A reading roundup from EarthLab as we explore environmental justice and its connections with scholarship and decision-makers.

National Climate Assessment: Northwest Chapter Engagement Workshop This virtual session will be led by the authors of the Northwest chapter of the Fifth National Climate Change Assessment, including two Climate Impacts Group scientists. Discussions in the workshop will help shape the topics addressed in the Assessment, and provide the authors with ideas of how the Assessment could be more useful for decision-making. FEB 1

Climate Justice: Down with Carbon Emissions — Up with Community Equity! What actions can we take to support climate equity and build community resilience? A diverse panel of local experts will present their perspectives and answer compelling questions to guide our work on climate in our region. FEB 3

UW Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Prospective Mentor Informational Meeting The Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program @UW is seeking mentors for the 2022 summer cohort! DDCSP@UW supports scholars in finding a conservation practice and career path that is right for them. They promote interdisciplinary, biocultural conservation of lands, waters and species that is responsive to the needs and values of all communities. FEB 8

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. FEB 18