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A live webcast will be streamed at 2:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for an online briefing about pending nuclear waste legislation, including amendments to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act and other bills, which would radically alter the way radioactive waste from civilian nuclear power plant is handled and stored. The nuclear waste issue is coming to a head as more and more nuclear plants shut down and enter decommissioning. Irradiated nuclear fuel (a.k.a. “spent” fuel) is currently stored in fuel pools and dry storage canisters on reactor sites, but these systems are unhardened and subject to leaks, failures, and attack. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is in the process of licensing two private “consolidated interim storage facilities” (CISFs) in New Mexico and Texas, which would store the waste indefinitely in surface-stored or shallowly buried casks that are also subject to leaks and failures.

A live webcast will be streamed at 3:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for the launch of our new report, A Resilient Future for Coastal Communities: Federal Policy Recommendations from Solutions in Practice, and a discussion of federal actions that can improve coastal resilience along our ocean and Great Lakes shorelines. The report highlights policy levers available to Congress, with 30 policy recommendations and case studies gathered from EESI’s year-long, 16-part briefing series on regional coastal resilience. The series featured 42 policy experts and coastal resilience practitioners from nearly every coastal state, from Maine to Wisconsin to Hawaii, covering topics from data-gathering to living shorelines to coastal retreat. This online briefing will be conducted as a moderated discussion of coastal issues and policy solutions with four expert speakers from the briefing series.

Workforce Wednesdays Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Sept 2 Preparing High Schoolers for Green Careers Sept 9 A New Spin on Conservation Corps Sept 16 Energy Transitions in Coal Country Sept 23 Growing Green Industry and Innovation: Mass Timber Sept 30 Low-Carbon Small Business and Post-COVID Recovery A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for Workforce Wednesdays, a series of online briefings on workforce development and policies and programs that can support a low-carbon recovery from the COVID-19 economic crisis. The briefings will explore a variety of issue areas pertinent to building a green workforce, including high school career training, conservation corps, coal country energy transitions, growing green domestic manufacturing, and revitalizing small business. Speakers will discuss major challenges faced in each area a

Workforce Wednesdays Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Sept 2 Preparing High Schoolers for Green Careers Sept 9 A New Spin on Conservation Corps Sept 16 Energy Transitions in Coal Country Sept 23 Growing Green Industry and Innovation: Mass Timber Sept 30 Low-Carbon Small Business and Post-COVID Recovery A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for Workforce Wednesdays, a series of online briefings on workforce development and policies and programs that can support a low-carbon recovery from the COVID-19 economic crisis. The briefings will explore a variety of issue areas pertinent to building a green workforce, including high school career training, conservation corps, coal country energy transitions, growing green domestic manufacturing, and revitalizing small business. Speakers will discuss major challenges faced in each area a

Workforce Wednesdays Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Sept 2 Preparing High Schoolers for Green Careers Sept 9 A New Spin on Conservation Corps Sept 16 Energy Transitions in Coal Country Sept 23 Growing Green Industry and Innovation: Mass Timber Sept 30 Low-Carbon Small Business and Post-COVID Recovery A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for Workforce Wednesdays, a series of online briefings on workforce development and policies and programs that can support a low-carbon recovery from the COVID-19 economic crisis. The briefings will explore a variety of issue areas pertinent to building a green workforce, including high school career training, conservation corps, coal country energy transitions, growing green domestic manufacturing, and revitalizing small business. Speakers will discuss major challenges faced in each area a

Workforce Wednesdays Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Sept 2 Preparing High Schoolers for Green Careers Sept 9 A New Spin on Conservation Corps Sept 16 Energy Transitions in Coal Country Sept 23 Growing Green Industry and Innovation: Mass Timber Sept 30 Low-Carbon Small Business and Post-COVID Recovery A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for Workforce Wednesdays, a series of online briefings on workforce development and policies and programs that can support a low-carbon recovery from the COVID-19 economic crisis. The briefings will explore a variety of issue areas pertinent to building a green workforce, including high school career training, conservation corps, coal country energy transitions, growing green domestic manufacturing, and revitalizing small business. Speakers will discuss major challenges faced in each area a

Workforce Wednesdays Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Sept 2 Preparing High Schoolers for Green Careers Sept 9 A New Spin on Conservation Corps Sept 16 Energy Transitions in Coal Country Sept 23 Growing Green Industry and Innovation: Mass Timber Sept 30 Low-Carbon Small Business and Post-COVID Recovery A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for Workforce Wednesdays, a series of online briefings on workforce development and policies and programs that can support a low-carbon recovery from the COVID-19 economic crisis. The briefings will explore a variety of issue areas pertinent to building a green workforce, including high school career training, conservation corps, coal country energy transitions, growing green domestic manufacturing, and revitalizing small business. Speakers will discuss major challenges faced in each area a

A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a briefing on the climate action report released by the majority staff of the House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis on June 30. The full title of the report is: Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and Healthy, Resilient, and Just America.

