Press Release Archives - Institute for Sustainable Communities

by ISC Staff | August 24, 2021

HOUSE PASSAGE OF LANDMARK BUDGET RESOLUTION A WIN FOR HISTORICALLY DISINVESTED COMMUNITIES OF COLOR

WASHINGTON (August 24, 2021) – Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives advanced a $3.5 trillion budget resolution framework that would fund policies to improve roads and bridges, protect watersheds, and build resilience to climate change. The [...]

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by ISC Staff | August 9, 2021

INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES RESPONDS TO THE UNITED NATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE

WASHINGTON (August 9, 2021) – The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its latest report on the science of climate change Monday, finding it “unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and [...]

ISC Update

by ISC Staff | August 6, 2021

INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES LAUNCHES CLIMATE EQUITY TRAINING PROGRAM

For immediate release:WASHINGTON (August 6, 2021) – This week, the Institute for Sustainable Communities launched our climate change training academy for city officials and communities in Tampa Bay, Cincinnati, and Baton Rouge. Our Regional [...]

ISC Update

by ISC Staff | June 7, 2021

Institute for Sustainable Communities receives funding from Swedish Postcode Foundation to decarbonize Chinese cities

Washington, DC 20 May 2020 For immediate release: The Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) is launching an 18-month project to dramatically reduce global climate emissions and the scale of global climate disruption in Changsha, [...]

ISC Update

by ISC Staff | January 7, 2021

Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth and the Institute for Sustainable Communities Join Hands to Promote Water Stewardship and Climate Resilience with Cotton Farmers in Vidarbha

Thursday, January 7th, 2021 Akola, Maharashtra Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV), Akola and the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday, January 6th, 2021 - to [...]

ISC Update

by ISC Staff | September 28, 2020

Deeohn Ferris to Lead Global Climate Change Institute

Ferris Named President of the Institute for Sustainable Communities Montpelier, Vt. (September 28, 2020) - Environmental justice leader Deeohn Ferris, JD, has been named president of the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC), a global [...]

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by ISC Staff | October 10, 2019

New Cohort of Partners Join Partnership for Resilient Communities

For Immediate Release: October 11, 2019New Cohort of Partners Join Partnership for Resilient Communities National equity-centered climate program welcomes new and returning partnersOctober 11, 2019 – The Institute for Sustainable Communities [...]

ISC Update

by ISC Staff | June 14, 2019

Request for Proposals: Partnership for Resilient Communities

Please Note: The Deadline for Submissions has Passed About the Partnership for Resilient CommunitiesIn 2016, The JPB Foundation awarded ISC with a multi-year grant to pilot the Partnership for Resilient Communities - with the goal of [...]

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by ISC Staff | February 6, 2019

ISC Selected to Manage Climate Change, Health & Equity Initiative

For Immediate Release: February 6, 2019 International Sustainability Organization Selected as Kresge Foundation Initiative Partner Climate Change, Health & Equity Initiative will support innovative solutions in underserved [...]

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by ISC Staff | January 30, 2018

National Resilience Program Adds New Partners

Institute for Sustainable Communities Grows Equity-Focused Partnership Montpelier, Vt.—January 30, 2018—The Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) announced today that two new community-based organizations will join the Partnership for [...]

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by ISC Staff | December 14, 2017

Professional Adaptation and Resilience Society Hits Milestone

For Immediate Release: December 14, 2017Contacts:Beth Gibbons, American Society of Adaptation Professionals, Executive DirectorEmail: [email protected]: 734-219-3529Elliott Bent, Institute for Sustainable Communities, Communications [...]

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by ISC Staff | October 24, 2017

ISC Announces Renowned Climate Change Leader as New Board Chair

For Immediate Release: October 24, 2017Institute for Sustainable Communities Announces Renowned Climate Change Leader as New Board ChairLongtime chair retires, new vice chair also electedMontpelier, Vt. – October 24, 2017 – The Institute of [...]

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