Analysis of urban heat islands identifies neighborhoods that expose 41 million residents to significantly higher temperatures
Climate Central’s analysis of urban heat islands highlights eight of our Midwestern cities, where over ten million people experience temperatures elevated by at least eight degrees, and up to twelve degrees in Chicago. Northwestern University’s Prof. Horton shares what Chicago is doing about it.
Midwest Climate Summit brings together diverse groups for a cleaner future (Links to an external site)
When I visit my family in Illinois, I’m greeted by my “favorite” discussion: “You heard about those activists, right? They keep trying to push that nonsense about climate change, but science shows we’re just on the verge of another Ice Age. It’s just a weather pattern, nothing more.”
In the Midwest, I’ve spent many afternoons trying to convince my grandparents and some community members that carbon emissions are a real, serious concern.
Thankfully, attending the first in-person Midwest Climate Summit hosted by the Midwest Climate Collaborative at Washington University in St. Louis reaffirmed that there are, in fact, community and industry leaders in the Midwest who are passionate about climate action, contrary to the above-average Midwestern climate-denying tendencies.
US EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe to join Midwest Climate Summit
Deputy Administrator McCabe has an extensive background in clean air, environmental health, and climate justice. She served with the EPA under President Obama for seven years, working as Acting Assistant Administrator and Principal Deputy to the Assistant Administrator in the Office of Air and Radiation. Prior to rejoining EPA, Janet McCabe was a Professor of Practice at the Indiana University McKinney School of Law and Director of the IU Environmental Resilience Institute, where she started as Assistant Director for Policy and Implementation in 2017. She will be addressing how Midwestern communities can equitably build resiliency and mitigate climate change, including opportunities presented through federal funding and programs.
Dr. Washington to speak at Midwest Climate Summit
Dr. Washington will address the Midwest Climate Summit in February 2023. She is a highly accomplished and successful environmental epidemiologist, environmental engineer, and environmental historian with over 40 years of research and field experience working on the impact of fossil fuel-generated pollution on human health and ecosystems using qualitative and quantitative analyses.
Climate of Opportunity (Links to an external site)
Washington University takes a leadership role in the Midwest Climate Collaborative to help address specific climate challenges in the 12-state region.