Rural Communities, Climate, and COVID-19 Recovery Find out more about the briefings in this series below: June 16 Implementing Energy Efficiency Programs in Rural America June 17 The Bioeconomy’s Role in COVID-19 Recovery and Climate Solutions June 18 Rural Communities Rise to the Challenge of Dual Disasters Please RSVP to receive updates. Please note that by RSVPing, you will receive a reminder for all 3 briefings in this series. A live webcast will be streamed at www.eesi.org/livecast at 12 PM (noon). The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a series of one-hour online briefings about rural communities, climate change, and COVID-19 recovery. The briefings will explore the challenges rural communities face, including high energy costs, a struggling agriculture industry, and low investment in resilient infrastructure, as well as the solutions rural communities have developed in the face of these multiple stressors.

Rural Communities, Climate, and COVID-19 Recovery Find out more about the briefings in this series below: June 16 Implementing Energy Efficiency Programs in Rural America June 17 The Bioeconomy’s Role in COVID-19 Recovery and Climate Solutions June 18 Rural Communities Rise to the Challenge of Dual Disasters Please RSVP to receive updates. Please note that by RSVPing, you will receive a reminder for all 3 briefings in this series. A live webcast will be streamed at www.eesi.org/livecast at 2 PM. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a series of one-hour online briefings about rural communities, climate change, and COVID-19 recovery. The briefings will explore the challenges rural communities face, including high energy costs, a struggling agriculture industry, and low investment in resilient infrastructure, as well as the solutions rural communities have developed in the face of these multiple stressors.

Rural Communities, Climate, and COVID-19 Recovery Find out more about the briefings in this series below: June 16 Implementing Energy Efficiency Programs in Rural America June 17 The Bioeconomy’s Role in COVID-19 Recovery and Climate Solutions June 18 Rural Communities Rise to the Challenge of Dual Disasters Please RSVP to receive updates. Please note that by RSVPing, you will receive a reminder for all 3 briefings in this series. A live webcast will be streamed at www.eesi.org/livecast at 12 PM (noon). The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a series of one-hour online briefings about rural communities, climate change, and COVID-19 recovery. The briefings will explore the challenges rural communities face, including high energy costs, a struggling agriculture industry, and low investment in resilient infrastructure, as well as the solutions rural communities have developed in the face of these multiple stressors.

A live webcast will be streamed at 3 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast. Recovery & Resilience in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Find out more about the briefings in this series below: June 2 Federal Support and Local Action June 3 Resilient Housing and Communities June 4 Sustainable, Democratic Energy and Public Health Please RSVP to receive updates. Please note that by RSVPing, you will receive a reminder for all 3 briefings in this series. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a series of one-hour online briefings about resilience initiatives in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and their ongoing recovery from back-to-back natural disasters over the last several years. Every U.S. coast is facing climate adaptation challenges due to rising sea levels and other coastal hazards, but island economies are especially vulnerable. The Fourth National Climate Assessment points to the small size and relative isolation of the U.S. Caribbea

A live webcast will be streamed at 3 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast. Recovery & Resilience in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Find out more about the briefings in this series below: June 2 Federal Support and Local Action June 3 Resilient Housing and Communities June 4 Sustainable, Democratic Energy and Public Health Please RSVP to receive updates. Please note that by RSVPing, you will receive a reminder for all 3 briefings in this series. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a series of one-hour online briefings about resilience initiatives in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and their ongoing recovery from back-to-back natural disasters over the last several years. Every U.S. coast is facing climate adaptation challenges due to rising sea levels and other coastal hazards, but island economies are especially vulnerable. The Fourth National Climate Assessment points to the small size and relative isolation of the U.S. Caribbea

A live webcast will be streamed at 3 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast. Recovery & Resilience in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Find out more about the briefings in this series below: June 2 Federal Support and Local Action June 3 Resilient Housing and Communities June 4 Sustainable, Democratic Energy and Public Health Please RSVP to receive updates. Please note that by RSVPing, you will receive a reminder for all 3 briefings in this series. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a series of one-hour online briefings about resilience initiatives in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and their ongoing recovery from back-to-back natural disasters over the last several years. Every U.S. coast is facing climate adaptation challenges due to rising sea levels and other coastal hazards, but island economies are especially vulnerable. The Fourth National Climate Assessment points to the small size and relative isolation of the U.S. Caribbea

