Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome in the News
Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome in the News
Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome in the News
"Letting the work speak for itself"
Stories from the White House Summit on Environmental Justice in Action
The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Appoints Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome as Senior Director for Environmental Justice
Recent Publications and News
Dallas adds environmental justice as an equity indicator as it makes progress toward goals
Killer heat: US cities’ plans for coming heatwaves fail to protect vulnerable
Stretching the Field: Public Health's New Generation of Climate Change Professionals
How to protect your emotional wellbeing
At the intersection of climate change, water, and equity – a growing field of practice
Rethink Resilience for the Era of COVID-19 and Climate Change
Commentary: World Water Day reminds us access to clean water is essential to battle COVID-19
Commentary: The urgency of creating climate-resilient and equitable water systems
A New Environmental Justice Playbook for Federal Agencies
Speeches and Presentations
Sustainable Breakfast Series: Resiliency & Equity in Urban Water Systems
Presentation entitled, “The Race for Clean Water: Racial Equity, Collaboration, and Resilience
(Panelist) Webinar: Behavior, energy and climate change: Who Benefits? Moving toward a narrative of equitable access to the environment we seek to preserve
Multi-hazards podcast with Vin Nelsen
Finding Genius Podcast. The Public Health Hazard of Urban Flooding
The Trust for Public Land. Park Bench Chat. Reimagining Community Resilience
(Panelist) Environmental Protection Agency. Working Collaboratively to Fund Water Infrastructure Needs: State & Foundation Water Finance Partnerships. Webinar
(Panelist) "Cooked" Documentary
(Panelist) Boston University School of Public Health. Webinar: Climate change and health: learning from COVID-19
(Panelist) National Academies of Sciences. Spring 2020 WEBINAR on Environmental Extreme Events and COVID-19 in 2020 Recording
(Panelist) Stanford Environment Energy Panel Series. Title: Post-Pandemic: Building Back Resiliently
(Organizer, Panelist) Webinar, Mental Health and Wellness: Resilience Begins with Me
C2ES: Climate Leadership Conference. Panelist. “Transforming Cities to Mitigate Risk and Enhance Resilient Infrastructure.” Detroit, Michigan
University of Michigan’s 30th annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Day lecture. Key Note Speaker for Health Sciences. Titled, "The (Mis)Education of the U.S. on Climate and Health
ACEEE’s Conference on Health, Environment, and Energy. New Orleans. Panelist. “Addressing Health, Equity, and Climate Change Through Community Partnerships
2020 Smart Growth Summit
Selected Scholarly Articles and
Online Publications
White-Newsome, J.L., and J. Slay. 2022. "Learning to Lead With Equity: Advancing Climate Resilience Planning to Address Urban Flooding Across Multiple Sectors and Scales " In Justice in Climate Action Planning, edited by B. Petersen and H. Ducros. New York: Springer.
January 2021. NASA – GSFC Climate & Environmental Health Group. Racial Equity Learning Series. Presentation Title: “Using science to drive Climate Resilience, Equity and Health”.
White-Newsome, JL. “A Climate Equity Agenda Informed by Community Brilliance.” Issues in Science and Technology (October 2021).
White-Newsome JL, Meadows P, Kabel C. Bridging Climate, Health, and Equity: A Growing Imperative. 108(S2), pp. S72–S73. April 2018.
White-Newsome JL. A Policy Approach Toward Climate Justice. The Black Scholar Vol. 46 , Iss.3,2016.
White-Newsome JL, Rest K. Climate Change and Public Health, ISBN 9780190202453. Chapter 15 Non-governmental Actions by Individuals, Civil Society Organizations, and the Private Sector. Oxford University Press, June 2015.
February 12-14. Institute for Sustainable Communities: Partnership for Resilient Communities Convening. Atlanta, GA. Panel Moderator. “Bolstering Resilience: Communities Enacting Equitable Infrastructure.”
Understanding the Role of Buildings in Environmental Justice
OPINION: 5 ways to bring Detroit’s underground infrastructure challenges out of the dark and into the light