Air Quality

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Switzer Fellows southern California retreat – Inland Empire: A land of contradictions

I have just returned from another jam-packed Switzer Fellows retreat held in southern California the weekend of March 23-25, 2012. Over the last few years, as part of our ongoing outreach to Fellows and colleagues in the region, and our...
April 2, 2012
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Supporting California's Move Towards Renewables

As an energy analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), Laura Wisland focuses on developing state policies that will effectively increase the amount of renewable energy used in California. She provides technical and policy analysis to legislative and regulatory agencies to successfully guide implementation of the state's renewables electricity standard and designs effective electricity sector climate change policies in accordance with the state's landmark global warming bill.
January 12, 2012
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Sarah Smith

2011 Fellow
Most recently, Sarah Smith served as Chief of Programs at Clean Air Task Force. In this role, she provided leadership for CATF’s global programs, ensuring alignment with the organization’s broader strategy and vision. She fostered...
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Creating Sustainable Communities

In 1997, Oakland, California, began to face the challenge of sustainability on a community level. Today, Oakland enjoys cleaner air, improved recycling, more bike lanes – and a consistent ranking in the Top Ten U.S. Green Cities. Garrett Fitzgerald, Oakland’s Sustainability Coordinator and a Switzer Fellow, shares key steps.
July 2, 2010
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Erin Hafkenschiel

2010 Fellow
Erin Hafkenschiel is the President of ThinkTennessee, a nonpartisan, statewide, results-oriented think tank. Previously, she was the Executive Director for Mobility and Transportation at Vanderbilt University and Director of the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Sustainability for Nashville Mayors David Briley and Megan Barry. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Civil Infrastructure Systems at Vanderbilt University.
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Isaac Silverman

2010 Fellow
Isaac is an environmental attorney and organizer working with Sierra Watch to fight irresponsible development proposals in the Sierra Nevada, notably a proposal to more than triple the number of condos and build a massive indoor recreation...
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Nancy Steele

1993 Fellow
Dr. Nancy Steele focuses her work on the protection and conservation of land and water, striving always to have a direct positive impact on nature and humanity. She is a professional executive manager who has founded and led nonprofits and served on boards of directors. Endlessly curious, she applies a scientists mind to answering questions that result in turning data into actionable knowledge resulting in good policies and practices.
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Helen Suh

1990 Fellow
Dr. Suh MacIntosh is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Exposure Assessment at the Harvard School of Public Health. Her research focuses on the characterization of particulate and other air pollutant exposures and their...
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Annmarie Eldering

1989 Fellow
Annmarie graduated from Caltech with her PhD in Environmental Engineering Science, with a focus on air quality. She is currently the Deputy Project Scientist for the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 at the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL). She has...
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Marijke Bekken

1989 Fellow
Marijke's dissertation developed a market-based control plan for locomotives. She was the lead staff developing the 1998 Memorandum of Understanding wherein southern California railroads committed to using only the cleanest locomotives in...