Disaster & Resilience

Projects in this area focus on communities affected by natural disasters, how they respond and recover, as well as how communities can prepare beforehand by building resilience.

CECE Post Doc Shares Insights on Upcoming Hurricane Risks to Latino Communities
June 30, 2025
CECE
Dr. Julie A. González, Environmental Justice Postdoctoral Fellow at CECE, was interviewed by journalist Johani Ponce for a series of Spanish-language news outlets covering the 2025 hurricane season and its impact on Latino communities across the U.S. In these interviews, Dr. González explained how federal funding cuts, lack of language access, rising living costs, and […]
Workforce Development & the 4Rs Continue Site Visits in Utah with the DataCorps Fellows
June 26, 2025
Author: Cici Akuley Nestled in the Mountain West region of the United States, rural Utah is known for its breathtaking mountainous landscapes. Nevertheless, residents must also contend with a wide range of natural disasters that include droughts, floods, and wildfires. The Workforce Development & the 4Rs project research team, along with our DataCorps Fellows, visited Richfield, […]
Workforce Development & the 4Rs Kicks Off Summer 2025 Site Visits with DataCorps Fellows
June 3, 2025
Author: Michael Culbert The New Orleans area is racked with a variety of environmental challenges. Much of the area is below sea level, its position on the Gulf Coast is prone to intense hurricanes, and the combination of high humidity and high temperatures leads to substantial heat-related threats. The CECE research team kicked off our […]
What We Lose When America Loses AmeriCorps
April 25, 2025
Dana R. Fisher
Click here to read CECE Director, Dr. Dana R. Fisher‘s recent commentary in Rolling Stone about losing AmeriCorps and the effects it could have on federal workforce development and community response to disasters.
Cosequences of Environmental Rollbacks Will Have a Wide Range of Impacts
April 22, 2025
Julie A. Gonzalez
Dr. Julie A. González, Environmental Justice Postdoctoral Fellow at CECE, was interviewed by La Opinión, Los Angeles’ leading Spanish-language news outlet, to discuss the consequences of recent environmental policy rollbacks under the current administration. The conversation highlighted how weakened protections exacerbate environmental injustices in Latino communities, while also threatening national public health infrastructure and economic […]
CECE Postdoc Talks NOAA Budgets Cuts With Spanish Speaking Media
March 20, 2025
CECE
Dr. Julie A. Gonzalez, Environmental Justice Postdoctoral Fellow at CECE, was interviewed by reporter Johani Carolina Ponce about the potential impacts of proposed budget cuts to NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration). The discussion focused on how these reductions could affect public safety, climate research, and disproportionately impact vulnerable communities that rely on NOAA’s services. […]
CECE Research Team Kicks-off Climate Corps Pilot with Visits to Vermont and California
December 13, 2024
Magnolia Mead
This fall, the research team working on the Addressing Climate Change Through Our Nation’s Service Corps Project visited three Climate Corps sites as part of a pilot to study the ways their programs are connecting climate-interested young people and embedding in communities. At each site, Principal Investigator Dana R. Fisher presented a curriculum on the […]
CECE Postdoc, Julie González, Speaks with Telemundo on Extreme Weather Events in the Northeast US
November 15, 2024
Dr. Julie A. González, Environmental Justice Postdoctoral Fellow at CECE, spoke to Telemundo about the wildfires and droughts impacting New Jersey and New York, their connection to climate change, and the risks these events pose to communities as we face a very dry winter ahead. Click here to watch the full segment
CECE Secures Additional Funding to Expand ‘Climate in Our Nation’s Service’ [...]
September 18, 2024
CECE is delighted to announce it has received additional funding from the AmeriCorps Seniors (ACS) program to expand its work on the ‘Climate in Our Nation’s Service’ research project, which is currently underway as part of the three-year collaborative agreement with AmeriCorps. The additional $1.04 million in funding over two years will help the project […]
CECE Whitepaper No. 1: The 4Rs of Climate Work: A Case Study of AmeriCorps
July 29, 2024
CECE has published its inaugural whitepaper, focusing on climate work in service corps programs across the US. CECE Director, Dr. Dana Fisher authored the whitepaper that lays out a framework on the 4 Rs of climate work. The whitepaper uses data collected through semi-structed interviews with AmeriCorps leadership and staff to uncover how government agencies […]
Marine-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal: The Promise and Peril
February 9, 2024
Simon Nicholson
On Thursday, February 8th, the Institute of Responsible Carbon Removal convened a brown-bag presentation and discussion featuring Dr. Sara Nawaz, the Director of Research at American University’s Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy. Dr. Nawaz delivered a presentation entitled “Marine-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal: Promise and Peril,” which was moderated by Dr. Simon Nicholson. The […]
State of Deception Report Released on Mining and Water Rights in El Salvador
January 23, 2024
Robin Broad
On Thursday, January 11, MiningWatch Canada hosted a press release event presenting the findings from the ‘State of Deception’ fact-finding report on the detained water defenders, mining, and the state of human rights under the Bukele regime in El Salvador. The report is co-authored by Robin Broad, a research professor in Environment, Development, and Health […]