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Meeting the Moment of Our Housing Crisis

Expert BlogUnited StatesDeron Lovaas, Dr. Sabrina Johnson

Climate justice begins when we recognize the adverse effects of extreme weather to our communities and the world and advocate to mitigate those costs and damage to us all. 

PROTECTing Transportation Infrastructure from Climate Change

Expert BlogUnited StatesDeron Lovaas, Juanita Constible

Thanks to decades of inaction by federal and state governments, our transportation system is not prepared. PROTECT is a big step forward toward resilience. States should fully devote all of these funds toward effective climate resilience projects.

Putting Climate into the Infrastructure Law

Expert BlogUnited StatesDeron Lovaas
Transportation investments from the bipartisan infrastructure bill could be either a boon for sustainable mobility choices, or a boon for harmful carbon emissions, researchers at Georgetown University said in a new report.

Infrastructure Bills: Do They Meet the Moment?

Expert BlogUnited StatesDeron Lovaas

Any legislation on infrastructure must address the backlog of repairs, the challenge of the climate crisis, and the inequities in our transportation system.

Senate Highway Bill Fails to Meet the Moment

Expert BlogUnited StatesStephanie Gidigbi Jenkins, Deron Lovaas, Kabir Green

The Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee passed the Surface Transportation Reauthorization today, taking a step forward toward a comprehensive infrastructure package. However, this is the first step in a marathon of committee markups and floor action, and the bill…

A Short-Sighted Tax Plan That Undercuts America

Expert BlogDeron Lovaas, Stephanie Gidigbi Jenkins
Any tax plan that defers yet again the urgently needed infrastructure, resiliency building and job-producing revitalization our country needs is a defeat for millions of Americans.