 7, 2017

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Science Daily, September 7, 2017
Courts' critical, underappreciated role in climate policy
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ThinkProgress, Aug 29, 2017
Harvey's unprecedented floods bring looming public health crisis
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Science Daily, August 8, 2017
Extreme heat linked to climate change may adversely affect pregnancy
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Economic Times, Aug 9, 2017
Moms-to-be, please take note: Extreme heat may lead to premature delivery
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