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Marshall Shepherd provides expertise on extreme heat threats
Dr. Marshall Shepherd, director of the University of Georgia’s atmospheric sciences program, was quoted by The Guardian in a new article about the extreme heat threats facing Americans this summer. The article reviews the looming threat of major summer heatwaves, from the arid southwest U.S. to the humid Atlantic coast. According to NOAA, the only […]
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REACT4EJ launches website for supporting grassroots environmental justice movements
The EPA Region 4 Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (TCTAC), known as REACT4EJ, has launched a website providing resources to environmental justice movements. EJ TCTACs are institutions and organizations that aim to support existing and new community projects through guidance and training on grant writing, project management, government engagement and more. “This new Environmental Justice […]
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New Resilient Futures Podcast: Climate Resilience in Atlanta
This month on the Resilient Futures Podcast, hosts Alysha Helmrich and Todd Bridges welcomed practitioners from Atlanta Regional Commission: Katherine Zitsch, Deputy COO, and Jon Philipsborn, Climate and Resilience Manager. Regional commissions work on many subject areas across a metropolitan area, from community development and transportation to water security and climate change. At ARC, resilience […]
