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Topic: Issues

Local governments and communities face a breadth of STEM-related issues that scientists and engineers can help address.


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Article - Jan 27, 2026
Bringing a passion for sustainability into the community

Learn more about how senior chemist Bettina Christle channels her passion for sustainability to her local community and leads the Garden Club initiative, where students learn about plants and gain hands-on experience with garden maintenance. Read more about Christle's journey and what she has learned from getting involved in her community.

Event - Dec 15, 2025
AI in Policing

Join ESAL for a discussion about how models are trained, errors, word choices, hallucinations and bias and how defense lawyers might try to question AI-generated reports by inquiring into how the AI agent was created.

Event - Oct 20, 2025
Politics Aside, Policy Forward: Data Centers Solutions Testing Event

Join us in Atlanta for a key actors event to stress test together proposed solutions to impacts of data center expansion in the metro region.

Event - Sep 9, 2025
California Coastal Cleanup Day - Modesto, CA

Join us in celebrating California Coastal Cleanup and National Cleanup Day (with Mo'Beautiful)

Article - Sep 8, 2025
Science, Sovereignty, and Sustainability: Karletta Chief on Water Security

Karletta Chief, PhD, (Diné) a professor, extension specialist, and director of the Indigenous Resilience Center at the University of Arizona shares about building initiatives and educational experiences that nurture community resilience.

Article - Aug 25, 2025
Enhancing Emergency Preparedness and Response to Provide Equitable Care in Times of Disaster

ESAL spoke with senior policy manager at Public Health Advocates (PHA) Abigail Freshley about her experience navigating the aftermath of COVID-19 through the Emergency Resilience Project and how PHA has used those lessons to enact new policies that promote equitable care for all. 

Article - May 19, 2025
Enacting New Policies to Clean California’s Air

Ecology and Evolutionary Biologist, La'Shaye Cobley, PhD, reflects on how her upbringing informed her path to science policy and how she considers public engagement in her current work with the California Air Resources Board.

Article - Apr 21, 2025
Working with professional societies to affect change

Andrew Hillman is a PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a member of the Soil and Water Conservation Society where he engages with the public and advises on policy relating to soil and water conservation.

Article - Apr 7, 2025
Tackling the Economics of Water in California

Ellen Bruno, a cooperative extension economists, uses applied research and outreach for economic and policy issues that impact California’s agriculture and natural resources.

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