Joan Fitzgerald in the Press
After recent floods, Legislature must act now to strengthen climate resilience
Joan Fitzgerald is a professor in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University.
How to bring solar energy to low-income communities
Co-written by Joan Fitzgerald is a professor at Northeastern University School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs.
Massachusetts lags on banning plastics
Joan Fitzgerald is a professor of urban and public policy at Northeastern University.
Massachusetts lags on banning plastics
Joan Fitzgerald is a professor of urban and public policy at Northeastern University.
NBC Boston
Healey to ban all state agencies from purchasing single-use plastic bottles
“Various plastic bans have been considered in the state legislature for a number of years and they never act on it,” said Professor Joan Fitzgerald, a public policy and climate expert at Northeastern.
No more climate legislation needed; it’s time for action
Op-Ed by Joan Fitzgerald, professor of urban planning and public policy at Northeastern University, Michael J. Walsh , founding partner at Groundwork Data, and Ted Landsmark, distinguished professor of public policy and urban affairs and director of the Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University.
GBH
Should a new government agency protect the Massachusetts coastline from climate change?
In a recent Boston Globe opinion piece, Northeastern University professor Joan Fitzgerald and two coauthors argued that Massachusetts needs a brand new coastal adaptation agency to organize and execute a response that spans the state’s shoreline.
WGBH
Should a new government agency protect the Massachusetts coastline from climate change?
But what if that isn’t enough? In a recent Boston Globe opinion piece, Northeastern University professor Joan Fitzgerald and two coauthors argued that Massachusetts needs a brand new coastal adaptation agency to organize and execute a response that spans the state’s shoreline. Fitzgerald, who was the lead author of the Boston Foundation’s Inaugural Boston Climate Progress Report, […]
Massachusetts needs a coastal adaptation agency
By Joan Fitzgerald, professor in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University.
The American Prospect
What Could Chill Heat Pumps
Article by Joan Fitzgerald is a professor of public policy and urban affairs at Northeastern University and the author of ‘Greenovation: Urban Leadership on Climate Change.’


