Boston (March 1, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released his fourth episode of the “The Ed Markey Podcast,” featuring Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17). In April 2023, Senator Markey and Representative Khanna introduced the Green New Deal for Health, which embeds health, labor, and climate justice in systems of care by authorizing $130 billion to support community health centers. In their conversation, the two lawmakers talk about how the Green New Deal for Health could revive a New Deal-era program to boost climate mitigation efforts and preserve affordable, accessible care.  

“Eight percent of greenhouse gas emissions come out of our health care system, meaning it's not just a health care system, it's a sick care system,” said Senator Markey. “It’s actually making our country sicker. It’s environmental injustice. And it is contributing to the problem that young people especially want to have cured.” 

Every Friday until Earth Day in April, “The Ed Markey Podcast” will feature a new episode with a variety of climate champions—from lawmakers to youth organizers and environmental justice activists. “The Ed Markey Podcast” spotlights how the Green New Deal movement has transformed the United States’ national climate agenda by creating new union jobs, delivering long-overdue justice, and reducing dangerous pollution.  

Senator Markey and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) recently unveiled a new report, “Five Years of the Green New Deal,” detailing what the Green New Deal means for good-paying clean jobs, environmental justice, climate action, and providing a path forward for years to come.