🎧 New Episode Alert: Uptown Chats Book Club – Powerless (Part 1)!

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⚡️New Episode of The Environmental Justice Lab with Dr. Lesley Joseph and guests Dr. Diana Hernández and Dr. Jennifer Laird

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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APHA Energy Insecurity Toolkit!

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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.

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🚨 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

📚 Join us in celebrating the release of Dr. Diana Hernández’s book, Powerless: The People’s Struggle for Energy!

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Excited to announce Powerless: The People's Struggle for Energy will be released in April 2025! 🔌 💥

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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