Professor, students seek solutions to urban flooding issues
by David Staudacher https://cme.uic.edu/news-stories/professor-students-seek-solutions-to-urban-flooding-issues/
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Barnesville team presents water quality results at a community meeting
On 1 July 2019, a community meeting set up at Ohio Eastern University by the Barnesville, OH Thriving Earth team to discuss water quality results from area hydraulic fracturing attracted over 50 participants. Professors from…
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Bring Community Science to Your Classroom
Want to expose your students to the community science model? Thriving Earth Exchange is here to help. The past few years have brought increased attention to community science, in which scientists and communities work as…
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Thriving Earth Exchange Honored with ASAE’s 2019 “Power of A” Summit Award
WASHINGTON — The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has been awarded a Power of A Summit Award from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). ASAE’s highest honor, the Summit Award is given to associations that go above…
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Bulacan, Philippines team vet hazard maps in communities
The Bulacan, Philippines team is getting close to having hazards maps vetted with the 7 communities of Bulacan province along Manila Bay. The hazards simulation that Joy Santiago and Jake Mendoza planned to do in…
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Goldsboro team commences project with in-person meeting
(Featured photo courtesy of Bobby Jones) On Thursday, June 27th, Jenny Phillippe, met up with Bobby Jones, Larsene Thomas, and the Downeast Coal Ash Coalition in their first in-person meeting on coal ash contamination in…
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Notes from the Field with Adrienne Katner
LSU School of Public Health and Partners Monitor the I-10 Environment with Phillis Wheatley Students By Adrienne Katner https://sph.lsuhsc.edu/lsu-school-of-public-health-and-partners-monitor-the-i-10-environment-with-phillis-wheatley-students/
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Higher Ground Communities Discuss Flood Risk Maps
June 7, 2019 Together on a Zoom call on Friday, June 7th, the Higher Ground communities and Thriving Earth Exchange team came together to discuss initial map outputs from the mapping work Michelle Hummel…
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Guest Blog: A ‘Social Impact Statement’ on Understanding Flood Risk
Image caption: Updated flood maps for De Soto, MO. Courtesy USACE St. Louis District. (Click here for full-size image) By Paula Arbuthnot Paula Arbuthnot is co-founder of Citizens’ Committee for Flood Relief and serves…
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Hallandale Beach, Florida, Project Team Hosts Lunch & Learn for City Staff
Featured Image caption: L-R: Josh Papacek (University of Florida/IFAS); Ashley Smyth (University of Florida/IFAS), Colin Polsky (Florida Atlantic University); Alyssa Jones Wood (City of Hallandale Beach), Willm Martens-Habbena (University of Florida/IFAS) (Photo courtesy of City…
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Introducing the Community Science Fellowship
Our new fellowship program offers the chance to build your skills and make a difference by facilitating a collaborative project to address critical community priorities. Do you have an interest in managing diverse teams,…
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Priorities, Not Needs: Reframing Science Engagement
By Raj Pandya A mayor once said to me, “I am tired of big cities having priorities and small communities having needs.” I’ve also heard one of our Thriving Earth Advisory Board members, Michael…
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Citizens’ Committee for Flood Relief Talks Hydrology
On Monday May 13th, leaders Susan Liley and Paula Arbuthnot of the group Citizen’s Committee for Flood Relief (CCFR), held a 2.5 hour long meeting with members from their Thriving Earth Exchange science team, Robb…
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May 2019 Notes from the Field: Arlington, VA
Thriving Earth Exchange’s Community Choice Aggregation Arlington project team had our kick-off meeting on Saturday, May 4! The five local members met in person in the club room at a team member’s apartment and were…
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May 2019 Notes from the Field: Cambridge, OH
By Leatra Harper Our team deployed Pisces samplers to measure hydrocarbons in regions in Southeastern Ohio impacted by unconventional shale drilling and waste disposal facilities in early May. The samplers were re-designed since our last…
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May 2019 Notes from the Field: Barnesville, OH
By Jill Antares Hunkler On April 22, 2019, Earth Day, the Barnesville, Ohio Thriving Earth Exchange team spent the day in the field in SE Ohio and were joined by Ted Auch of FracTracker Alliance….
