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

Posted by Andrew Stuckey | Oct 19, 2023 | Climate Thursdays

Director of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub at Duke’s Nicholas Institute Ashely Ward spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, October 19. She discussed recent briefing with lawmakers in Raleigh. She also discussed the policy implications of a farmworker’s heat related death in North Carolina last month. She also previewed some of her upcoming activities and more.

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Climate Thursday: Ashley Ward from Duke’s Heat Policy Innovation Hub

Posted by Andrew Stuckey | Oct 5, 2023 | Climate Thursdays

Senior Policy Associate at Duke’s Nicholas Institute and Director of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub Ashley Ward spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Thursday, October 5. She discussed takeaways from New York Climate week, as well as what happens with the Heat Innovation Hub as the weather begins to cool. She also discussed a recent visit to a class at UNC and an upcoming consulting trip to New Mexico.

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

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Sep 21, 2023 | Climate Thursdays

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

Posted by Andrew Stuckey | Sep 7, 2023 | Climate Thursdays

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

Posted by Andrew Stuckey | Aug 24, 2023 | Climate Thursdays

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

Posted by Andrew Stuckey | Aug 17, 2023 | Climate Thursdays

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: Paul Taillie on Extreme Weather’s Effects on Animals

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Aug 10, 2023 | Climate Thursdays

UNC researcher and ecologist Paul Taillie joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Thursday, August 10.

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Climate Thursday: Lisa Sorg from NCNewsline

Posted by Andrew Stuckey | Aug 3, 2023 | Climate Thursdays

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

Posted by Andrew Stuckey | Jul 27, 2023 | Climate Thursdays

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.