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Kathleen Rest
Kathleen Rest, PhD, MPA, is a senior fellow at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability, and the former executive director of the Union of Concerned Scientists.
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Kathleen Rest, PhD, MPA, is a senior fellow at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability, and the former executive director of the Union of Concerned Scientists.