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The U.S. reached a record high of 7.4 million abandoned homes in 2012.
Due to the scale of the problem, local governments are often unable to allocate enough resources to remove blighted structures. https://t.co/kG1LC5icSz
What do the historic 2018 midterm elections mean for combating climate change, protecting our air and water, and ensuring that everyone benefits from clean energy solutions?
Tune into our next #Think100 live show to find out!
#GreenWave#GreenNewDeal#ActOnClimate
Folks should be aware of what’s happening in Erie, PA. This article gives a good overview of the battle to save the McBride Viaduct and the implications it has for the local community.
https://t.co/vMTwEViJBd
"To build a resilient future, we must reckon with the fact that profound change is now inevitable. But that change is a beginning as well as an end — an opportunity to hit the “reset” button on how we live" https://t.co/9g3iMeoSEe
“We've been lengthening fire season by shortening the precipitation season, and we're warming throughout. That's essentially what’s enabled these recent fires to be so destructive, at times of the year when you wouldn't really expect them.” https://t.co/CwsxrorztE
Northern Manhattan residents receive hands-on training this week as part of our ongoing free Worker Training program that helps unemployed and underemployed, low-income residents secure #GreenJobs. #GreenNewDeal
“When it comes to what is actually gonna move the needle on this stuff, it’s not individual changes, unless that individual change is your choice to engage in collective action.” https://t.co/FM1glO9xsi
"If we as cities and counties are doing things right, that means building communities with the right balance of jobs and housing." SCAG Pres. @AlanWapner, talking with @ASCETweets audience about how smart, balanced planning can reduce congestion & environmental impacts.
Jim Mayer, President & CEO of @MoveCAFWD, speaks with our host @KateMeis about California's growing inequality and what's being done in rural CA to help: https://t.co/yBCWGilhto #CAeconomy
Voters support the idea of a #GreenNewDeal that would train unemployed Americans for #GreenJobs. In 2018, our worker training program provided free training to more than 400 low-income residents of Northern Manhattan. #ClimateJustice#JustTransition
https://t.co/0e3Q1sfzWI
Smart Growth and Livable Communities Series - the widening disparity in California and the challenges to address across California’s regions: https://t.co/yBCWGilhto @LGC_media
Why the #CaliforniaDream is feeling further and further out of reach for many Californians and what @MoveCAFWD is doing about it: https://t.co/yBCWGilhto #CAeconomy