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Event - Jan 15, 2025
Riverbank, CA City of Action Community Cleanup

Join ESAL Local Engagement Volunteer and Civic Scientist, Cynthia Prieto-Diaz, for MLK, Jr. Day of Service to clean up the Riverbank, CA environment!

Article - Jan 11, 2025
Event Summary: San Leandro – California Coastal Community Cleanup Day

On Saturday, September 21, 2024, ESAL, in collaboration with Eden Youth and City of San Leandro Public Works hosted a community cleanup initiative,  bringing together volunteers from San Leandro and surrounding cities to make a positive impact on the local environment.

Article - Jan 8, 2025
Taylor Spicer Named First Executive Director of Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally

ESAL announces Taylor Spicer as its inaugural executive director, effective January 1. As executive director, Spicer will drive ESAL’s efforts toward its mission of increasing local civic participation by scientists and engineers. Her responsibilities include strategic leadership, fundraising, volunteer management, and overseeing operational and organizational initiatives.

Article - Jan 4, 2025
Adapting to a Changing World: The Critical Role of Climate Migration

Professor of environmental studies at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada, Robert McLeman researches the impacts of climate and other environmental changes on human migration.

Article - Dec 26, 2024
Science-Government Collaborations: Bridging the Gap Between Academic Expertise and Community Impact

ESAL sits with Adam Seth Levine ,Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Agora Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Bloomberg School of Public Health and president and co-founder of research4impact, a nonprofit organization that connects researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.

Article - Dec 14, 2024
Advocating for reduced plastic use

Former Rutgers University faculty Judith Weis tells us more about her experiences in local, state, and federal evidence-based policymaking related to pollution.

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