In an op-ed for “Smart Cities Dive”, LISC CEO Michael T. Pugh, and Enterprise Community Partners CEO Shaun Donovan, weigh in on how climate and community develop are fundamentally part of the same whole—the premise of a new book, “What’s Possible: Investing NOW for Prosperous, Sustainable Neighborhoods”, just co-published by their two organizations with the …

LISC is one of five organizations leading Power Forward Communities, a new coalition investing in green housing and jobs to support economic opportunity and climate resilience. Today, the EPA awarded the coalition $2 billion to implement a decarbonization strategy that also lifts up under-resourced communities—making housing more affordable, mitigating climate impacts and improving local health.

LISC NY recently received a $10 million award, to promote "clean mobility" options for East Buffalo residents. "This is really a historic investment in terms of expanding green mobility options in a neighborhood that has been under-resourced," said Tyra Johnson Hux, Western New York operations director for LISC NY. "That's the highlight for all of …