Environment
TheGrio Covers Letter Signed by the Joint Center in Support of the First Black Chair of FERC
TheGrio highlighted the Joint Center’s letter of support for Willie L. Phillips as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the first Black person to be named to this…
Cooling the Planet, Clearing the Air: Climate Policy, Carbon Pricing, and Co-Benefits
Policies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions can yield substantial co-benefits via reduced emissions of co-pollutants such as particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and air toxics. Valuation studies suggest that these benefits…
African Americans on Climate Change and Conservation
While African Americans are underrepresented in the public debates on climate change and environmental issues generally, they are as aware of these issues as other groups in American society, and…
Principles to Address the Needs of African Americans and Communities of Color in Climate Change Legislation
Page One Climate change clearly represents a threat to the environment, but, for millions of people of color in the United States, it is also one more manifestation of how…
No More Katrinas: How Reducing Disparities Can Promote Disaster Preparedness
This paper presents a synthesis of findings and themes from a set of background papers commissioned by the Joint Center and from a convening of California-based stakeholders. It concludes with…
In the Wake of Katrina: The Continuing Saga of Housing and Rebuilding in New Orleans
In this paper, James Carr and his co-authors provide a thorough examination of the many factors that have delayed or continue to serve as persistent barriers to rebuilding housing stock…
Environmental Justice Through the Eye of Hurricane Katrina
A bitter gift from Hurricane Katrina was to refocus America’s attention on the enduring legacy of racial segregation and poverty in the Gulf South. Early cries that “the storm didn’t…
The African American Climate Change Crisis
We live in a moment in the United States where civil rights are enshrined in the law and racial epithets are considered especially offensive. Ironically, when the attacks on people…
