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Lauren Alshab Lauren Alshab

Unsung Heroes: California’s Inmate Firefighters

(February 16, 2025) California’s state network of first responders includes over two thousand inmate firefighters who frequently put themselves in harm’s way to fight ever-increasing wildfires. These inmate firefighters are severely underpaid, and face a disproportionately dangerous job compared to civilian firefighters.

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Lauren Alshab Lauren Alshab

CTC Statement On EPA Cuts

(February 6, 2025) As climate issues indiscriminately wreak havoc across all fifty states, the impacts of this decision will be detrimental to all Americans, especially to frontline communities that experience some of the highest rates of pollution and climate damages in the country.

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Lauren Alshab Lauren Alshab

Keeping the Lights On: Marrying Disability Justice with Electric Grid Resilience

(December 18, 2024) The threats to electricity-dependent people with disabilities by both natural hazards and a strained national grid are quite clear. These individuals are subject to a host of hazards that may seem a mere inconvenience to the able-bodied, but compromise the safety, security, and independence of people with disabilities.

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