Small-Scale Farm Brings Food Justice To Strengthen Communities Across New Mexico’s Food Deserts VideoOctober 11, 2024 Small-Scale Farm Brings Food Justice To Strengthen Communities Across New Mexico’s Food Deserts Los Jardines Institute is supporting Justice40 implementation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and beyond to build healthy and sustainable communities. Oct 11, 2024 Margaret Cooney, Devon Lespier, Olivia Mowry, 1 More Hai-Lam Phan
In the Wake of Hurricane Helene, Congress Must Invest in Rebuilding Strong, Prosperous, and Climate-Resilient Communities ArticleOctober 4, 2024 In the Wake of Hurricane Helene, Congress Must Invest in Rebuilding Strong, Prosperous, and Climate-Resilient Communities The Biden-Harris administration has rapidly mobilized disaster relief aid to Appalachia and other hard-hit areas. Congress must act quickly to deliver the funds required to rebuild communities that can prosper and withstand future climate disasters. Oct 4, 2024 Cathleen Kelly, Christian E. Weller, Natalie Baker
Rising Extreme Heat Compounds the U.S. Maternal Health Crisis ReportSeptember 30, 2024 Rising Extreme Heat Compounds the U.S. Maternal Health Crisis Policymakers must act to protect the health and safety of pregnant people—including by passing the Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act, increasing access to indoor home cooling, and quickly adopting a federal occupational heat standard. Sep 30, 2024 Amina Khalique
Congress must reauthorize the Older Americans Act to keep seniors safe from heat In the NewsSeptember 26, 2024 Congress must reauthorize the Older Americans Act to keep seniors safe from heat In a new article published in STAT, Marquisha Johns and Casey Doherty discuss the threat extreme heat poses to older adults, especially those with disabilities, calling on Congress to authorize the Older Americans Act. Sep 26, 2024 STAT Marquisha Johns, Casey Doherty
Hear From a Child Care Director: How Extreme Heat Affects Young Children VideoSeptember 17, 2024 Hear From a Child Care Director: How Extreme Heat Affects Young Children Extreme heat places a strain on child care program facilities and poses risks to children’s health, learning, and development. Sep 17, 2024 Hailey Gibbs, Allie Schneider, Paige Shoemaker DeMio, 1 More Olivia Mowry
Project 2025’s Plan To Gut Checks and Balances Harms Rural America ArticleSeptember 13, 2024 Project 2025’s Plan To Gut Checks and Balances Harms Rural America The new authoritarian playbook would devastate rural America in many ways. Sep 13, 2024 Colin Seeberger
Hear From a Teacher: How Extreme Heat Affects Student Learning VideoSeptember 12, 2024 Hear From a Teacher: How Extreme Heat Affects Student Learning In rural and low-income communities, inadequate school infrastructure fails to protect students from extreme heat, negatively affecting student attendance, engagement, and achievement. Sep 12, 2024 Paige Shoemaker DeMio, Hailey Gibbs, Allie Schneider, 1 More Olivia Mowry
Hear From a Pediatrician: How Extreme Heat Endangers Children’s Health and What We Can Do About It VideoSeptember 10, 2024 Hear From a Pediatrician: How Extreme Heat Endangers Children’s Health and What We Can Do About It Dr. Debra Hendrickson, clinical professor of pediatrics and author of The Air They Breathe, explains the risks extreme heat and climate change pose to children's health and the actions parents, communities, and policymakers can take to protect them. Sep 10, 2024 Allie Schneider, Hailey Gibbs, Paige Shoemaker DeMio, 1 More Olivia Mowry
Project 2025’s Plan To ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Threatens Ocean Health and Economic Stability ArticleAugust 20, 2024 Project 2025’s Plan To ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Threatens Ocean Health and Economic Stability Project 2025’s expansion of offshore drilling threatens ocean health through pollution and oil spills; endangers coastal economies reliant on tourism and fishing; and diverts investment from renewable energy, exacerbating climate change. Aug 20, 2024 Angelo Villagomez
How Project 2025 Threatens the Inflation Reduction Act’s Thriving Clean Energy Economy ReportAugust 15, 2024 How Project 2025 Threatens the Inflation Reduction Act’s Thriving Clean Energy Economy As the two-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act is commemorated, the Biden-Harris administration's historic climate action offers much to celebrate, having secured unprecedented clean energy advancements and substantial gains against climate change—but Project 2025 has the potential to reverse this pivotal progress and derail the nation's clean energy transition. Aug 15, 2024 Devon Lespier, Jessica Ordóñez-Lancet
Offshore Wind Development in Maine Is a Collaborative Effort VideoAugust 14, 2024 Offshore Wind Development in Maine Is a Collaborative Effort Building off the success of the Inflation Reduction Act, a coalition of labor unions, green nongovernmental organizations, and community leaders came together to advocate for the inclusion of strong labor standards in the build-out of offshore wind in Maine. Aug 14, 2024 Margaret Cooney, Adam Reich, Olivia Mowry, 2 More Hai-Lam Phan, Matthew Gossage
Unions Are Building a Clean Energy Future in Wisconsin VideoAugust 13, 2024 Unions Are Building a Clean Energy Future in Wisconsin The Inflation Reduction Act has introduced key standards for high-quality jobs that include apprenticeships to unlock federal funding, and it’s changing lives and communities in Wisconsin. Aug 13, 2024 Margaret Cooney, Devon Lespier, Adam Reich, 3 More Olivia Mowry, Hai-Lam Phan, Syrus Sadvandi
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