It comes after a long regulatory vetting process and fights with a hostile Legislature controlled by Republicans who are historically protective of Pennsylvania's coal and natural gas industries. On Saturday, a legislative agency is set to publish Wolf's carbon-pricing rule in the official record of state agency actions, authorizing Pennsylvania to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a multistate consortium that sets a price and declining limits on planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. And the term-limited Democratic governor has eight months left in office and may be replaced by a successor who is hostile to it. One lawsuit is already challenging Wolf's regulation and more are expected. Tom Wolf is set to enact the centerpiece of his plan to fight climate change, making Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel state to adopt a carbon pricing policy - but it might be a short-lived victory. (AP) - More than two years after he started work on it, Gov.
In addition to her recent posts in medicine and government, ADM Levine is an accomplished speaker and author of numerous publications on the opioid crisis, adolescent medicine, eating disorders, and LGBT medicine.HARRISBURG, Pa. She was also the President of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
Her decision to issue a standing order for the anti-overdose drug, Naloxone, saved thousands of lives by allowing law enforcement to carry the drug and Pennsylvanians to purchase it without a prescription from their doctor.ĪDM Levine is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, and the Academy for Eating Disorders. During her time in state government, ADM Levine worked to address Pennsylvania's opioid crisis, focus attention on maternal health and improve immunization rates among children. In March of 2018, ADM Levine was named Pennsylvania's Secretary of Health. In 2015, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf nominated ADM Levine to be Pennsylvania's Physician General and she was subsequently unanimously confirmed by Pennsylvania's state Senate. Her previous posts included: Vice-Chair for Clinical Affairs for the Department of Pediatrics, and Chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine and Eating Disorders at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center. ADM Levine was a Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the Penn State College of Medicine. As a physician, she focused on the intersection between mental and physical health, treating children, adolescents, and young adults.
Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, one of the eight uniformed services.Īfter graduating from Harvard College and Tulane University School of Medicine, ADM Levine completed her training in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at the Mt.
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She's working to help our nation overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and build a stronger foundation for a healthier future - one in which every American can attain their full health potential. As Assistant Secretary for Health, ADM Rachel Levine fights every day to improve the health and well-being of all Americans. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), after being nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the U.S. Levine serves as the 17th Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S.
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