This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ninety-five local governments across 33 states procured 3,638 megawatts (MW) of new renewable energy generation capacity in 2020 through 143 deals, the largest amount of capacity ever added in one…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From its earliest days, environmental justice research has been rooted in the social movement that gave its name to the field. Grassroots activists against income and racial discrimination in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At first glance, waves have the makings of an ideal renewable energy source. They’re predictable, constant, and tremendously powerful. Their energy potential is astonishing — researchers estimate that waves off…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Minneapolis Fed economist Andrew Goodman-Bacon recently published a report examining how the rollout of Medicaid in the late 1960s affected people who were children at the time. Today, Medicaid is one of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing is a global problem that removes 32 million tons of seafood from the ocean each year – as much as one-quarter of the seafood eaten worldwide.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The number of unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border first increased notably in 2014, drawing the attention of the U.S. government, media, and public. Here, you can find in one place…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s well-established that Black and Latinx workers who lose their jobs are less likely to access Unemployment Insurance benefits than their White peers. And it’s clear this disparity means hardship at the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. ver the last year, we have been studying how the physical impacts of climate change might affect the financial markets and Americans’ welfare. We were surprised to learn that even where municipalities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than six years after Cleveland police fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice as he played with a toy gun in a park, sparking national outrage and calls for change, the city is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Couples who suffer a miscarriage or stillbirth in New Zealand will be eligible to receive three days of paid leave by law in the coming weeks, according to the New York Times.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mothers have suffered tremendously during the pandemic. They have lost jobs at a higher rate than fathers and have borne the brunt of caregiving and virtual learning activities in many families. Pregnant women and new mothers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In enacting Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act, California voters in 2004 created and charged the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission with the responsibility of driving transformational…