ERI grant allows frontline communities to tell their stories
Guest producers are collaborating with In This Climate to tell the stories of people on the frontlines of climate change. The collaborations are the result of an environmental justice-storytelling grant awarded to In This Climate by the Environmental Resilience Institute.
IUPUI conference highlights ERI, climate action in Indiana
A statewide virtual gathering of sustainability and environmental advocates shined a light on the Environmental Resilience Institute’s work helping Indiana communities address climate change.
This fall, Indiana University’s Prepared for Environmental Change Grand Challenge welcomed its eleventh sponsored faculty member. Sara Gregg, an associate professor of history in the IU College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of History brings an environmental lens to US history, with a research focus on agricultural and land policy.
Bookworms project encourages kids to get their hands dirty at Science Fest
On Oct. 9, adults and youth attending Indiana University’s Science Fest learned about the relationship between soil, worms, and ecosystem health and were invited to participate in the Bookworms community science project. The exhibit was organized by the Environmental Resilience Institute and IUPUI School of Science.
IU joins new USGS-funded Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center
Indiana University is collaborating on a new Climate Adaptation Science Center (CASC) funded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and dedicated to advancing science in response to the climate crisis in the Midwest.
ERI garners state’s top environmental award for community-focused climate resilience work
On Sept. 23, Indiana University’s Environmental Resilience Institute (ERI) received the state’s most prestigious environmental award for its work in helping Indiana communities prepare for climate change.
Beat the Heat communities gather temperature data to map local hot spots
On Aug. 23, with temperatures soaring above 90 degrees throughout Indiana, local government staff and volunteers in Clarksville and Richmond, including seniors and school-age children, set out by bike and by car with an unusual goal in mind: gathering local temperature data.
In This Climate returns to add context to current climate events
Hurricanes, wildfires, heatwaves, and drought. Keeping up with climate-related news this summer sometimes felt like drinking from a firehose. To help listeners make sense of the latest climate news, In This Climate podcast returns for its third season.
ERI webinar series to highlight environmental justice and equity issues
The Environmental Resilience Institute’s Prepared for Environmental Change (PfEC) Webinar Series is back for its 2021-2022 season. Launched in 2018, the PfEC series dives into environmental topics relevant to local governments throughout Indiana and the Midwest
Report highlights potential benefits of an environmental justice mapping tool for Indiana
As part of an effort to evaluate how Hoosiers might benefit from a mapping tool that highlights Indiana communities overburdened by pollution, a team of Indiana University researchers recently conducted a review of federal and state environmental justice mapping tools used across the country.
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