Communicating Heat Risk

A guide to inclusive, effective, and coordinated public information campaigns Author: Lauren Dunlap
Downtown LA aerial view with power lines in foregroundDavid Galvan / Flickr

LA100 Equity Strategies: Energy Affordability and Policy Solutions Analysis

Authors: Gregory Pierce, Daniel Coffee, Rachel Sheinberg, Shona Patterson, Kelly Trumbull, Lauren Dunlap, Shweta Sundar, Carolyn Pugh, and Alberto Murillo
Sunny school building shaded by tree and overhangsmonstersforsale / Flickr

The Problem with Hot Schoolyards and Classrooms

California School Heat Equity Infographics

Authors: V. Kelly Turner, Ruth Engel, and Lauren Dunlap
Aerial view of schools in residential neighborhood of Southern CaliforniaSource: Google Earth

Closing the School Heat Data Gap

A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet Authors: V. Kelly Turner, Ruth Engel, and Lauren Dunlap
Teacher writes on chalkboard while students watch in classroom with fans mounted to wallsFG Trade / iStock

Cooling Classrooms to Healthy Temperatures

A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet

Authors: V. Kelly Turner, Ruth Engel, and Lauren Dunlap
Play structure at school shaded by shade sails overheadJames St. John / Flickr

Protecting Students from Heat Outdoors

A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet

Authors: V. Kelly Turner, Ruth Engel, and Lauren Dunlap
Student athletes sit on artificial turf football field at sunriseHarker School Staff Photographer / Wikimedia Commons

Changing Behavior on Hot School Days

A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet

Authors: V. Kelly Turner, Ruth Engel, and Lauren Dunlap
California State Capitol BuildingWayne Hsieh / Flickr

Funding School Heat Management

A California School Heat Equity Fact Sheet

Authors: V. Kelly Turner, Ruth Engel, and Lauren Dunlap
Residents vote at a TCC community meeting in Fresno, CA—one of the first grantee communities.California Strategic Growth Council, 2023

Pathways to Advance Equity in Federal Programs

Opportunities for Integrating California’s Strategies for Equitable Climate Investments

Authors: Lindsey Cain, Lauren Dunlap, Maya Gutierrez, Sonia Zamora, and Lana Zimmerman (Master of Public Policy students, with support from the Luskin Center for Innovation)
At Creekside Elementary in Tassajara, CA, the play structure is partially protected from the sun.Brian Shamblen / Flickr

Protecting Californians with Heat-Resilient Schools

Guidance for an Equitable and Effective State Strategy

Authors: Colleen Callahan, Lauren Dunlap, Michelle Gallarza, Rae Spriggs, and V. Kelly Turner