A practical framework for urban transportation design. Transportation and the Shape of Cities by @christofspieler.bsky.social, David Copeland Loredo, and Mandi Chapa is now available worldwide! Order yours: buff.ly/ZuNaxV8 #Transportation #Policy #Design #UrbanDesign

When NFL players are pushing for natural grass, why would schools put kids on artificial turf that can get hot enough to melt shoes? Community health advocate (and mom) Jasmine Mccain explains how artificial turf is a step backward for our kids: buff.ly/utXaz7D

Op-Ed: If it can melt shoes, should children be playing on it? - M•I•A Media Group

By Jasmine McCain Years ago, in a casual conversation, my husband told me how his cleats melted one hot day during football practice. We’re both from Miami, so we are used to the heat. But this was…

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A comprehensive guide to planning and running effective corporate campaigns to pressure companies to do the right thing. Reining in the Bulls by Michael Marx is now available worldwide! Learn more: buff.ly/RtFIlZR #PoliSci

In A Healthy Union, Susan Kaplan highlights examples of groundbreaking state environmental health policies, exploring what has worked, what needs improvement, & how other areas of the country can build on these advances. Out now from @islandpress.bsky.social! Read a free preview: buff.ly/TmPAPjS

Tomorrow, September 28th at 6:00 pm CDT, please join @roomofonesownbooks.bsky.social in welcoming @penofryandennis.bsky.social, author of Barn Gothic: Three Generations and the Death of the Family Dairy Farm Learn more about this free, in-person event here: buff.ly/x98JhE3

A decade after the opening of the "Blacksonian," the museum hasn't changed—but just about everything else in America has. Liz Ogbu, architect and contributor to the book Empathic Design, reflects on the museum’s hopeful past and uncertain future. buff.ly/qGM7boX @zocalopublicsquare.bsky.social

What Is the Blacksonian’s Role Now? | Essay

Ten Years Ago, the Smithsonian Opened a Museum Dedicated to Black History and Culture—In What Felt Like a Different Country

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Addressing America’s housing crisis is not a matter of either increasing the supply of housing or preserving existing housing. We need to do both—now. Learn more in The Other Housing Crisis, available now. Read a free preview of this important book: buff.ly/3PGy8ys #Housing #Sociology #Policy

@christenciviletto.bsky.social, author of Thundering Waters, speaks with Jay Moran for @btpmnews.bsky.social’s What’s Next. How does the toxic legacy of Niagara Falls impact its future? buff.ly/0Z4Z8cK

How Is Environmental Contamination Affecting Niagara Falls Communities?

On this episode of What’s Next?, Christen Civiletto discusses the toxic history of Niagara Falls, the ongoing concerns surrounding Love Canal and other contaminated sites, and the potential impact on…

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Tomorrow, Sept 25 at 5:00 pm MDT, head to The Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe to see Priyanka Kumar, author of The Light Between Apple Trees and The Grassland Queen (out Nov 3), speak in their Community Reading Series. Learn more and register for this free, in-person event: buff.ly/8cmuHbi

In A Healthy Union, Susan Kaplan highlights examples of groundbreaking state environmental health policies, exploring what has worked, what needs improvement, and how other areas of the country can build on these advances. Out now! Read a free preview of this fascinating book: buff.ly/xrpllAX

Next week, September 28th at 6:00 pm CDT, please join @roomofonesownbooks.bsky.social in welcoming @penofryandennis.bsky.social, author of Barn Gothic: Three Generations and the Death of the Family Dairy Farm Learn more about this free, in-person event here: buff.ly/x98JhE3

E-bikes give low-vision, disabled, and non-driving people the freedom cars can't. But new laws are cropping up requiring a driver's license to ride an e-bike. Anna Zivarts, author of When Driving Is Not an Option, on the importance of accessible e-mobility: buff.ly/wqd0lMf @nondriver.bsky.social

@publisherswkly.bsky.social says that The Grassland Queen "will stir readers to envision a more bird-friendly world." Check out the full review: buff.ly/dzrq5jV

The Grassland Queen: An Avian Love Story in the American Plains

Naturalist and filmmaker Kumar (The Light Between Apple Trees) delivers a vivid exploration of the long-billed curlew, the second-largest shorebird on Earth.

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As wildfire smoke and extreme heat make outdoor walks riskier, greenways planner and Island Press author Robert Searns found an unlikely refuge: the mall. Read his reflections on the perks of climate-adapted indoor walking: buff.ly/XM4sFxB

The effects of climate change are felt more severely in Black and brown communities, writes Dr. Sacoby Wilson, which is why lawmakers must fight to restore eliminated climate justice grants. Read more: buff.ly/USRP76A

Maryland leaders must fight to restore climate justice funding

Effects of climate change are felt more severely in Black and brown communities, which is why lawmakers need to fight to restore grants.

