Dr. Michael Méndez
@mikemendezphd.bsky.social
Ast Professor of Environmental Policy & Urban Planning, Andrew Carnegie Fellow, and author of the book, “Climate Change from the Streets” (Yale University Press). http://www.michaelanthonymendez.com/about-michael-a.html
Great event! Thank you to Justin and Martha for sharing their environmental
wisdom with students and faculty!
wisdom with students and faculty!
October 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Great event! Thank you to Justin and Martha for sharing their environmental
wisdom with students and faculty!
wisdom with students and faculty!
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Congratulations to @ucirvine.bsky.social urban planning & public policy Associate Professor @mikemendezphd.bsky.social for being honored with the Edward Blakely Award during the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning's 2025 Annual Conference in Minneapolis on Oct. 25.
October 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Congratulations to @ucirvine.bsky.social urban planning & public policy Associate Professor @mikemendezphd.bsky.social for being honored with the Edward Blakely Award during the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning's 2025 Annual Conference in Minneapolis on Oct. 25.
What an honor to be part of the Ed Blakely Award legacy. And thank you to POCIG for sponsoring the award reception!
October 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
What an honor to be part of the Ed Blakely Award legacy. And thank you to POCIG for sponsoring the award reception!
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“There always has been a lack of care and priority for immigrant communities, particularly those that are undocumented, without legal status” - @ucirvine.bsky.social urban planning & public policy Associate Professor @mikemendezphd.bsky.social.
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When Helene hit, they lost their homes. Under Trump, they could lose even more. » Yale Climate Connections
One year after massive flooding hit western North Carolina, immigrant families are rebuilding with little more than grit, neighbors, and community organizing – under an increasingly hostile government...
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October 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
“There always has been a lack of care and priority for immigrant communities, particularly those that are undocumented, without legal status” - @ucirvine.bsky.social urban planning & public policy Associate Professor @mikemendezphd.bsky.social.
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We had a great time presenting at the Urban History Conference on Latino New Urbanism revisted.
October 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We had a great time presenting at the Urban History Conference on Latino New Urbanism revisted.
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The stellar climate scholarship of @mikemendezphd.bsky.social is bicoastal. The @ucirvine.bsky.social Chancellor's Fellow and urban planning & public policy associate professor gave the keynote speech at The State of Nuestro Climate in Brooklyn on Sept. 25 as part of New York City Climate Week.
October 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The stellar climate scholarship of @mikemendezphd.bsky.social is bicoastal. The @ucirvine.bsky.social Chancellor's Fellow and urban planning & public policy associate professor gave the keynote speech at The State of Nuestro Climate in Brooklyn on Sept. 25 as part of New York City Climate Week.
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"The cruelty and the intentional guiding of policies to hurt [immigrant] communities, even when there is a disaster like a hurricane or some other type of climactic event, is unbearable.”
-Member Scholar @mikemendezphd.bsky.social of UC Irvine.
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/09/when...
-Member Scholar @mikemendezphd.bsky.social of UC Irvine.
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/09/when...
When Helene hit, they lost their homes. Under Trump, they could lose even more. » Yale Climate Connections
One year after massive flooding hit western North Carolina, immigrant families are rebuilding with little more than grit, neighbors, and community organizing – under an increasingly hostile government...
yaleclimateconnections.org
September 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
"The cruelty and the intentional guiding of policies to hurt [immigrant] communities, even when there is a disaster like a hurricane or some other type of climactic event, is unbearable.”
-Member Scholar @mikemendezphd.bsky.social of UC Irvine.
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/09/when...
-Member Scholar @mikemendezphd.bsky.social of UC Irvine.
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/09/when...
ABC with Dolores Huerta!
September 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
ABC with Dolores Huerta!
Impressed by these civic leaders in public health, housing, and labor!
September 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Impressed by these civic leaders in public health, housing, and labor!
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Member Scholar Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social of UC Irvine was quoted in an Inside Climate News article about LGBTQ+ Americans organizing for climate justice and extreme weather disaster protections.
Excellent piece by climate writer @audreygray.bsky.social !
Excellent piece by climate writer @audreygray.bsky.social !
LGBTQ+ Americans are organizing disaster protection for each other as political weather worsens.
Out in the Storm - Inside Climate News
LGBTQ+ Americans are organizing disaster protection for each other as political weather worsens.
insideclimatenews.org
July 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Member Scholar Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social of UC Irvine was quoted in an Inside Climate News article about LGBTQ+ Americans organizing for climate justice and extreme weather disaster protections.
Excellent piece by climate writer @audreygray.bsky.social !
Excellent piece by climate writer @audreygray.bsky.social !
Reposted by Dr. Michael Méndez
Member Scholar @mikemendezphd.bsky.social of @ucirvine.bsky.social says another way to prepare for more heat waves is by thinking about shade. He says communities are planting more trees to cool urban areas down. @npr.org @wamu.org
Listen on NPR. 👉 www.npr.org/transcripts/...
Listen on NPR. 👉 www.npr.org/transcripts/...
Michael Mendez, an environmental policy professor at the University of California, Irvine, says another way to prepare for more heat waves is by thinking about shade. He says communities are planting more trees to cool urban areas down. www.npr.org/2025/06/26/n...
July 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Member Scholar @mikemendezphd.bsky.social of @ucirvine.bsky.social says another way to prepare for more heat waves is by thinking about shade. He says communities are planting more trees to cool urban areas down. @npr.org @wamu.org
Listen on NPR. 👉 www.npr.org/transcripts/...
Listen on NPR. 👉 www.npr.org/transcripts/...
Michael Mendez, an environmental policy professor at the University of California, Irvine, says another way to prepare for more heat waves is by thinking about shade. He says communities are planting more trees to cool urban areas down. www.npr.org/2025/06/26/n...
June 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Michael Mendez, an environmental policy professor at the University of California, Irvine, says another way to prepare for more heat waves is by thinking about shade. He says communities are planting more trees to cool urban areas down. www.npr.org/2025/06/26/n...
www.eenews.net/articles/whe.... Federal recommendations would also help California enforce its rules, said Mendez.
June 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
www.eenews.net/articles/whe.... Federal recommendations would also help California enforce its rules, said Mendez.
Delighted to be on a panel and event with PBS Newshour anchors Judy Woodruff, Lisa Desjardins, and Ca Secretary of Natural Resources on “Wildfire Resilience.”
May 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Delighted to be on a panel and event with PBS Newshour anchors Judy Woodruff, Lisa Desjardins, and Ca Secretary of Natural Resources on “Wildfire Resilience.”
April 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Our new research memo on “Improving tribal consultation on land use, environmental projects.” socialecology.uci.edu/news/improvi...
April 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Our new research memo on “Improving tribal consultation on land use, environmental projects.” socialecology.uci.edu/news/improvi...
“Disasters disproportionately impact vulnerable people — including those who do not speak English as a first language,” said Michael Méndez. Disasters are amplified due to language barriers & not receiving access to vital information, such as weather alerts & evacuation orders.
April 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
“Disasters disproportionately impact vulnerable people — including those who do not speak English as a first language,” said Michael Méndez. Disasters are amplified due to language barriers & not receiving access to vital information, such as weather alerts & evacuation orders.
Wonderful time speaking at the German Red Cross’ panel on 🏳️🌈 LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Disaster Management.
March 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Wonderful time speaking at the German Red Cross’ panel on 🏳️🌈 LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Disaster Management.
Had an amazing time at Occidental College’s critical environmental justice series! Thank you for the invitation!
March 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Had an amazing time at Occidental College’s critical environmental justice series! Thank you for the invitation!
