At just 12 years old, Dr. Laalitha Surapaneni's life was forever changed by a devastating explosion at a liquefied natural gas plant in her hometown. Now, as a leading advocate against LNG production, transportation, and infrastructure, Laalitha works to protect communities like hers from the dangers of fossil fuels. Join her and host Lisa Patel as they tackle the inequitable health impacts of LNG, dispel industry myths, and share effective advocacy strategies for health professionals.

You can submit your comment on the health harms of LNG to DOE here: https://www.votervoice.net/HP4C/Campaigns/119909/Respond

Read the Consortium's blog post about the tour of Port Arthur Texas, hosted by the Port Arthur Community Action Network: https://medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/latest-news/in-the-belly-of-the-beast-health-justice-and-resilience-in-port-arthur/

Referenced this episode:

Biden Administration Pause on LNG: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/01/26/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-temporary-pause-on-pending-approvals-of-liquefied-natural-gas-exports/

Sierra Club US LNG Export Tracker: https://www.sierraclub.org/dirty-fuels/us-lng-export-tracker

Colorado Study on Health Risks of Proximity to LNG: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.7b05983

Greenpeace and Sierra Club Report, Permit to Kill: https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/reports/permit-to-kill/

Energy Innovation Project 2025 Report: https://energyinnovation.org/publication/the-second-half-of-the-decisive-decade-potential-u-s-pathways-on-climate-jobs-and-health/

UCSF Fossil Fuel Industry Documents Library: https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/fossilfuel/

Fossil Free for Health: https://www.fossilfree4health.org/

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Healthy Climate America is produced by Lucy Walker. Our podcast interns are Isaias Segui and Mathilda Tataw. Savannah Martincic is our manager of communication, and Riya Gohtra is our communication intern. Adam Carl supported the editing process. Original music by James Harp.