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Dr. Michael Méndez

@mikemendezphd.bsky.social
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Ast Professor of Environmental Policy & Urban Planning, Andrew Carnegie Fellow, and author of the book, “Climate Change from the Streets” (Yale University Press). www.michaelanthonymendez.com/about-…

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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Amazing time talking to Spanish-language about climate action & Latinos at NYC Climate Week!
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Honored to be part of this paper!
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
www.latimes.com/delos/newsle...
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
foxreno.com/news/local/l...
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
www.azfamily.com/2026/08/20/l...
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
www.script.health/article/extr...
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Thanks to @dinofromla and @kpfk for having and discussing the inequitable environmental disaster impacts to Latino/a workers and residents from the Lineage Fire.
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Our third panel, “Who Rebuilds While the Cameras Leave? Protecting Immigrant Workers in Disaster Zones” explores the realities immigrant workers face in disaster recovery—from wage theft to unsafe working conditions—and what policy solutions are needed to protect them.
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Measuring air toxics with communities
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
www.npr.org/2026/05/07/n... Some communities could get just a fraction of the money they need to recover after disasters…Poor and rural areas that have historically seen less infrastructure investment could suffer, says Michael Méndez.
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Honored to be a storyteller and discuss how my father influenced my environmental research & advocacy.
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Honored to serve as the keynote speaker for Earth Day 🌎 for Fullerton College
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
open.spotify.com/episode/6WPE...
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Michael Méndez, a former member of FEMA's National Advisory Council and professor at University of California, Irvine, says FEMA employees play a particularly crucial role in immigrant communities and with other hard-to-reach populations… www.npr.org/2026/02/17/n...
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Another great panel with academic and community leaders experts.
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Great time moderating the panel on “AI in Urban Planning for Climate Change”
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Great event! Thank you to Justin and Martha for sharing their environmental wisdom with students and faculty!
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socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Congratulations to @ucirvine.bsky.social urban planning & public policy Associate Professor @mikemendezphd.bsky.social for being honored with the Edward Blakely Award during the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning's 2025 Annual Conference in Minneapolis on Oct. 25.
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
What an honor to be part of the Ed Blakely Award legacy. And thank you to POCIG for sponsoring the award reception!
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socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
“There always has been a lack of care and priority for immigrant communities, particularly those that are undocumented, without legal status” - @ucirvine.bsky.social urban planning & public policy Associate Professor @mikemendezphd.bsky.social. ow.ly/PwpO50X6rSC
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When Helene hit, they lost their homes. Under Trump, they could lose even more. » Yale Climate Connections
One year after massive flooding hit western North Carolina, immigrant families are rebuilding with little more than grit, neighbors, and community organizing – under an increasingly hostile government...
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
We had a great time presenting at the Urban History Conference on Latino New Urbanism revisted.
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socialecology.uci.edu @ucisocialecology.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
The stellar climate scholarship of @mikemendezphd.bsky.social is bicoastal. The @ucirvine.bsky.social Chancellor's Fellow and urban planning & public policy associate professor gave the keynote speech at The State of Nuestro Climate in Brooklyn on Sept. 25 as part of New York City Climate Week.
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/09/when...
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Center for Progressive Reform @progressivereform.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
"The cruelty and the intentional guiding of policies to hurt [immigrant] communities, even when there is a disaster like a hurricane or some other type of climactic event, is unbearable.” -Member Scholar @mikemendezphd.bsky.social of UC Irvine. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/09/when...
yaleclimateconnections.org
When Helene hit, they lost their homes. Under Trump, they could lose even more. » Yale Climate Connections
One year after massive flooding hit western North Carolina, immigrant families are rebuilding with little more than grit, neighbors, and community organizing – under an increasingly hostile government...
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
ABC with Dolores Huerta!
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Impressed by these civic leaders in public health, housing, and labor!
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Center for Progressive Reform @progressivereform.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Member Scholar Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social of UC Irvine was quoted in an Inside Climate News article about LGBTQ+ Americans organizing for climate justice and extreme weather disaster protections. Excellent piece by climate writer @audreygray.bsky.social !
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
insideclimatenews.org/news/2007202...
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
socialecology.uci.edu/news/mendez-...
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Center for Progressive Reform @progressivereform.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Member Scholar @mikemendezphd.bsky.social of @ucirvine.bsky.social says another way to prepare for more heat waves is by thinking about shade. He says communities are planting more trees to cool urban areas down. @npr.org @wamu.org Listen on NPR. 👉 www.npr.org/transcripts/...
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Michael Mendez, an environmental policy professor at the University of California, Irvine, says another way to prepare for more heat waves is by thinking about shade. He says communities are planting more trees to cool urban areas down. www.npr.org/2025/06/26/n...
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
www.eenews.net/articles/whe.... Federal recommendations would also help California enforce its rules, said Mendez.
Federal recommendations would also help California enforce its rules for keeping workers safe in smokey conditions, said Michael Méndez, a professor at the University of California, Irvine, who studies how wildfire smoke affects vineyard workers. The state law requires employers to take different steps depending on how bad the air is, based on an official air quality index. That can be “ripe for misinformation, with employers telling workers it is safe to go out without a mask or keeping workers out there,” Méndez said. https://www.eenews.net/articles/when-the-smoke-came-federal-experts-were-gone/
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Delighted to be on a panel and event with PBS Newshour anchors Judy Woodruff, Lisa Desjardins, and Ca Secretary of Natural Resources on “Wildfire Resilience.”
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
grist.org/equity/natio...
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Our new research memo on “Improving tribal consultation on land use, environmental projects.” socialecology.uci.edu/news/improvi...
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
“Disasters disproportionately impact vulnerable people — including those who do not speak English as a first language,” said Michael Méndez. Disasters are amplified due to language barriers & not receiving access to vital information, such as weather alerts & evacuation orders.
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Wonderful time speaking at the German Red Cross’ panel on 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Disaster Management.
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Had an amazing time at Occidental College’s critical environmental justice series! Thank you for the invitation!
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/03...
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Climate at the National Academies @climate.nationalacademies.org · 26/02/2025
Science can support communities impacted by the #LAWildfires. Today at 1pm ET, we’re hosting #ClimateConversations Urban Fires to explore fire impacts on #Health, infrastructure, and other human systems. @mikemendezphd.bsky.social Tune in: buff.ly/41j4AxW
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
www.eltimpano.org/english/labo...
https://www.eltimpano.org/english/labor/new-rules-aim-to-protect-california-farmworkers-after-extreme-heat-cut-last-years-work-short/
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Happening now! Join us! mailchi.mp/nationalacad...
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Dr. Michael Méndez @mikemendezphd.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
“Communities that are low-income are not able to prepare or safeguard from these disasters because they’re not being provided with adequate resources to do so,” Mendez said. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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