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September 2012
Expanding climate change mitigation approaches beyond greenhouse gases to also target related pollutants would have enormous public health benefits in the nation’s most disadvantaged communities, according to a report released today by E3 Network and the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
The report, Cooling the Planet, Clearing the Air: Climate Policy, Carbon Pricing, and...
September 2012
Business leaders are gathering with policy makers to explore how to move toward a sustainable economy at two policy forums hosted by the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) being held in conjunction with the Democratic National Convention. The actor and anti-cancer crusader Fran Drescher will be speaking about the importance of regulation to protect public health. She will make a keynote...
August 2012
The new automobile fuel efficiency standards are good for the nation and especially welcome in communities of color. Any time we can make major advancements in cleaning the air and reducing the emissions that cause climate change—as these standards will do—we will see an enormous positive impact on people of color, whom studies show are the most adversely impacted by dirty air and the...
April 2012
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies today joined forces with the National Minority Quality Forum to create a database that will offer lawmakers and community activists access to important data on local health and environmental conditions.
As a result of this collaboration, local civic and political leaders, other community activists and residents will have a powerful visual...
November 2011
Three members of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies’ Commission to Engage African Americans on Climate Change will join representatives from more than 190 nations in Durban, South Africa next week for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 17th Conference of Parties (COP).
The conference is expected to be a critical juncture for international...
News
September 2012
Expanding climate change mitigation approaches beyond greenhouse gases to also target related pollutants would have enormous public health benefits in the nation's most disadvantaged communities, according to a report released today by E3 Network and the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
The report, Cooling the Planet, Clearing the Air: Climate Policy, Carbon Pricing, and Co...
December 2011
A report by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health provides an expanded review of six new air quality regulations proposed or recently adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA). These include the first national standards for reducing dangerous emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from power plants.
Though the cost of...
December 2011
An expanded review of six new air quality regulations proposed or recently adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) is provided in a report by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.
These include the first national standards for reducing dangerous emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from power plants. Though the cost of...
Video
September 2012
Danielle Deane, Director of the Joint Center's Energy and Environment Program, and Faith Taylor, Director of Sustainability for Wyndham Group Worldwide, discuss climate change, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability at a panel held by the American Sustainable Business Council. The panel was part of a larger event, "Summit for a Sustainable Economy," held by ASBC at the...
April 2012
This Joint Center webinar features U.S. experts and Mexican leaders who successfully advocated for Mexico's new global warming legislation, highlighting key features of the law and its potential impact on U.S. and international climate politics.
The full webinar can be found here (registration required).
