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🏙️ @columbiapublichealth E2H2 Program with Dr. Diana Hernández
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Excited to announce Powerless: The People's Struggle for Energy will be released in April 2025! 🔌 💥

Pre-order now!
Discount code: powerless

#energy #newbook #powerless #energyinsecurity #energyjustice
Powerless
In Powerless, sociologists Diana Hernández and Jennifer Laird reveal the hidden hardship of “energy insecurity” – the inability to adequately meet household energy needs.
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🎧 New Episode Alert: Uptown Chats Book Club – Powerless (Part 1)!

Tune into the full podcast here:
 🔗 weact.org/news-events/...

#UptownChats #EnergyJustice #EnvironmentalJustice #EnergyInsecurity #NYHEAT #PowerlessBook
August 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
⚡️New Episode of The Environmental Justice Lab with Dr. Lesley Joseph and guests Dr. Diana Hernández and Dr. Jennifer Laird

🎧 Tune in now: lesleysjoseph.wixsite.com/lesleyjoseph...

#environmentaljustice #energyjustice #energyinsecurity #energypoverty #energyiseverything
August 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This week’s episode of Resources Radio, host Daniel Raimi talks with Diana Hernández, co-director of the Energy Opportunity Lab at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, about the struggles that ordinary Americans face in accessing affordable and reliable energy.
July 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The Trump administration’s proposed budget eliminates LIHEAP and the Weatherization Assistance Program, putting over six million vulnerable households—including children, seniors, and veterans—at risk of losing access to essential utilities.
June 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
On Monday evening, 55-year-old Shauna Thomas was found dead in her St. Ann, Missouri apartment—just two weeks after Ameren Missouri shut off her electricity due to unpaid bills. Her death is a heartbreaking reminder of how energy insecurity can have fatal consequences.
June 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The expiration of the expanded child tax credit (ECTC) was linked to increased energy insecurity among middle-income families, highlighting the need to reinstate the ECTC to support household stability.

🔗Read more here: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/epdf/10....
June 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander’s new report "Record Highs: Tackling Energy Insecurity in the Heat of the Climate Crisis" warns that the city is on the edge of an energy affordability emergency.
Record Highs: Tackling Energy Insecurity in the Heat of the Climate Crisis
Executive Summary New York City is at the brink of an energy affordability crisis—one that poses a growing threat to both household budgets and public health. As climate change drives more extreme temperatures, the rising costs of energy are not just a cost of living issue, but could mean life...
comptroller.nyc.gov
June 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
On this week's episode of
#ColumbiaEnergyExchange, host Jason Bordoff speaks with Diana Hernández, co-director of CGEP's #EnergyOpportunityLab, about her recent book that proposes a framework for energy equity.

🎧 Listen now: www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/a-framework-...
A Framework for Achieving Energy Equity - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA | CGEP
Hear in-depth conversations with the world’s top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia, and civil society.
www.energypolicy.columbia.edu
May 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
APHA Energy Insecurity Toolkit!

🔗 Learn more and access the full APHA toolkit at lnk.bio/hotandcold_nyc or scan the QR code!

#health #energy #energyinsecurity #toolkit
#APHA #Columbia #publichealth #E2H2
May 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Have you ordered your copy of Powerless?

In Powerless, sociologists Diana Hernández and Jennifer Laird reveal the hidden hardship of “energy insecurity” the inability to adequately meet household energy needs.

🔗 Check it out: a.co/d/1RupD5r

#powerless #newbook #energy #research #community #action
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May 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🚨 Until May 31st, NYC law requires building owners to maintain indoor temps of at least
68°F from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. when it's below 55ºF outside, and no lower than 62°F overnight-regardless of the weather. If your home is cold this season, make sure to contact your landlord first then call 311. #law
April 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
📚 Join us in celebrating the release of Dr. Diana Hernández’s book, Powerless: The People’s Struggle for Energy!

🔗 Sign-Up Link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
April 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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April 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🔥 Still cooking with gas? It might be time to switch it up! 💡✨
April 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Pre-order your copy of Powerless: The People's Struggle for Energy! 🔌 💥

Discount code: powerless

#energy #newbook #powerless #energyinsecurity #energyjustice
April 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Excited to announce Powerless: The People's Struggle for Energy will be released in April 2025! 🔌 💥

Pre-order now!
Discount code: powerless

#energy #newbook #powerless #energyinsecurity #energyjustice
Powerless
In Powerless, sociologists Diana Hernández and Jennifer Laird reveal the hidden hardship of “energy insecurity” – the inability to adequately meet household energy needs.
www.russellsage.org
March 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Hi! 👋🏽 We’re the E2H2 Program at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health, led by Dr. Diana Hernández. We explore how energy, housing, and health intersect in NYC, sharing research to push for energy security and healthier communities. 💡⚡️🌱 Stay tuned for updates! #E2H2 #publichealth #energy #NYC
January 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM