This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just east of the Kenai Peninsula in south central Alaska sits Prince William Sound: an inlet full of tidewater glaciers spanning 3,800 miles of coastline and flanked by the jagged…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Inequality is writ large in our economies. Not only are the top one percent capturing greater wealth than the bottom 50 percent of the population, there appears to be significant…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Caitlin Cain, vice president and director of Rural LISC, is no stranger to natural disasters. As a 20-year resident of New Orleans, she’s lived through devastating storms alongside her neighbors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Extreme urban heat exposure has dramatically increased since the early 1980s, with the total exposure tripling over the past 35 years. Today, about 1.7 billion people, nearly one-quarter of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To Chairman Himes and Members of the House Select Committee on Economic Disparity & Fairness in Growth: I thank you for the opportunity to testify today on how our social…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Water for human consumption is increasingly inaccessible, due to poor management, degradation of water sources, the effects of climate change and more. Marginalized groups — such as rural communities and women — are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Changes in the perceived terrorist threat may have placed America at an inflection point. Following two decades of almost exclusive focus on the terrorist threat posed by the global jihadist…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Extreme heat already affects almost two billion urban residents around the world, according to a new study. The new research is the first to examine in fine detail global trends…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the heart of Arkansas, Abraham Carpenter, a Black farmer, grows fruits and vegetables across 1,500 acres alongside 35 of his family members. The multi-generational farm was started in 1973 by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A statement from Amanda Andere, CEO, Funders Together to End Homelessness and Jeanne Fekade-Sellassie, Project Director, Funders for Housing and Opportunity, on the September 1 CDC eviction moratorium notice. On…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Schools have emerged as important places to address childhood health problems, such as asthma and obesity. Children spend most of their waking hours at school, where they consume up to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Researchers have demonstrated it is possible to economically produce plastics that have a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions balance over their entire life cycle. And they may cost less, too. Since…