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Agents of Change: 2022-2023 Cohort

Read the ideas and solutions from our fourth cohort.


2022-2023 Cohort

How to free ourselves from the scholar-activist dilemma

environmental justice

Protecting Indigenous children means protecting water

The global food system is failing small-scale farmers — here’s how to fix it

sustainable coffee

Water injustice on display in the Southwest US

Navajo Nation water

A love note to brown women facing beauty injustices

beauty justice

Restoring our waters is restoring ourselves

Crow Tribe Little Bighorn River

Reducing soil toxics in community gardens

community garden

It’s not just hair — fighting beauty injustice beyond the individual

beauty justice

Tapping into the power of community to make informal settlements healthier

environmental justice

Mourning family and climate change in the age of loss and damage

climate change protest

A radical solution to make US affordable housing healthy and community-driven

affordable housing

Farmworkers’ vicious cycle of precarious employment, exploitation and climate change

Farmworkers rights health

When a home is not a sanctuary but a sickening, expensive trap

Energy justice

Public lands are not neutral. We must grapple with their racist roots

environmental justice

Agents of Change: New fellows will focus on collaboration, impact, and justice

Past fellows 

2021-2022 cohort

2020-2021 cohort

2019-2020 cohort

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An illustration of a glass bottle floating in water with the word HELP inside of it.
Credit: Rodion Kutsaiev/Unsplash+

FEMA cuts disaster aid, leaving states fending for themselves

President Trump has said he wants to eventually shift the burden of disaster relief and recovery onto states. It’s already happening.
Read the Full Article on www.nytimes.com
Solar power panels on a roof with wind turbines and powerlines behind
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US Energy Department's $8B kill list hits major grid projects

With utility bills rising nationwide, the U.S. Department of Energy is nixing federal cash for projects that would bring more power to the central U.S.

Read the Full Article on www.eenews.net
A aerial view of a flooded neighborhood.
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FEMA buyouts vs. risky real estate: New maps reveal post-flood migration patterns across the US

In general, people are moving to safer homes after disasters, but the vast majority are selling, meaning someone else is now taking on that risk. Buyout programs can help.
Read the Full Article on theconversation.com
Flooded road with sign "Water Over Road."
Photo by Wes Warren on Unsplash

FEMA denied or didn’t advance most Kerr County flood requests

Advocates are questioning why so many applicants from the flood-ravaged Texas county have not received federal disaster help. Nonprofits are trying to fill in the gaps.

Read the Full Article on www.texastribune.org
Forest dwelling Ecuadorian Kichwa tribesman
Credit: Fellipe Ditadi For Unsplash+

How a declaration of ancestral wisdom is changing law, science and our understanding of the world

José Gualinga discusses his Kichwa People of Sarayaku’s visionary Living Forest Declaration and the importance of collaborating across cultures and areas of expertise.
Read the Full Article on insideclimatenews.org
a group of white corals on a coral reef
Credit: Naja Bertolt Jensen/Unsplash

Podcast: Will coral reefs be gone by 2050?

Twenty-five years ago, a landmark paper warned that the world’s coral reefs could vanish by 2050. Now, halfway to that projected date (and amid ever more frequent coral bleaching events), that grim prediction feels increasingly close to reality.

Read the Full Article on www.thegreatsimplification.com
A red sailboat in the water near icebergs
Credit: Hector John Periquin/Unsplash

Climate change in the Arctic: How melting ice is causing Greenland to ‘shrink’

New research shows that Greenland is slowly “shrinking” and shifting northwest as melting ice reduces pressure on the land beneath it, causing the island’s bedrock to twist, stretch, and rise.

Read the Full Article on www.euronews.com
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Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

One facility has emitted cancer-causing chemicals into waterways at levels up to 520% higher than legal limits.

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Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities

Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities

“They're terrorizing these scientists because they want to keep them silent.”

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Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

"The reality is, we are not exposed to one chemical at a time.”

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Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro speaks with the state flag and American flag behind him.

Two years into his term, has Gov. Shapiro kept his promises to regulate Pennsylvania’s fracking industry?

A new report assesses the administration’s progress and makes new recommendations

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”

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wildfire retardants being sprayed by plane

New evidence links heavy metal pollution with wildfire retardants

“The chemical black box” that blankets wildfire-impacted areas is increasingly under scrutiny.

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