Rachel I. Jacobson
rachelijacobson.bsky.social
Rachel I. Jacobson
@rachelijacobson.bsky.social
Climate policy for social transformation. State climate policy lead @centeronbudget.bsky.social
On November 1, over 40 million people will lose the #SNAP assistance they count on to cover the rising cost of groceries and feed their families. Leaders must step up and call on President Trump to ensure that families’ food assistance is funded through November.
October 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
If the shutdown doesn’t end before nov 1, LIHEAP will be in trouble. States should increase shutoff protections.
October 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Only 2 of 98 appointees in the Trump White House are Black. "You don't need a very sohpisticated analysis to read into what this means" www.brookings.edu/articles/tra...
October 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This is how big Erin is.

Climate privilege + being an adaptation professional = my thoughts in this moment are about the window of opportunity we may have in the aftermath of this storm to reform disaster policy to promote climate resilience.
August 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Release the Funds: A National Conversation about Putting America’s Future Back in the Hands of Communities

May 28, 3-5ET: demand the release of frozen, withheld, & terminated EJ, GGRF, and other climate, environmental & energy justice federal funding.

nrdc-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
May 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
public solar developments in Arkansas, energy efficiency renovations of housing for low-income seniors, & other clean energy projects prioritizing low-income communities are at-risk as the Trump Administration tries to terminate GGRF www.cbpp.org/blog/continu...
May 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"Whether a Michigander has clean air to breathe shouldn't be determined by their zip code."

Honored to hear from Shalanda Baker at MI Healthy Climate Conference
April 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
These screenshots of terminated EJ grants cut me down

This $ said: harm to low-income communities and communities of color must be repaired & state/local/tribal gov can't do it alone

It was for cheap, effective, cost-saving strategies

Losing it = devastating www.epw.senate.gov/public/index...
March 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Exciting developments in state legislative sessions! See my top 5 below & read my new paper on state climate justice policy: www.cbpp.org/research/cli...
March 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Green New Scam + DEI = Climate Justice #CBPPJointAddress
March 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM