Policy
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Coronavirus and Immigration: ICE Reductions Are Too Little, Too Late
William D. Lopez and Nicole L. Novak
In the face of decades of mistrust and fear, the operational changes proposed by ICE are paltry. Now more than ever, say Lopez and Novak, is the time to prioritize human dignity and public health and to allow immigrant communities to shelter safely in place. Read more
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Can Green Space Be Good for Everyone?
Lauren Balotin
Do urban green spaces improve health or widen health disparities? How can cities avoid eco-gentrification and ensure all members of the community provide input when designing greening interventions? Read more
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Grass Roots: The Sustainable Shifts that Lead to Environmental Justice
Todd Ziegler, MS ’15
When civil rights leaders, environmentalists, and researchers converged on the university in 1990 for the Conference on Race and the Incidence of Environmental Hazards, they were part of a much larger movement focusing the nation on environmental justice. Read more
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Changing the Narrative around a Changing Climate
Ashley Bieniek-Tobasco, BS ’11, MPH ’13, DrPH
Do fear-inducing representations of climate change actually motivate people to take action? As the influence of popular media grows, communicators across the sciences have an opportunity and a responsibility to shift climate conversations from messages of doom to narratives of hope. Read more
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Massive Footprints and Moderate Steps: Reducing the Greenhouse Toll of Food Production
Andrew Jones
Current climate trends place unprecedented pressures on global food systems. Meanwhile, agricultural production itself is the single largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the food system. How can the global food system be transformed, and what roles will public health play? Read more
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50 Years Later, the Future Awaits
Dean F. DuBois Bowman and Dean Jonathan Overpeck
Fifty years after a Michigan “teach-in” provided a blueprint and momentum for thousands of other events around the country, we must continue looking forward to new iterations of environmental consciousness and care as we seek to be part of the solutions to global climate change. Read more
