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Claudia Diezmartínez

2023 Fellow
Claudia studies how cities across the United States are designing, financing, and implementing policies that serve not only to mitigate or adapt to climate change, but also to improve social justice in urban communities.
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Bruso takes role as Senior Director of Transportation Electrification at E3

Xantha Bruso is now Senior Director of Transportation Electrification at Energy and Environmental Economics Inc (E3), where she is quantifying the value of Vehicle Grid Integration, projecting local adoption of EVs for distribution grid and...
June 21, 2023
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Krupnik quantifies $2.1M in losses following 2016 wheat disease

Tim Krupnik co-authored a study that documented wheat production losses due to a 2016 wheat blast outbreak in Bangladesh.
June 21, 2023
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Law Students for Climate Accountability exposes UK legal industry’s fossil fuel work

New report by Camila Bustos' organization reveals extent of UK law firms’ involvement with fossil fuel companies.
May 17, 2023
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Coleman op-ed exposes how powerful corporations contribute to childhood obesity and asthma

Heather Coleman co-authored an op-ed in the Boston Globe emphasizing how corporations pair marketing with lobbying to remain unregulated.
April 17, 2023
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Miner urges global action to protect Earth’s Orbit learning from high seas mistakes

“Like the high seas, Earth’s orbit is seen as a global commons, where exploitation of what may appear to be a free resource is growing and the true costs of potential environmental damage are obscured.”
March 21, 2023
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Law Students for Climate Accountability releases report on elite law school fossil fuel lawyering recruitment

LSCA reports that elite schools are sending lawyers into careers like oil and gas law at a rate that is over three times the average.
March 21, 2023
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Transformative Climate Adaptation with Linda Shi

How can we plan for urban climate adaptation in ways that improve sustainability and social justice? Switzer Fellow Linda Shi studies the land governance institutions that make cities and disadvantaged groups vulnerable to climate impacts...
March 20, 2023
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Niles’ team finds Vermont’s food waste laws are popular, but vexing issues remain

Meredith Niles’ research team at the University of Vermont conducted the first research to study the state's pioneering food waste and single-use plastic laws.
February 27, 2023
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Gaillard analyzes equity in statewide electric vehicle rebate programs

Isa Gaillard found that rather than simply focusing on market transformation & the acceleration of EV adoption, state leaders and administrators must prioritize affordability and accessibility.
December 8, 2022