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July

• The Resilient Power of Microgrids: From the South Side of Chicago to Patagonia | 7/19/21, Renewable Energy Magazine
• What it’s like at Columbia Climate School in the Green Mountains | 7/19/21, Columbia Climate School, State of the Planet
• La energía resiliente de las microrredes: del lado sur de Chicago a la Patagonia in Energías Renovables | 7/16/21, Energías Renovables
• The Combination of Economics & Emergency Management – Interview with Jeff Schlegelmilch | 7/14/21, EM Weekly
• New study shows growing development in areas at risk for natural disaster | 7/9/21, KSBY Channel 6
• 10 hurricane prep tips experts say you must follow | 7/9/21, Everyday Health
• Dr. Irwin Redlener: South Florida collapse shows infrastructure is a persistent threat to public health | 7/8/21, The Stephanie Miller Show
• Op-ed: South Florida collapse shows infrastructure is a persistent threat to public health | 7/4/21, The Hill
• Surfside search and rescue paused for demolition prep | 7/4/21, MSNBC Weekends

June

• Get go bags ready before emergency | 6/29/21, Payson Roundup
• Gold Medal Nautilus Book Award: The Future of Us: What the Dreams of Children Mean for Twenty-First Century-America | 6/24/21
• Residents are encouraged to get ready for the unexpected with a disaster ‘go bag | 6/22/21, Fontana Herald News
• This Louisiana Town is a Bleak Forecast of America’s Future Climate Crisis | Buzz Feed, 6/17/21
• Cher takes on vaccine hesitancy with the CherCares bus | 6/17/21, MSNBC, Deadline White House
• Meet the inaugural cohort of the Earth Institute Summer Intern Program | 6/7/21, Columbia Climate School, State of the Planet
• Steps to keep your family safe in an emergency | 6/1/21, Consumer Reports

May

• Smart city solutions to engage multiple stakeholders during a pandemic | 5/26/21, IEEE Smart Cities
• Fourteen months into the Covid-19 pandemic, What do we miss the most?
  | 5/20/21, Columbia Climate School, State of the Planet
• Disaster book raises important comms point | 5/20/21, PRCG Haggerty LLC
• Op-Ed: The electric grid of the future requires major upgrades — we must start today | 5/19/21, The Hill Opinion
• The human-focused startups of the hellfire | 5/9/21, Tech Crunch
• EP 425: Are we ready for future twenty-first century mega-disasters? | 5/6/21, Trends Podcast
  
• Data was the new oil, until the oil caught fire | 5/2/21, Tech Crunch
  

April

• Putting Children at the Forefront of Disaster Policy | 4/26/21, Columbia Climate School, State of the Planet
• Priorizando a los Niños en la Política Pública en Desastres | 4/26/21, Columbia Climate School, State of the Planet
• How to prepare for a “Megadisaster”? | 4/21/21, National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise (NCNE)
• How to prepare for a “Megadisaster”? | 4/19/21, Columbia Magazine
• Columbia Climate School goes to the Green Mountains | 4/16/21, Columbia Climate School, State of the Planet
  
• Helping youth lead on climate action | 4/5/21, The Earth Institute, Sustain What

March

• Rethinking Readiness: Book Review | 3/31/21, University of Chicago Press Journals
• Covid Calls: Discussion of emergency management in the pandemic | 3/31/21, Scott Gabriel Knowles
  
• Pfizer vaccine is 100% effective in kids 12-15 | 3/30/21, MSNBC Katy Tur
• COVID vaccine distribution nears a turning point, but equity issues remain | 3/17/21, The Earth Institute, State of the Planet
• Using analytics to support a utility’s initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic amid an uncertain evidence base | 3/16/21, Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning
• ‘100 seconds to midnight’: Rethinking readiness as humanity flirts with self-destruction | 3/15/21, Texas Public Radio The Source
• Hard hit by the pandemic, New York City looks to make a comeback | 3/12/21, La Prensa Latina
• Aging infrastructure threatens | 3/11/21, 日本経済新聞
• How to build a more resilient energy grid for the future: Part 1 | 3/10/21, The Earth Institute, State of the Planet
• Why International Women’s Day is still relevant in 2021 | 3/8/21, The Earth Institute, State of the Planet
• Dr. Irwin Redlener: ‘We need to wait for the CDC guidelines in order to actually change behaviors | 3/5/21, MSNBC
• 15 lessons the coronavirus pandemic has taught us | 3/4/21, AARP Bulletin
• Looking at the pandemic as a national disaster | 3/3/21, Dr. Radio
• Biden: US will have enough vaccines for all adults by May, teachers to get dose by end of March | 3/2/21, The Washington Examiner
• Doctor urges vaccinating teachers as a way to reopen schools | 3/2/21, Yahoo
• Opinion: Vaccinating educators now is key to reopening schools | 3/2/21, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
• Covid-19 Vaccines with Irwin Redlener | 3/1/21, Star Talk Radio with Neil deGrasse Tyson
• Episode 435: Are we ready for future twenty-first century megadisasters? | 3/1/21, American Trends Podcast

February

• Texas workers struggle to pay for groceries and rent after losing wages during winter storm | 2/27/21, The Eagle
• Op-Ed: COVID recovery must prioritize the nation’s youth | 2/18/21, The Hill
• Experts Weigh In on the Deep Freeze and Power Outages in Texas | 2/18/21, The Earth Institute, State of the Planet
• Safest states during COVID-19 | 2/4/21, Wallet Hub
• Virus expert: We’re at war with ‘dangerous’ Covid variants | 2/4/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
• Biden admin. facing calls to get Covid vaccines to teachers | 2/3/21, MSNBC, The 11th Hour
• CIS receives grant that will help target childhood traumas | 2/2/21, The Robesonian
  

January

• Student workshop proposes ideas for resilience in three communities | 1/29/21, The Earth Institute, State of the Planet
• Future COVID-19 relief should focus more on children | 1/25/21, The Earth Institute, State of the Planet
• Life After COVID: A long road to recovery | 1/25/21, WebMD
• 10 Columbia faculty and staff on what to expect from the Biden-Harris Administration | 1/22/21, Columbia News
• To beat COVID-19, we must address a legacy of inequity and mistrust | 1/14/21, The Hill