Batul Hassan (she/her) is the Care & Education Policy Manager at the Climate & Community Institute (CCI), where she works closely with member scholars and movement allies to research, manage, and execute projects that build the case for transformative, racially-just climate policy. Before joining CCI, she worked in New York City Health and Hospital’s COVID-19 response as a community engagement specialist. Previously, Batul worked for Planned Parenthood’s national office and for Save the Children Northwest Balkans in its European refugee response. She was also formerly active in SWC-UAW Local 2110 and in DC 37 Local 768. Batul lives in New York City and holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.
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Hacia un transporte de emisiones cero con una mayor movilidad y una menor explotación minera
El transporte es el principal causante de emisiones de carbono en los Estados Unidos. Esto lo convierte en un sector clave a descarbonizar con la mayor …
The Effects of Lithium Mining
Although lithium is geologically abundant, the vast majority of lithium extraction is concentrated in Australia, Chile, Argentina, and China. At the same time, the lithium extraction …
Efectos de la extracción de litio
Aunque en términos geológicos el litio es abundante, su extracción se concentra mayormente en Australia, Chile, Argentina y China. Por otro lado, la frontera de extracción …
Establishing a Green New Deal Approach to Public Health and Care
The nature and scale of the response to the climate crisis will be the determining factor in shaping the health of communities for generations to come. …
Just Disaster Response
The 2022 hurricane season exposes the trend of increasing extreme weather due to the climate crisis. Scientists cataloged six named storms, four hurricanes and two major …
Inflation Reduction Act
After an excruciating year of negotiations and ceaseless pressure from the climate movement, Senators Manchin and Schumer came to a deal: the Inflation Reduction Act. If …
Ceasefire now, ceasefire forever: No climate justice without Palestinian freedom and self‑determination
Climate crisis in Palestine cannot be detached from the Israeli occupation. The brutal and extensively documented apartheid regime that Israel imposes and maintains over Palestinians is …
Divesting from Policing and Investing in Green, Healthy Schools
It’s no secret that the US public school system is crumbling, underfunded, and understaffed. This is particularly true in the Black, brown, and working class communities …
School Solar Ownership Models
Public schools anchor entire communities. Schools are where students spend the majority of their childhoods outside of the home, workplaces for more than 6 million people, …
