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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <i>Sent on behalf of Sarah Stapleton</i></span><i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">~Sent on behalf of the Environment Initiative~</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear Faculty,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Based on feedback from an initial presentation in November, we are offering a second opportunity to learn about the Inflation Reduction Act.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
Please join the Environment Initiative for a zoom presentation and discussion with Professors Greg Dotson and Alai Reyes-Santos on
<b><span style="color:black">Tuesday, January 24 from 9:30-10:30am. </span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Inflation Reduction Act was enacted in August 2022 and provides hundreds of billions of dollars for environmental and climate change-related projects, including environmental justice
projects.<span style="color:black"> Professor Dotson will present an overview of the Inflation Reduction Act and explain the opportunity it presents for UO faculty. Professor Reyes-Santos will discuss how to build environmental university-community partnerships
that can be funded through the IRA. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Our hope is that by giving faculty as much information and lead time as possible, we can collectively think about partnerships we currently have or could develop in anticipation
of funding becoming available.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Please RSVP at
</span><a href="https://oregon.yul1.qualtrics.com/jfe/preview/previewId/70272dd8-4b9f-47e6-9067-1ea3e4848bcd/SV_2gJEXJR6QuTY818?Q_CHL=preview&Q_SurveyVersionID=current"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">this link</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#7030A0">
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">by <span style="color:black">
noon on Friday, January 20<sup>th</sup> to attend. We will follow up with a confirmation email and link.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Greg and Alai</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#4472C4">Alaí Reyes-Santos, PhD</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#4472C4">2022-2023 Dominican Studies Institute Research Fellow</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#4472C4">Professor of Practice, School of Law, U of Oregon</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#4472C4">Associate Director, </span></i><a href="http://jfi.uoregon.edu/" title="http://jfi.uoregon.edu/"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#4472C4">PNW Just
Futures Institute<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i></a><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#4472C4"> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.alaireyessantos.com/__;!!C5qS4YX3!TkKyXXEwknf4U6vTex_6-A5vSoICUh8yFloJs0AwfNbFQAgiDT3MdFQgPMcW8Ls$" target="_blank" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.alaireyessantos.com/__;!!C5qS4YX3!TkKyXXEwknf4U6vTex_6-A5vSoICUh8yFloJs0AwfNbFQAgiDT3MdFQgPMcW8Ls$"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#4472C4">https://www.alaireyessantos.com/</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#4472C4"> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#4472C4">Greg Dotson</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#4472C4">Associate Professor, Law</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#4472C4">Environment Initiative Senior Faculty Fellow</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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