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Attention Chief Business Officers, Directors of Emergency Services, and Superintendents: Your leadership is essential in addressing the impact of climate emergencies on our schools. Join us for an insightful discussion on preparedness and resilience strategies. Let's ensure the safety and well-being of our students. Register now to lead the way! bit.ly/Climate_Emerg #ClimateAction #EducationLeadership

As communities and nations across the globe struggle to find meaningful and impactful strategies to address the ongoing and accelerating impacts of climate change, we can see how historical factors impacting unequal access to resources are shaping our ability to respond in real time, across the globe and even within the "first world." The state of Maine has 429 unorganized territories, which include inland regions with low or no population as well as smaller island communities along our long and rugged coastline, representing both geographic and demographic diversity. The one common feature of these territories is the lack of a municipal government to represent the interests of their residents collectively at the local level or to advocate at the regional and state level. Often, management of these territories falls to a county-level administrative office that works to guarantee the function of roads and what utilities might be available, but generally doesn't engage in long-term planning in cooperation with individual communities. This is a recipe for disaster for many of our Unorganized Territory communities, as the impact of severe storms, flooding, drought and parasite infestation continues to grow, and coordinated responses are lacking. As part of our effort to support coordinated climate-response, resilience and sustainability efforts for rural Mainers, Cobscook Institute is managing the process of formal enrollment of Washington County's 34 Unorganized Territories (comprising thousands of square miles of territory and including thousands of local residents) in the state-level Community Resilience Partnership, which will facilitate community conversation and cross-coordination of resilience planning; support access to state-level resilience resources, including grants and project loans; and increase the profile of vulnerable rural communities that are largely invisible within the current policy framework of community climate action. This project hits close to home for us: Cobscook Institute is situated in Trescott Township, an Unorganized Territory with coastal shoreline both to the north and the south, routinely experiences power outages due to the flimsy infrastructure supporting our peninsula, and is subject to some of the most intense weather in the state (we experienced the highest wind-speed gusts in the state during a particularly severe winter storm this year, reaching 95+mph). Thankfully, many communities across our region are mobilizing for coordinated response in the face of this vulnerability--but it is critical that our Unorganized Territories are not left out in the cold. https://lnkd.in/einkWfAd

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“Ensuring the well-being of people, their homes, and the environment is increasingly important in the context of the climate crisis. The connections between housing and climate justice are vast, and in these critical times, the climate and housing justice movement provides opportunities for lasting impact for frontline communities” Learn more in "At the Crossroads of Climate and Housing Justice: Field Scan and Needs Assessment" https://lnkd.in/ePQ28kFj

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Check out this great workshop by Catalyst Connection to help companies build a strong and sustainable building industry in Upper Appalachia!

This #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, dive into insightful discussions from the #LessonsFromTheField webinar series. In this archived webinar, discover principles for creating safe, inclusive school climates and learn how schools can implement them: https://ow.ly/fpRf50RWi2L #MHAM

Join us for an insightful virtual discussion on the critical issue of land use management in the American West, focusing on improving public lands and mitigating the increasingly disastrous wildfires that threaten these landscapes. https://hubs.la/Q02M4LP20

Curious about how to capture students' perceptions of school climate and their mental and physical well-being? Check out this article: https://rpb.li/Qgqfw4

Delighted to share the second installment of our American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) #bhm2024 series highlighting the thought leadership and call to action featured in the groundbreaking "A Climate in Crisis: Solving the Challenge and Addressing Historic Inequities" special report- featured in the national #urbanleague 2023 State of Black America report. This section helps to chronicle the history of environmental justice in the United States; highlights current reforms underway nationally; and summarizes the clean energy workforce, economic investment, and restorative climate justice opportunities enabled under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for black, brown and underserved communities. A note of appreciation to National Urban League MARC MORIAL , Dennis G. Serrette, Tara Prout Teresa Candori Michael Tomlin-Crutchfield for their extraordinary strides in publishing this historic report; Eugenia Gibbons with U.S. Energy Foundation for her invaluable leadership support; Robert Bullard Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice for setting the stage; The Honorable Shalanda Baker for penning the playbook on how we systemically transform our energy system and national policy to affect a just and equitable transition and colleagues American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) for their invaluable contributions towards bringing the report to fruition. ONWARD! #justtransition #equity #economicjustice #restorativejustice #BHM2024