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May 2019 Notes from the Field: New Orleans, LA
A group of Louisiana State University environmental engineering students competed in the WERC Environmental Design Competition in Las Cruces, N.M. The team won second prize in the highly competitive Open Task for a project called…
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Reflections on College, Capitol Hill and Community Science
By Zack Valdez Zack Valdez recently wrapped up a six-month contract position as Project Manager for Thriving Earth Exchange Despite an early enthusiasm to engage and share science with people around me, in graduate…
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Exploring the Impact and Integration of Geoscience for Societal Benefit
By Natasha Udu-gama, Senior Specialist, Thriving Earth Exchange Thrilled to get a chance to represent Thriving Earth Exchange internationally for the first time, and excited to return to a city I had enjoyed as…
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Ideas for a Community Science Handbook
By Sarah Wilkins, Thriving Earth Exchange Project Manager What do people need to know when setting out to do community science? –This question was raised recently at a symposium I took part in at Citizen…
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Assessing Wetland Capacity to Provide Flood Control Benefits | Investigating Environmental Impacts of Land Reclamation Projects in Manila Bay Coastal Areas | Recycling Food and Animal Waste for Social Good
Notes from the Field: April 2019
These project updates come straight from the communities and scientists we work with. Send your Thriving Earth liaison a quick update + photo and we’ll highlight your project in our next newsletter! From Melbourne, Fla.:…
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3 Take-aways from the 2019 National Environmental Justice Conference
By Zack Valdez The theme for the 2019 National Environmental Justice Conference and Training Program was Education, Learning, and Cooperation in a Diverse World. It was inspiring and enlightening to witness the dedication to…
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Eos Feature: Mapping Heat Vulnerability to Protect Community Health
By Kelly McCarthy and Zack Valdez Community leaders and scientists from two U.S. cities are combining public health data and heat maps to prepare residents for climate change–related health risks. As the global community celebrates World…
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Update: Investigating Environmental Impacts of Land Reclamation Projects in Manila Bay Coastal Areas
From John C. “Warner” Carag, Community lead: Several things have occurred since our online meeting. The March 9-10 fieldwork in the community pushed through, but I did not join at the last minute due to…
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Update: City of Durango Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
During 2018 and early-2019, the City of Durango Sustainability Coordinator, Imogen Ainsworth, worked with local scientists, Laurie Williams and Joanna Gordon Casey to conduct a Community-wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory for the area inside Durango…
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Guest Blog – The Tool for Climate Explorers
by Ned Gardiner and Fred Lipschultz Gone are the days when one needed a degree in computer science to understand climate history, projections and impacts. Since its launch, the U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit (CRT) has provided…
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A Partnership Founded in Asking, Not Telling
By asking communities what they need, Thriving Earth Exchange and EPA’s College/Underserved Community Partnership Program (CUPP) have delivered expertise and lasting impact It started, like so many things, with a chance encounter at…
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Establishing a Plastic Waste Management Program | Measuring and Monitoring the Effects of Greening on the Urban Heat Island Effect, Water Uptake, and Social Challenges | Updating a Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Notes from the field: March 2019
These project updates come straight from the communities and scientists we work with. Send your Thriving Earth liaison a quick update + photo and we’ll highlight your project in our next newsletter! From 7th…
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Ten Tips for Listening
By Raj Pandya, Director, Thriving Earth Exchange One of the most important skills in community science is listening. After all, the whole goal of community science is to understand how science can be used…
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Ocean City Flooding Data Presented At National Conference
The data projected rising sea levels and an increase in high-tide inundation. But the study also offered approaches to solutions.
