Towards Equitable Clean Energy in Cities

The transition to clean energy is happening in Boston and other cities across the country. Strategies to expand clean energy technologies include allocating public resources and direct benefits to residents. However, an important question that must be addressed is how can we ensure that the benefits are equitably distributed when historically marginalized communities have been left behind? Answers to this question were explored by experts during a Rappaport Center for…

Environmental Justice and Oil & Gas Development in Colorado

Dr. Dickinson is an expert in environmental economics studying human response to environmental health risks. Her projects range across the globe from studying malaria in Tanzania, sanitation in India and cooking practices in Ghana. Dr. Dickinson’s studies of human responses to natural hazards such as wildfires and vector borne disease risks are especially relevant in these times. Her recent work studies the effect of Colorado oil and gas regulation changes…