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Climate Thursday: Ashley Ward on NY Climate Week, American Climate Corps

Duke University’s Ashley Ward speaks with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Thursday, September 21 as she returns from a week-long climate summit

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Climate Thursday: Director of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub Ashley Ward

Director of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub at Duke’s Nicholas Institute Ashley Ward spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, September 7th. She discussed a recent court ruling in favor of youth climate activists in Montana. She also talked about her work at the Heat Policy Innovation Hub and why it is so critical right now. She also discussed upcoming events she will be attending, including New York Climate Week and more.

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Climate Thursday: Director of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub Ashley Ward

Director of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub at Duke’s Nicholas Institute Ashley Ward spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, August 24th. She discussed the first couple of months of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub coinciding with historic summer heat across the country. She also discussed changes in media coverage and public perception around heat season, our response to it, and how to prepare going forward.

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Climate Thursday: Founder and Director of the School for Living Futures Sarah Rose Nordgren

Founder and Director of the School for Living Futures Sarah Rose Nordgren spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, August 17th. She how the School for Living Futures has done in the past eight months. She also discussed the upcoming semester of Living Future Saturdays events this fall, and a “Climate Social” coming up on September 2nd. She also discussed other programs offered by the school, and more.

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Climate Thursday: Lisa Sorg from NCNewsline

NCNewsline.com Assistant Editor and Environmental reporter Lisa Sorg spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, August 3rd. She discussed some of her recent environmental reporting, including recent fish kills in our area, and some pollution in waterways coming from the VinFast site. Find Lisa’s work at NCNewsline.com.

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Climate Thursday: Director of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub, Ashley Ward

Director of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub at Duke’s Nicholas Institute, Ashley Ward spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, July 27th. She discussed how the nation is handling the currently unprecedented run of hot weather, and what some of the long and short term solutions to those challenges may be. She also talked about action that local governments can take to help educate and protect residents against heat-born illness. 

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Climate Thursday: Ashley Ward From Duke’s Nicholas Institute

Senior Policy Associate at Duke’s Nicholas Institute Ashley Ward spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, July 6th. She discussed the recent launch of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub from Duke’s Nicholas Institute. She recounted the motivation for starting the hub, as well as what the Nicholas Institute hopes the innovation hub will accomplish.

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Climate Thursday: Ashley Ward from Duke’s Nicholas Institute

Senior Policy Associate at Duke’s Nicholas Institute Ashely Ward spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, June 29th. She discussed participation at a roundtable with state secretaries of the environment in Washington, D.C. She also outlined the difficult trip home with hundreds of flights being cancelled on Wednesday. She gave her opinion on some recent current events, including some veto overrides by the North Carolina legislature with environmental impacts.

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