Author: Chris Jayko
Six Students Awarded the Environmental Justice Community Lawyering Fellowship
Since 2019, American University Washington College of Law’s Program on Environmental and Energy Law (PEEL) has channeled a portion of its donations to support valuable opportunities for students, enabling them to engage in impactful study and work related to Environmental Justice. The initiative’s primary mission is to energize the next generation of AUWCL community lawyers […]COP28 Around American University
As all eyes turn towards Dubai for the 28th Conference of the Parties to discuss climate change on a global scale, we are taking this opportunity to look inward to the work happening across American University’s campus related to climate policymaking and COP28. CECE will also be co-hosting a live event with We Don’t Have […]Article: How Effective are Climate Protests at Swaying Policy—and what could make a difference
Nature has just published “How Effective are Climate Protests at Swaying Policy—and what could make a difference.” By CECE Director Dana R. Fisher, Oscar Berglund, and Colin J. Davis. The piece integrates Fisher’s research on climate protests and the growing radical flank in climate activism with Berglund and Davis’ work on public responses to climate action, which […]Developing Research Strategies to Assess the Expanding Work on Climate Adaptation, Resilience, and [...]
CECE Director, Dana R. Fisher has secured funding from Americorps to support a three-year project: Developing Research Strategies to Assess the Expanding Work on Climate Adaptation, Resilience, and Mitigation at AmeriCorps. The project builds on a long-term partnership with collaborators from across the US government in the USDA US Forest Service and Department of Interior/National […]AUWCL PEEL and NALSA discuss Economic Development Challenges of Developing Energy Projects on [...]
On Wednesday, September 20th, the American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) Program on Environmental and Energy Law and the Native American Law Students Association teamed up to host an event on Tribal Energy, Natural Resources, and Land Economic Development. Speakers included Chris Deschene, Executive Director of the National Inter-Tribal Energy Council and member of […]Book Launch: Saving Ourselves: from Climate Shocks to Climate Action
Dr. Dana Fisher, CECE director and SIS professor, recently unveiled her upcoming book, Saving Ourselves: from Climate Shocks to Climate Action, at an event at American University. She was joined by Seth Borenstein from the Associated Press and Kimberly Nicholas from Lund University, who provided valuable insights and questions to create an engaging dialogue. The […]CECE Director discusses findings from the March to End Fossil Fuels
During Climate Week 2023 in New York City, CECE Director, Dana R. Fisher, spoke with Environmental Educator & Creator of QueerBrownVegan, Isaias Hernandez about her work around climate activism. The conversation took place at the We Don’t Have Time-coordinated Climate Hub and included the findings from her survey of participants at the March to End Fossil […]CECE Director talks US Open climate protest with TMZ Live
In the build up to the UN Secretary General’s Climate Ambition Summit in NYC in September, climate activists worked to raise awareness of the climate crisis through numerous non-violent acts of civil disobedience. Particularly memorable actions took place on Thursday, September 7th, when three activists delayed a game at the US Open in NYC with […]Vox’s Today Explained Podcast with CECE Director, Dana R. Fisher
CECE Director, Dana R. Fisher, spoke with Noelle King from Vox about how the radical flank is growing in the climate movement in the US. The interview appeared on the Today Explained Podcast on September 26th. It was also written up into this piece: How radical should you be when you’re trying to save the […]Addressing Climate Change Through Our Nation’s Service Corps
Traditional Trades Advancement Program Year 1 As part of its work assessing how federal service corps programs are expanding their efforts to care for the environment and diversify their workforces, CECE is studying the Traditional Trades Advancement Program (TTAP), a youth service project funded by the National Parks Service. This research aims to analyze TTAP through survey data […]Multiscale RECIPES for Sustainable Food Systems Year 2 Report
RECIPES: Resilient, Equitable, and Circular Innovations with Partnership and Education Synergies Multiscale RECIPES (‘RECIPES’) is an interdisciplinary research network of 50 faculty and staff researchers co-creating solutions to wasted food. Through our research process, we partner with non-profits, industry leaders, frontline workers, community members, and policymakers to transform wasteful systems to promote sustainability, equity, and […]Article: Interactive Stratospheric Aerosol Microphysics-Chemistry Simulations of the 1991 Pinatubo [...]
Dr. Valentina Aquila is an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Science at AU. As an atmospheric scientist, she studies aerosols, the suspension of fine solid particles or liquid droplets in air, in the atmosphere. She primarily focuses on how stratospheric aerosols from volcanic eruptions, forest fires, and anthropogenic sources can alter Earth’s climate […]