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Policy Memo
Optimizing $4 Billion of Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Funding To Protect the Most Vulnerable Households From Extreme Heat

…counterparts. These in turn distribute funding to subgrantees, including local HHS offices, national NGOs, and community-based organizations. Furthermore, there is often coordination between state and local LIHEAP administrators and utilities,…

04.04.24 | 8 min read
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Environment
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Policy Memo
A Call for Immediate Public Health and Emergency Response Planning for Widespread Grid Failure Under Extreme Heat

…Command Systems (ICS) training annually, emphasizing collaboration across governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and the private sector. By leveraging interagency mechanisms like MOUs, FEMA, DOE, and HHS can integrate and expand…

04.03.24 | 9 min read
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Environment
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Policy Memo
Adapting the Nation to Future Temperatures through Heat-Resilient Procurement

…with organizations outside of the public sector. National laboratories such as Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Oak Ridge National Lab, National Renewable Energy Lab, and Pacific Northwest National Lab have deep…

04.02.24 | 6 min read
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Environment
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Policy Memo
Adopting Evidence-Based Heat Stress Management Strategies In The Workplace

…from academic settings, large research institutes, and nonprofit organizations have developed evidence-based best practices to protect vulnerable workers from extreme heat. Unfortunately, there is no system in place to determine…

04.01.24 | 7 min read
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FAS
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Building a Digital Justice Framework: FAS Policy Entrepreneur Fellow Monica Sanders

…a FAS policy entrepreneur fellow (PEF) originally from Louisiana. Her stellar career of service includes work as a lawyer, scholar, and founder of The Undivide Project. Undivide is an organization…

03.26.24 | 3 min read
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