The purpose of President Joe Biden’s historicJustice40initiative is to ensure that 40 percent of key federal investments reach disadvantaged communities across the United States. The newly releasedVersion 1.0 of Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST)now includes data on race and ethnicit...
Step 3:Elderly people are more likely to struggle with evacuation and face heightened health risks, like injuries and disrupted medical care, during and after hurricanes. Over 90% of storm-related deaths in the past 32 years have happened in impoverished or disadvantaged communities.We’ve pinpoin...
This is the biggest challenge facing the renewable energy industry and it can only be overcome by proactively engaging with local communities, reforming the permitting process, and applying scalable, proven project development frameworks, the WEF says. The Markets and Policy department at Berkeley Labs...
Transportation disadvantaged personsThe purpose of this paper is to highlight an important opportunity for all segments of society to participate fully in the debates around our nation's transportation policy to ensure no community is left behind. Our transportation policy has the potential to expand ...
The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21) highlighted the importance of cities to climate action, as well as the unjust burdens borne by the world's most disadvantaged peoples in addressing climate impacts. Few studies have docum
Many communities that were historically disadvantaged due to such laws may be areas with fewer access to opportunities and resources, but they can also be places rich with stories of hard work, determination, and strong social ties. This makes them ideal places to add resources because there is...
That’s why we’re thrilled to announce our latest round of contributions through Kiva.org – a nonprofit that provides microloans to women in disadvantaged communities around the world... read more She Completed 365 Days of the Miracle Morning – Here’s What Happened Suzi Dafnis “Two days...
With this mindset, educators and schools disregard social determinants of mental health and often implicitly ask, ‘How can we get these disadvantaged students to be or function more like middle-class, White ones?’ (Teemant et al., 2021). Conceptualizing problems and solutions solely within-...
things like where to build charging stations for electric vehicles and how to design public transit corridors and walkable cities. When looking at public transit in Washington, DC, for example, a walkshed analysis can show communities that are located within a half-mile and mile walk of m...
Undoubtedly, climate change stands out as the paramount environmental concern of the 21st century. As its effects intensify, society grapples with the complexities of mitigating its impacts, adapting to changes, and crafting resilient strategies for both natural ecosystems and human communities. In this...