Energy Resources & Access

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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
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Landback in California with Brittani Orona

This in-depth conversation with Dr. Brittani Orona (Hupa, Hoopa Valley Tribe) on the Cal Ag Roots WELL podcast digs into the concept and practice of the Landback movement in California, including the deep history of Native resistance in the state. It also explores Brittani’s background and new role at San Diego State University.
November 23, 2022
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NOAA publishes Centering Equity in Climate Resilience Planning and Action: A Practitioner’s Guide by Clara Fang

Clara Fang's report, Centering Equity in Climate Resilience Planning and Action: a Practitioner’s Guide, has been published by NOAA as part of its new climate resilience and adaptation practitioner national handbook for climate resilience, Implementing the Steps to Resilience: A Practitioner's Guide.
November 22, 2022
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Sarah Kapnick named NOAA chief scientist

The Biden-Harris Administration named Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D., as NOAA’s chief scientist. Kapnick will serve as the senior scientist for the agency, advancing policy and program direction for NOAA’s science and technology priorities. “It is an honor to return to NOAA and serve as the chief scientist," said Kapnick.
November 22, 2022
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St. Antoine publishes Front Country: a novel for teens and tweens in the Anthropocene

My Side of the Mountain meets Greta Thunberg in this heartfelt, exciting novel about one girl’s growing awareness of herself, the world, and the relationship between the two," writes publisher Chronicle books.
October 6, 2022
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Anne Perrault publishes in Science on trickle-down climate risk regulation

Perrault writes in Science: "assuming that protecting big banks will protect other, smaller financial entities and the financial system more broadly obscures the financial crisis that is already underway and inadequately responds to scientific evidence on distinctive features of climate risk and impacts."
September 28, 2022
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José Guadalupe Gutierrez: Designing Green Spaces for Equity and Community

As a child José regularly visited family in Mexico, where they had abundant natural space to explore, but he was disappointed in the lack of safe parks to play in when he would return to Los Angeles. As a community organizer, he saw the value of quality greenspace to working class communities. These experiences ultimately led him to pursue a career as a landscape architect working to advance park equity.
September 28, 2022
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Miner listed as one of six female scientists making the world more sustainable

Dr. Miner was recognized for her work as a climate scientist, for climbing Mount Everest and revealing the presence of pollutants and chemicals there, and her arctic research.
August 29, 2022
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Myhre speaks on carbon accounting and climate justice in Nori podcast

Sarah Myhre was interviewed in the Carbon Removal Newsroom Podcast with Nori on Carbon Accounting and Climate Justice in July 2022.
July 27, 2022
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Sarah Smith testifies before congress on cutting methane pollution

On June 24, 2022, Sarah Uhl Smith testified before Congress in a hearing to review community perspectives on the public health, climate, jobs, and economic benefits of cutting methane pollution from oil and gas infrastructure. Sarah is Chief of Programs at the Clean Air Task Force (CATF). A member of CATF's senior leadership team, she led the growth of the organization’s methane emissions reduction program, building up a small team into a substantial global operation on four continents.
July 27, 2022