Climate Change

Fellow Story

Bustos and Pizarro co-author climate displacement case study of Puerto Rican women in CT

The article is “the first ethnography of Puerto Rican women who relocated in Connecticut in the aftermath of the hurricane [Maria], discussing the ways in which federal law and policy have failed to meet the needs of Puerto Ricans and other climate-displaced people.”
July 26, 2023
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Melinda Adams spreads the gospel of ‘good fire’

“Whether you are a Native person that's learning about fire, an allied person that's wanting to learn about the presence of Indigenous peoples and our land stewardship and climate solutions, or community members that care about the places that we all live and work in and hopefully all care about, there's a role for everybody in learning about good fire,” Adams said.
July 26, 2023
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Hsu translates urban heat island effect into actionable numbers

Third Pod from the Sun interviews Angel Hsu on her work using data collected by satellites and citizens to translate these urban effects into numbers policymakers can use when leading climate change mitigation efforts on local levels.
July 26, 2023
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Callahan’s center evaluates Transformative Climate Communities Program

California’s Transformative Climate Communities Program (TCC) funds the development and implementation of neighborhood-level transformative plans that include multiple projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to fighting...
June 22, 2023
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Dudney finds multiple thresholds for tree response to drought

Abstract: Predicted increases in extreme droughts will likely cause major shifts in carbon sequestration and forest composition. Although growth declines during drought are widely documented, an increasing number of studies have reported...
June 21, 2023
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Mulvaney interviewed on social and ecological impacts of desert solar farms

Dustin Mulvaney was featured in a May 2023 KSQD Sustainability Now! episode on the social and ecological impacts of large solar farms in the desert and whether they can contribute to a “just energy transition”. Listen here
June 21, 2023
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Switzer Fellows Book List

Read up on the latest titles released by fellows in our Switzer Fellows Book List. This running list includes titles ranging from young adult fiction to socio-environmental research, and from the wildlife of the Northeast to the wildflowers...
June 21, 2023
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“Be tenacious on behalf of life on Earth” Ayana Johnson commencement address

“What this moment in history requires is a tenacious focus on solutions, and a vision of what we are working toward, of what is possible.”
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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Rodríguez Cruz receives Public Voices Fellowship on the Climate Crisis Fellowship

Scientist, writer, consultant and Switzer Fellow Luis Alexis Rodríguez-Cruz joins distinguished cohort to change who writes history.
April 17, 2023