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Congratulations and many thanks to Rachel Silvern at NYSERDA and the model design and analysis team at UNC and Abt on the new release of NYSERDA's health analysis modeling framework New York Community-Scale Health and Air Pollution Policy Analysis (NY-CHAPPA).

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Update on Health Analyses from NYSERDA
I'm exited to share that NYSERDA has published our air quality and health modeling framework -- the New York Community-Scale Health and Air Pollution Policy Analysis (NY-CHAPPA) for your modeling plea...
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February 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM
climate change techie community:
Interior are removing signs about climate change at National Parks, similar to what other Feds are doing with data on the internet. But what if there were virtual signs visitors could see instead (geo art)? Help preserve climate data in the real world.
E&E News: Signs about climate change axed at national parks
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered a review of park signs and interpretive panels, targeting "negative" history and those that fail to emphasize the grandeur of the American landscape.
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September 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
a little note I wrote about the connection between the air in your lungs, the dollar in your pocket, and a pretty sunset.
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What does ‘Affordability’ Mean?
I woke up this morning to the smell of smoke. I knew this wasn’t another New York City building fire―this was, as I’d been hearing on the news for days now, the buildup of wildfire smoke from Canada w...
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August 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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🎙️Dave Lucas of @WAMCRadio & I to talked about the State’s Draft Energy Plan, which is ready for public comment. The Draft Plan focuses on adaptability & an all-of-the-above approach, ensuring energy abundance & affordability. www.wamc.org/news/2025-07...
New York seeks public input on Draft State Energy Plan
The New York State Energy Planning Board has released its 2025 Draft State Energy Plan, outlining New York's efforts to combat climate change and decarbonize the grid over the next 15 years.
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July 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Shout out to co-authors David Cooley and Caroline H. Watson at Abt Global, and my collogues James Wilcox and Carl Mas at NYSERDA for the great work.

Tease: this is from 2022 study. Stay tuned for more advanced work showing even higher value w' specificity of benefits to disadvantaged communities.
🔓 🇺🇸 : State-level #greenhousegas #emissions reductions would provide significant air quality & public health benefits in New York State, find Cooley at al. @nyserda.bsky.social

⭐ Benefits include thousands of avoided hospitalisations
⭐ Benefits valued at over $100 billion from 2020 to 2050

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Evaluating public health co-benefits of New York state’s climate leadership and community protection act
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February 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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🔓 🇺🇸 : State-level #greenhousegas #emissions reductions would provide significant air quality & public health benefits in New York State, find Cooley at al. @nyserda.bsky.social

⭐ Benefits include thousands of avoided hospitalisations
⭐ Benefits valued at over $100 billion from 2020 to 2050

Read👇
Evaluating public health co-benefits of New York state’s climate leadership and community protection act
www.tandfonline.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM