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• Ripe for Creative Disruption Application Overview

  Application overview for Ripe for Creative Disruption: An Environmental Justice Movement Fellowship (EJMF)
• Climate Action Plan

  2017 Climate Action Plan which outlines the methods The New School will use to reduce the university’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and describes how these methods can become a model for solutions create a more resilient and more equitable future. Authors: Molly Craft Johnson, University Sustainability Associate, Tishman Environment and Design Center Erik Eibert, Assistant Director for Sustainable Initiatives, Buildings
• Sustainability Learning Baseline Study

  Sustainability Learning within The New School A Baseline Study report. This report was created by Tainá Guarda for the Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School as part of a capstone research project on sustainability learning at The New School. Tainá is a candidate for the Masters of Science in Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management at the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy.
• Lunch & Learn with Mia White

  2019 Lunch and Learn Series with Visiting Scholar Barbara Pace. Group of people in discussion, posing for photos.
• Lunch & Learn with Barbara Pace

  2019 Lunch and Learn Series with Visiting Scholar Barbara Pace. Group of people in discussion, posing for photos.
• Lunch & Learn with Annie Ducmanis

  2020 Lunch and Learn Series with Visiting Scholar Annie Ducmanis Adams. Group of people in discussion, posing for photos.
• #COP21 Student Simulation

  Photos of #COP21 Student Simulation
• 2017 University Center Sustainability Tour

  Photos of 2017 University Center Sustainability Tour.
• Sure We Can Volunteer Event

  Photos of New School LEAP Entrepreneurship Club volunteering with Sure We Can.
• Environmental Justice Tour

  Photos of environmental Justice Tour of community garden as a part of TEDC Associate Directors Ana Baptista and Brian McGrath's course.
• 2019 Affiliated Faculty Meeting

  Photos of 2019 Affiliated Faculty Meeting
• Winter Warm Up Photos

  Students posing with I am a #ClimateCitizen t-shirts and acompanying messages.
• Student Sustainability Leaders Lunch: March 2017

  Photos of Student Sustainability Leaders Lunch on 3/6/17. Students brainstorming opportunthes for collaboration.
• Tishman Environment and Design Center Staff and Research Assistants

  Tishman Environment and Design Center staff and Research Assistants in group pose.
• Affiliated Faculty Sign-Up List

  Affiliated Faculty Sign-Up List for Kevin McQueen's Affiliated Faculty seminar at the Tishman Center.
• Affiliated Faculty Presentation from Kevin McQueen

  Affiliated Faculty Kevin McQueen presented his work with The Community Development Finance Lab. The lab offers a project-based course featuring classroom instruction, interdisciplinary collaboration, guest lectures, and networking. In his Affiliated Faculty seminar at the Tishman Center, McQueen discussed past student projects and partnerships, including developing a business plan for UPROSE’s community-owned solar project in Sunset Park and creating a sustainability framework for the Jersey City government.
• Associate Faculty Seminar with Kevin McQueen

  Photos of TEDC Associate Faculty Seminar with Kevin McQueen
• Description of TEDC Associate Faculty Seminar with Ana Baptista and Brian McGrath

  Description of TEDC Associate Faculty Seminar with Ana Baptista and Brian McGrath who will discuss their two Fall 2018 courses: Environmental Justice and Architectural Design, where students collaborated with the Ironbound Community Corporation on several ongoing projects.
• 2019 Affiliated Faculty Meeting

  Photos from affiliated faculty meeting which took place February 28th, 2019.
• White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council Recommendations: Carbon Management Workgroup

  The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) presents urgent initial recommendations on carbon management, highlighting regulatory, data, and risk challenges. Key recommendations include halting carbon management investments, clarifying federal initiatives, reviewing associated risks, ensuring transparent communication, and securing informed consent from affected environmental justice communities. WHEJAC plans ongoing review and requests specific responses at its December 2023 public meeting.This report of recommendations has been written as part of the activities of the WHEJAC, a public advisory committee providing independent advice and recommendations on the issue of environmental justice to the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and to the White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council (IAC).
• Final WHEJAC Recommendations Letter

  The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) emphasizes the ongoing public health risks of PM2.5 and ozone pollution, especially in marginalized communities. The council urges the Biden-Harris Administration to promptly strengthen National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to better protect environmental justice communities, addressing scientific evidence and current enforcement gaps.
• White House Council on Environmental Quality Response to WHEJAC Climate Carbon Management recommendations

  This letter from Brenda Mallory, chair of the White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council (IAC) expresses appreciation for WHEJAC’s recent recommendations on National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), climate preparedness and response, and carbon management. The letter confirms CEQ's and EPA’s receipt and review of the recommendations and notes their integration into ongoing federal environmental justice efforts. The correspondence highlights recent developments, including the expansion of Justice40 to include 74 Inflation Reduction Act programs totaling $118 billion in funding, and emphasizes the administration’s commitment to delivering measurable benefits to disadvantaged communities.
• Response to recommendations included in the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council's (WHEJAC) August 2022 report

  This letter from Brenda Mallory, chair of the White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council (IAC) expresses appreciation for WHEJAC’s recent recommendations on National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), climate preparedness and response, and carbon management. The letter confirms CEQ's and EPA’s receipt and review of the recommendations and notes their integration into ongoing federal environmental justice efforts. The correspondence highlights recent developments, including the expansion of Justice40 to include 74 Inflation Reduction Act programs totaling $118 billion in funding, and emphasizes the administration’s commitment to delivering measurable benefits to disadvantaged communities.
• White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council Recommendations: Scorecard Workgroup

  This document presents recommendations from the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the Environmental Justice Interagency Council (IAC) to inform Phase Two of the Environmental Justice (EJ) Scorecard. It recognizes the contributions of the Scorecard Workgroup members in developing the report and continuing efforts to advance federal accountability in environmental justice such as Peggy Shepard, Maria López-Núñez, LaTricea Adams, Dr. Beverly Wright, Jerome Foster II, Dr. Rachel Morello-Frosch, Harold Mitchell, and Michele Roberts.
• White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council Recommendations: Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) Workgroup

  This document contains recommendations from the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regarding the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST). It acknowledges CEQ’s responsiveness to previous feedback and reaffirms the Tool’s purpose: identifying underserved and overburdened communities to guide Justice40 investments. The recommendations support the continued refinement of CEJST ahead of its Version 2.0 release and future updates as new data becomes available. WHEJAC acknowledges the efforts of the CEJST Workgroup in preparing this report such as co-chairs Dr. Rachel Morello-Frosch and Dr. Nicky Sheats, along with Jade Begay, Jerome Foster II, Juan Parras, LaTricea Adams, Michele Roberts, Tom Cormons, and Vi Waghiyi.