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How Data Is Powering Community Action on Climate and Health

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Extreme weather is no longer a distant threat — it’s here. New data from NASA confirms that there has been a dramatic increase of extreme weather events in the past five years, with studies showing the events are more severe, longer-lasting, and frequent...

Map Monday: The Fire and Smoke Map

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Air quality in most parts of the United States has drastically improved since the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1970. However, with intensifying wildfire seasons in recent years , it is critical to share information about smoke exposure to the public...

SNAP in 2025: What Mayors Need to Know

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This companion piece to our recent podcast, What Mayors Need to Know About SNAP, presents information from the episode as an easy-to-read one-pager for mayors and other city leaders.

What Mayors Need to Know About SNAP

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In this episode, host Stephen Goldsmith speaks with Dr. Sara Naomi Bleich, professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and former USDA Director of Nutrition Security and Health Equity. Dr. Bleich breaks down major recent changes to the...

How Cities Can Use Data to Transform Disaster Response

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Hear from Dr. Andrew Schroeder how cities can break down data silos and build integrated, actionable platforms to better respond to public health and environmental emergencies. Schroeder explains to host Harvard Pr. Stephen Goldsmith the role of emerging...

New Tool Maps Deadly Heat Risks in California

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If it seems like more and more news headlines are revolving around higher temperatures and heat waves across the United States this summer, you’re not imagining it. 2024 was the hottest year on record , surpassing the last previous hottest year: 2023 . A...