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ERI blog: environmental justice & climate equity

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Charging Forward—or Sliding Back? The Fight for a Just Transition in Lithium Valley One Year Later

October 30, 2025

Blog title text with a background image of residents in Niland, CA protesting with large images and signs related to displacement of families and lack of equity

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What losing federal funding looks like on the ground: An interview with David Diaz, Executive Director of Active San Gabriel Valley

April 17, 2025

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“Power in the Desert” – a Q&A with Emiliano Rodriguez Nuesch

April 9, 2025

Four people are standing on a sandy hill in the Salton Sea area. A camera man, the director, and an onlooker are filming a woman talking about the issues in the region.

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California’s Climate Bond: An Environmental Justice Perspective

March 17, 2025

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When The Color Line Meets The Borderline: Health Insurance Coverage Among Black Immigrant Adults In The US

March 6, 2025

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L.A. Wildfires: Relief Resources & Solidarity

January 15, 2025

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Manuel Pastor, Chris Benner and Emiliano Rodriguez Nuesch – The Rockefeller Foundation

September 6, 2024

Text Reads: The people and ideas of Bellagio / Manuel Pastor, Chris Benner, and Emiliano Rodriguez Nuesch, Bellagio Residency, April 2023 with their headshots

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The Latino Middle Class – Annual Review of Sociology

August 27, 2024

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Threads of Connection: Environmental Injustice in Palestine and How APEN is Organizing in the Bay Area

August 13, 2024

Title reads: Threads of Connection: Environmental Injustice in Palestine and How APEN is Organizing in the Bay Area

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Gladys Malibiran
Dr. Jody Agius Vallejo
Shawntae Mitchum, PhD student