By Gautami Palanki As climate disasters and challenges multiply, what makes a community resilient? One answer might surprise you. Social connections — the myriad ties that link people and communities together — can speed recovery and even save lives in a crisis. The good news is that we can build communities that actively…

By Jospeh Fiksel The destruction of the Hawaiian town of Lahaina by the Maui wildfire is only the latest indication that our communities are unprepared for what some call a “polycrisis” — a rare convergence of multiple forces that results in a disaster. …

By Danielle Arigoni We will remember the summer of 2023 as our hottest season on record — at least until next year. Communities in Texas and Florida endured weeks-long stretches of record-setting high temperatures, and Phoenix beat its own previous record when it reached an average monthly temperature of 102.7 in July. …

By Robert D. Brown July was the hottest month in recorded history, and climate change promises more steamy summers to come. While we can — and must — bend the curve of greenhouse gas emissions to minimize climate change, a certain amount of warming is now inevitable. …

By Alan Mallach If there is one thing that sends fear and trembling through a country’s political elite these days, it’s news that population growth is slowing down — or worse, that the population has begun to decline. As birthrates fall, people fear that a population bust is imminent. Even before China’s population…

By We All Deserve Safety and Peace We are mamas, daughters, sisters, and aunties. We are teachers, social workers, community organizers, and researchers. We are activists and changemakers, taking on the crucial social and environmental issues of our time. What we have in common is that we are Black women working to achieve a just society. And…

By Mark Rupp As we slog through another sweltering summer, we’ve seen headlines this week, stating, “World swelters in record-breaking heat,” “Ocean heat around Florida is ‘unprecedented,’” and “One-third of Americans under heat alerts.” In a world transformed by climate change, heat waves have grown more frequent and long-lasting. Extreme heat is the…

By Kristina Marusic The next phase of the Cancer Moonshot, initiated by President Joe Biden in 2022, aims to cut the cancer death rate in half within twenty-five years. There’s a lot worth celebrating in this new plan, including the fact that it is more committed to cancer prevention than previous versions that…

By Laurie Mazur People living in Miami’s low-income neighborhoods knew it was dangerously hot. Whether they were waiting for a bus, working construction, or merely trying to sleep without air conditioning, they knew the ever-rising temperatures posed a threat to their health and well-being. That’s why Catalyst Miami , a community-based nonprofit, made…