All things climate change, adaptation, and affordable housing. Social policy researcher and co-lead of the Climate and Communities Program at Urban Institute. 📍DC with past lives in SF Bay Area, Santiago and Austin. https://bsky.app/profile/sara-mctarnaghan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sara-mctarnaghan.bsky.social/post/3m7iyzwi7c22bAs more communities are wrestling with energy affordability, new research from colleagues Anne Junod, @oriyacohen.bsky.social and Kameron Lloyd helps identify where solar investments reduce energy burdens https://www.urban.org/research/publication/where-can-solar-investments-reduce-energy-burdens08 Dec 2025 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:gm2kgqfc76tyo7gkbujclqg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7iyzwi7c22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sara-mctarnaghan.bsky.social/post/3m7iyekcwdc2bNew research from my colleagues @andrewrumbach.bsky.social and Kameron Lloyd explores *how* to rebuild with attention to energy efficiency, resilience and affordability, by looking closely at the Rebuilding Better program following the devastating Marshall Fire in 2021 https://www.urban.org/research/publication/rebuilding-better-after-marshall-fire?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email08 Dec 2025 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:gm2kgqfc76tyo7gkbujclqg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7iyekcwdc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sara-mctarnaghan.bsky.social/post/3m7ixpjrgtc2w🚨Hiring alert Our team at Urban Institute is #hiring a Research Assistant to join in Spring/Summer 2026! https://urban.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Urban-Careers/details/Research-Assistant--Housing-and-Communities-Division-_R-80162708 Dec 2025 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:gm2kgqfc76tyo7gkbujclqg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ixpjrgtc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sara-mctarnaghan.bsky.social/post/3lwcna4ocn22v🚨New data-rich resource from our team at @urbaninstitute.bsky.social looks at the last 20 years of disasters and recovery across the Gulf Coast - from impacts, recovery $$, mitigation to future projected losses from climate change. https://www.urban.org/stories/disasters-gulf-coast-katrina13 Aug 2025 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:gm2kgqfc76tyo7gkbujclqg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwcna4ocn22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sara-mctarnaghan.bsky.social/post/3lustlv6nac2bSo often research in our field tells us how the policy *did* but not how it came to be. Super excited to dig into to the findings from my colleagues @yonahfreemark.com, Annie Rosenow, and Lydia Lo. Similar research in the hazard mitigation/climate resilience space desperately needed. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jul 2025 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:gm2kgqfc76tyo7gkbujclqg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lustlv6nac2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sara-mctarnaghan.bsky.social/post/3lrqaxqwhec2k🧵👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2025 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:gm2kgqfc76tyo7gkbujclqg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrqaxqwhec2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sara-mctarnaghan.bsky.social/post/3lrq54ugv5k27Good news stories can feel few and far between, so it was pleasure to the amplify the message and share the evidence that social housing is a climate solution via @npr.org's @juliaradio.bsky.social Climate Solutions Week Sunday Story about Vienna's Green Social Housing. https://www.npr.org/2025/06/15/nx-s1-5400642/affordable-housing-environment-vienna-climate-change16 Jun 2025 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:gm2kgqfc76tyo7gkbujclqg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrq54ugv5k27https://bsky.app/profile/sara-mctarnaghan.bsky.social/post/3lpmfbhekp22vThis story illustrates post-fire moves with recent change of address data, but also relies heavily on first hand accounts from renters and homeowners alike. Appreciate the deep dive on the very human-angle of navigating loss and new beginnings [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:gm2kgqfc76tyo7gkbujclqg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpmfbhekp22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sara-mctarnaghan.bsky.social/post/3looftzmqcs2nAs FEMA reforms roll out from the administration at a rapid speed, Congress has a different vision for the agency as laid out in the discussion draft bill by Graves, Larsen https://transportation.house.gov/uploadedfiles/fema_discussion_draft_text.pdf?utm_campaign=198289-34508 May 2025 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:gm2kgqfc76tyo7gkbujclqg5/app.bsky.feed.post/3looftzmqcs2n