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Data Centers and the Environment, Community, & Equity
Join us on Tuesday, October 13th from 4-6pm for a panel discussion on the impacts of Data Centers on environment, community, and equity. Stay tuned for more details!
[Article] Are Cherry Blossoms DC’s Polar Bears? Investigating the Links Between Local Seasonal [...]
Dr. Rosalind Donald (SOC), Dr. Malini Ranganathan (SIS), and Aarushi Sahejpal (KSB) recently published a new study of DC’s local climate reporting asking how journalists cover climate change and to what extent they reflect the realities of those most exposed to its effects. This work was supported in part by their CECE Faculty Research Incubator […]
Apocalyptic Optimist: 1.6 million parents are fighting back!
How does Mom’s Clean Air Force connect with 1.6 million parents and keep them engaged during these challenging political times? In this episode of The Apocalyptic Optimist podcast, Dana R Fisher sits down with Moms Clean Air Force Director and Co-Founder Dominique Browning for a conversation on how caregivers across the country are turning protective love and […]
Apocalyptic Optimist: This Meteorologist was Fired for Communicating Climate
When meteorologist Chris Gloninger linked extreme weather to climate change, he didn’t expect death threats—or orders to censor his science. Choosing integrity over the camera, Chris walked away from a 17-year television career. In this episode of The Apocalyptic Optimist, host Dr. Dana Fisher explores Chris’s journey from a silenced newsroom to the front lines […]
Apocalyptic Optimist: The Most Overlooked Climate Solution Isn’t Technological
In the latest episode of The Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast, best-selling climate writer and strategist, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson, joins host Dana R. Fisher to unpack a critical, yet largely ignored, crisis in our advocacy networks: mass burnout and a loss of talent. Listen to the conversation and join us as we navigate the shift from climate […]
Apocalyptic Optimist: How to Break Through Big Oil’s Disinformation
Outarguing climate deniers with numbers and facts won’t work. Exposing the corporate puppet masters will. In the latest episode of The Apocalyptic Optimist, Harvard historian and legendary myth-buster Naomi Oreskes joins host Dana R. Fisher to discuss how we shatter corporate climate propaganda. The path forward does not live in arguing facts with bad-faith actors. […]
Apocalyptic Optimist: Why the System Wants You Doomscrolling (And How to Take Back Your Power)
Political power isn’t what you think…The algorithms thrive on your anger, keeping you stuck in a cycle of doomscrolling, posting, and feeling utterly powerless. Comedian, writer, and labor activist Adam Conover (creator of Adam Ruins Everything and The G Word) knows we’ve been looking at political change all wrong. For more optimistic empowerment and stories, […]
[Event Recap] Finding Our Way Through Climate Uncertainty with Katharine K. Wilkinson
On April 14th, the School of International Service hosted a thoughtful conversation with Dr. Katharine K. Wilkinson regarding her forthcoming book, Climate Wayfinding. Dr. Wilkinson shared a compassionate approach to navigating the “climate ache” of an uncertain future, suggesting that we find our way by shifting our orientation from a desire to “fix” the world […]
[Article] Wildfire Displacement in the United States: A Qualitative Synthesis of the Social [...]
CECE Director, Dana R. Fisher, and former CECE Post Doctoral Fellow, Julie A. González, recently published a paper about displacement after wildfires using the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires as a case. Abstract: Wildfire-driven displacement is an urgent and underexamined dimension of social vulnerability in the United States. This study synthesizes findings from a qualitative […]
CECE Whitepaper No. 4: Understanding Community Response to Disaster: Results from Three AmeriCorps [...]
AmeriCorps members and volunteers engage in community response to disaster across the United States. How do they explain the skills they use, the motivations that urge them to respond, and their experiences with disaster? Across the three programs that we visited, participants reported drawing from their prior life experiences, whether personal or professional,to increase their […]
[Article] Lessons for Nature-Based Carbon Removal: Learning From the Politics of Environmental [...]
In his new paper, “Lessons for Nature-Based Carbon Removal: Learning From the Politics of Environmental Conservation”, School of International Service Assistant Professor, Scott Freeman discusses the legacy and lessons from the social impacts of environmental conservation is an essential consideration for nature-based carbon dioxide removal. You can read the full article here.
[Article] After One Year of Trump, Is Anything Left of the American Climate Corps?
CECE’s work was recently featured in an article on Grist. The article investigates the fallout from the cancellation of the American Climate Corps. The feature showcases CECE’s recent report that looked into where jobs and communities were most impacted when the ACC was shut down and funding was cut. To read the whole article click […]