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Luis Alexis Rodríguez-Cruz named one of Grist's 50 Fixers

We are pleased to announce that Luis Alexis Rodríguez-Cruz was listed as one of Grist's 50 Fixers for 2021.
March 23, 2021
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Kramer quoted on Planet Texas 2050 efforts to build resilience into infrastructure and cities

The population of Texas today stands at almost 28 million. By 2050, that number is predicted to nearly double to 55 million, with most people clustered in already-dense urban centers like Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin.Over the next several decades, researchers also project an increase in the frequency and intensity of storms like Hurricane Harvey, as well as more heat, droughts, and floods.
March 10, 2021
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Johnson named to TIME100 Next 2021

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson was recently interviewed by Gina McCarthy for a profile as one of the leaders selected to TIME100 Next 2021. When the dark consequences of climate change engulf our discourse, I search for a light that shines on the opportunities and potential for the future. That’s why I turn to Ayana Elizabeth Johnson.
March 10, 2021
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Smith elected to Board of Directors of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)

Sarah Smith, Clean Air Task Force’s Super Pollutants Program Director, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC). She will be instrumental in driving their 2030 Vision that aims to put the world on a pathway that rapidly reduces warming the near-term while maximizing development, health, environmental and food security benefits.
March 10, 2021
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Agenda for India’s Green Recovery

Kartikeya Singh recently wrote a commentary piece for the Center for Strategic & International Studies' website called "Agenda for India's Green Recovery" in which he argues elements of India's fiscal policies coupled with cooperation of states can be leveraged to ensure India’s continued economic growth also supports its ecological security.
March 6, 2021
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Herndon on public radio about community power

Henry Herndon was one of the featured guests on a recent episode of New Hampshire Public Radio's The Exchange, talking about community power. Listen to the episode
March 6, 2021
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Miner featured on CBS Mission Impossible segment on climate change impacts on waterways

How is the earth changing? NASA earth scientist Kimberley Miner uses observational science to study #climatechange​! #MissionUnstoppableTV​
February 6, 2021
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Rodriguez-Cruz and Niles publish in PLoS One on Puerto Rican farmers’ climate change and adaptation perceptions

The first chapter of Luis Alexis Rodríguez-Cruz's dissertation was published in late January in PLoS One. His co-author is his advisor, Meredith T. Niles. The paper looks at Puerto Rican farmers’ climate change and adaptation perception in light of their experience with Hurricane Maria, as it relates to the adoption of new practices.
February 6, 2021
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Rand quoted in Grist article on social acceptance of wind energy

Late last year, Princeton researchers released a major study modeling different ways the U.S. could reduce its net emissions to zero by 2050 — a target that has been advanced by scientists, and countries around the world, as our best hope for limiting the worst effects of climate change.
February 6, 2021
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America needs a climate adaptation strategy

President Biden has an ambitious climate change and energy plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Yet, his agenda offers little on how to prepare for climate impacts, even after wildfires ravaged the West Coast, a record number of hurricanes churned in the Atlantic, and early freezes and drought devastated crops in 2020. Alongside societal decarbonization, we must simultaneously plan for an already changing climate. The Biden administration should develop a national adaptation strategy that prepares us for accelerating climate impacts, steers market and local responses, and promotes justice, writes Linda Shi in The Hill.
January 25, 2021