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From Footnote to Headline: Climate Prioritization at All Levels in 2022

While attending a virtual year-end event hosted by Climate Solutions, Dr. Robert Bullard characterized 2021 as the year climate and justice went from “footnote to headline.”
Often described as the father of environmental justice, due to his 40+ years of leadership speaking out against environmental racism, Dr. Bullard was talking about the convergence of issues around climate adaptation and mitigation with social and racial justice, housing, transportation, food and water security, health, education and workforce development. 

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February 18, 2022

Water & the World As We Know It: In Conversation with Giulio Boccaletti

In his latest book, "Water: A Biography," Giulio Boccaletti shrewdly examines how irrigation structures have informed our social structures throughout the ages. Join Future Rivers and EarthLab for a virtual exploration of Boccaletti's work as we collectively try to enhance our relationship to, and fundamental reliance on, the most elemental substance on earth.

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Center for Health and the Global Environment

The Center for Health and the Global Environment is a growing community of practitioners and students that believes health considerations should be at the forefront of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to prepare for and respond to climate change impacts.

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Climate Impacts Group

The Climate Impacts Group is widely recognized for scientific discovery, as an experienced creator of impartial & actionable science and as a catalyst for building regional climate resilience.

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Doris Duke Conservation Scholars

The Doris Duke Conservation Scholars are a diverse, committed, and creative community from around the country that centers equity and justice in nature conservation.

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Future Rivers

Future Rivers is a National Science Foundation Research Traineeship for graduate students focused on scientifically innovative, culturally relevant, transdisciplinary approaches to freshwater ecosystem sustainability.

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Nature and Health

Nature and Health seeks to understand the connections between nature and human health and well-being and to translate that understanding into programs, practices, and policies that benefit all people and nature.

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Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Center

The Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Center is a global program based in EarthLab that develops research to inform evidence-based policies that bridge the gap between decision makers, policy makers and the people most dependent on the oceans.

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Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center

The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center is a federal-university partnership that produces relevant and accessible science on climate change impacts and adaptation actions for Northwest natural resource managers and policy makers.

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Washington Ocean Acidification Center

The Washington Ocean Acidification Center serves Washington state by leading priority areas of ocean acidification research.

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