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Check out this powerful essay from Dr. Pamela L. Pugh on the physiological cost of conviction-led leadership and how Black women have been paying it for generations: buff.ly/s00M98Z @pamelapughmi.bsky.social

The Physical Cost Of Carrying It All: How Our Beliefs Impact Our Health - Essence

A life-changing event forced me to look at the receipts. Here is how everyday stress, systemic friction and the pressure to stay strong leave a literal footprint on Black women’s bodies.

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Dam removals offer an opportunity for ecological reconnection. And they offer a chance for a wild education, I found out when my alma mater, #MiddleburyCollege joined the #damremoval movement. @princetonupress.bsky.social @islandpress.bsky.social middleburymagazine.com/essays/undam...

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A statistic that haunts me because it is 100% true and shocking and useless in advocacy precisely because it is true and shocking: Policy that enables a 1-car lifestyle rather than 2 is equivalent to giving a family a $25,000 annual pay raise.

LISTEN: @christenciviletto.bsky.social, author of Thundering Waters, speaks with @btpmnews.bsky.social about what has been happening in Niagara Falls—the environmental destruction that has impacted local health, land, and the future of the region: buff.ly/sf7Y90K

Attorney seeks a movement in Niagara calling for environmental change

Attorney and author Christen Civiletto discusses how more residents in Niagara Falls are going to social media to highlight environmental issues throughout the community.

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"We estimate the US loses about 400,000 units of housing each year . . . If we could save just half of these homes, we’d increase the supply of affordable housing & help keep prices down." Read more in this edition of Ideas from Todd Swanstrom, co-editor of The Other Housing Crisis: buff.ly/pp5tS7G

How Indigenous, Black, Latinx, and Asian American farmers are reviving their ancestors’ methods of growing food—and fighting climate change in the process. Liz Carlisle's Healing Grounds is now available in #paperback with a new preface by the author! Find it here: buff.ly/NNaW2Bf #Agriculture

I even wrote a book about it! Roads Were Not Built for Cars, @islandpress.bsky.social

"Keenly observed and shimmering with detail, The Grassland Queen highlights the quiet beauty and profound significance of a bird—and an ecosystem—too often overlooked by humans." Check out this wonderful review of Priyanka Kumar's upcoming book (out Nov 3) in @shelf-awareness.com: buff.ly/MAkrUfX

Review: The Grassland Queen: An Avian Love Story in the American Plains

Naturalist Priyanka Kumar's luminous third book, The Grassland Queen, details her patient pursuit of the long-billed curlew, alongside which

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In Transportation and the Shape of Cities, Christof Spieler, David Copeland Loredo, and Mandi Chapa offer a practical framework for urban transportation design. Out now (29 September UK pub)! Explore a free preview: buff.ly/D1ferlN #Transportation #Policy #Design #UrbanDesign

Listen as author Michael Marx introduces Reining in the Bulls, a comprehensive guide to planning and running effective corporate campaigns to pressure companies to do the right thing. Out now! Read a free preview of this important book: buff.ly/ItEpNqq 29 September UK pub. #PoliSci

"The consequences of these seaweed and algal bloom outbreaks extend far beyond the ability to enjoy a day at the beach." Read this new piece from Forest of the Sea author David Helvarg in @sierramagazine.bsky.social: www.sierraclub.org/sierra/it-s-...

It’s Not Your Imagination. Seaweed Is Everywhere.

Wildfires, smoke, floods, and deadly heat waves have dominated the headlines this summer. Meanwhile, beachgoers have witnessed another consequence of rising temperatures: Seaweed is everywhere.

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Otters are large marine weasels. 😲🦦 Learn more about otters and other denizens of the ocean's kelp forests in David Helvarg's "Forest of the Sea: The Remarkable Life and Imperiled Future of Kelp" (@princetonupress.bsky.social) and from this interview with him. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

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The Phillips66 refinery in Los Angles County finally closed after 100 years of pollution, but without mandated cleanup, the environmental health threat continues. Dr. Khadijah Lang, a physician treating patients in "Asthma Boulevard," on what must happen next: buff.ly/7iItwnl #IslandPresShortForm

The Carson Refinery Closed. The Poison Remains.

By Khadijah Lang

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“Overbuilt” by Erick Guerra from @islandpress.bsky.social / @princetonupress.bsky.social is the best transportation book I’ve read in a while. Highly recommend.

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