Please RSVP to receive briefing updates A live webcast will be streamed at 2 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing on scientific developments and policy initiatives that are helping protect Alaskan ecosystems and communities from erosion, sea level rise, and other coastal hazards. Alaska coastal communities are experiencing extreme challenges as shore-fast ice—a coastal buffer to storm water—disappears and houses built on thawing permafrost buckle and become uninhabitable. Stakeholder engagement combined with up-to-date scientific analyses on environmental risk are necessary to create adaptation plans that make economic sense while assisting vulnerable communities. The panelists will describe the collaborative process between federal, state, local, and tribal stakeholders in collecting, sharing, and acting on scientific data to inform policy decisions around adaptation and help communities define and achieve their resilience goals. The

Climate Adaptation Data Week This briefing is part of a series on coastal climate adaptation data needs and applications. Find out more about the other briefings in this series below: April 13 Weather and Social Data to Inform Participatory Planning Initiatives April 14 Assessing National Park Asset Flood Risk: Retreat, Adapt, Fortify? April 15 Cultural Heritage and Climate Change April 16 Bridging the Gap Between Science and Decision-Making A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast Mary Austerman, Great Lakes Coastal Community Development Specialist at New York Sea Grant, will discuss a collaborative effort with the National Weather Service to integrate weather and social science data to inform vulnerability assessments for coastal cities and towns along Lake Ontario. Austerman will then describe how this work fed into a participatory planning process for communities vulnerable to repeated flooding events.

Climate Adaptation Data Week This briefing is part of a series on coastal climate adaptation data needs and applications. Find out more about the other briefings in this series below: April 13 Localizing Sea Level Rise Projections for Decision-Makers April 14 Assessing National Park Asset Flood Risk: Retreat, Adapt, Fortify? April 15 Cultural Heritage and Climate Change April 17 Weather and Social Data to Inform Participatory Planning Initiatives A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast The University of Washington’s Climate Impacts Group (CIG) has proven to be a leader in climate adaptation science and application through three focus areas: conducting research, creating tools, and connecting those resources to at-risk communities. Dr. Amy Snover, Director of the Climate Impacts Group and the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center at the University of Washington, will discuss CIG’s cutting-edge programs and methodology for facilitating climate resilience i

Climate Adaptation Data Week This briefing is part of a series on coastal climate adaptation data needs and applications. Find out more about the other briefings in this series below: April 13 Localizing Sea Level Rise Projections for Decision-Makers April 14 Assessing National Park Asset Flood Risk: Retreat, Adapt, Fortify? April 16 Bridging the Gap Between Science and Decision-Making April 17 Weather and Social Data to Inform Participatory Planning Initiatives A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast. Dr. Marcy Rockman, ICOMOS-IPCC Scientific Coordinator for the Climate Change and Heritage Working Group and Climate Researcher with Co-Equal, will speak about the intersection of cultural heritage and climate change. Based on her new Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences article on historical and cultural heritage, she will share recommendations on how agencies could better incorporate historical and cultural considerations into the U.S. response to cl

Climate Adaptation Data Week This briefing is part of a series on coastal climate adaptation data needs and applications. Find out more about the other briefings in this series below: April 13 Localizing Sea Level Rise Projections for Decision-Makers April 15 Cultural Heritage and Climate Change April 16 Bridging the Gap Between Science and Decision-Making April 17 Weather and Social Data to Inform Participatory Planning Initiatives The National Park Service owns thousands of buildings and other infrastructure at risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise. Dr. Rob Young, Director of Western Carolina University’s Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, led a project to map and evaluate the vulnerability of each coastal NPS asset—from the Statue of Liberty to remote roads in Alaska—in order to help park managers decide what should be protected, what should be abandoned, and what should be moved further inland.

Climate Adaptation Data Week This briefing is part of a series on coastal climate adaptation data needs and applications. Find out more about the other briefings in this series below: April 14 Assessing National Park Asset Flood Risk: Retreat, Adapt, Fortify? April 15 Cultural Heritage and Climate Change April 16 Bridging the Gap Between Science and Decision-Making April 17 Weather and Social Data to Inform Participatory Planning Initiatives Global climate data is not always accessible to local decision-makers, especially when projections are at a country or hemispheric scale. The Washington Coastal Resilience Project addresses this problem by generating down-scaled probabilistic sea level rise predictions. Nicole Faghin, Coastal Management Specialist, and Dr. Ian Miller, Coastal Hazard Specialist, both at Washington Sea Grant, will share how they generated these predictions and work to disseminate the data to cities, towns, and NGOs working along the coast.