IoES in the News
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Alex Hall in Capital Public Radio: California Drought Could Mean Peak Fire Season Months Earlier Than Usual
The last 18 months have been among the driest and hottest on record in California, leading Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a drought emergency in over 40 counties. Moisture levels…
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Daniel Swain in Axios: The Southwest’s new climate peril
Studies show that a warming climate is exacerbating the drought, and in some ways may be triggering it in the first place. That means the Southwest is drying out —…
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Daniel Swain in The Weather Channel: These Eight Facts Show the Seriousness of California’s Drought
According to the latest Drought Monitor analysis as of May 25, not only is the entire state of California in drought, but 26% of the state is in “exceptional drought”,…
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Miriam Marlier in National Geographic: In California, extreme heat and ozone pollution hit poor communities hardest
A new study identifies places in the state where the climate-intensified health risks are linked. “We’re exposed to air pollution and extreme heat, often at the same time. Now we’re…
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Daniel Swain in ABC News: Grim western fire season starts much drier than record 2020
Scientists say the outlook for the western U.S. fire season is grim because it’s starting far drier than 2020’s record-breaking fire year. UCLA meteorologist Daniel Swain, who also works for…
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Gregory Pierece in Public Policy Institute of California: A Look at California’s Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Gaps
The State Water Board recently completed a multi-year needs assessment of the state’s safe drinking water challenges. One big takeaway: more money is needed. The study identified a funding gap…
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Daniel Swain in KTLA: fire season starts much drier in U.S. West than record-shattering 2020
As bad as last year’s record-shattering fire season was, the western U.S. starts this year’s in even worse shape. The soil in the West is record dry for this time…
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Deepak Rajogopal on NPR and KPCC’s “Take Two:” Intimate Partner Violence and Homelessness, Community College Police Training, Ride Share …
Professor Deepak Rajagopal weighs in on California’s landmark mandate on Uber and Lyft to go electric & zero carbon for NPR and KPCC’s “Take Two.” The episode aired May 24,…
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Stephanie Pincetl in Popular Science
Summer’s right around the corner, but the heat is already on. From unrelenting sunshine to sizzling grills, feeling hot (and cooling down) are part of the daily grind now. Stephanie…
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Alan Barreca, Stephanie Pincetl & Edith de Guzman on KCRW’s “To the Point:” Heat is the deadliest aspect of climate change
Heat is the deadliest aspect of climate change. It’s turning some underserved LA neighborhoods red hot. “Heat is a silent and largely invisible killer. It is, in fact, actually the…
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Marilyn Raphael and Victoria Sork Elected to American Academy of the Arts and Sciences
Marlyn Raphael interim director of IoES and Victoria Sork, renowned conservation biologist were elected to the prestigious 2021American Academy of the Arts and Sciences.
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Morgan Tingley in UCLA Newsroom: Migratory songbirds’ travels disrupted by earlier springs
When spring arrives early, songbirds’ migration travel is disrupted. According to a new paper published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, some species could be unable to keep pace with rapid…
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Magali Delmas in The Wall Street Journal: How a Wave of Electric Trucks Could Create Millions of ‘Accidental Environmentalists’
Auto makers’ powerful new all-electric trucks and SUVs are attracting U.S. customers who wouldn’t otherwise shop for green machines. Magali Delmas, a professor of management at UCLA, says most people…
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Rajit Gadh part of sustainability transportation panel discussion at AILA Earth Summit 2021
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Interim director Marilyn Raphael amongst eight UCLA professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Eight faculty members were elected today to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies. A total of 252 artists, scholars, scientists and…
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Greg Pierce in Grist — Report: California’s water systems are in deep trouble
A new report is highlighting the gaps in California’s water infrastructure — and how much money the state will need to fix it. The board’s new report moves beyond that assessment to…
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Magali Delmas in UCLA Anderson Review: Organic Wines Prevail in an Analysis of French Wine Ratings
UCLA Anderson’s & UCLA’s IoES’ Magali Delmas KEDGE Business School’s Olivier Gergaud’s research found organic wines scored 6.2 percentage points above conventional ones; biodynamic wines scored even higher, 5.8 points…
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Deepak Rajagopal in the DSM Observer: LCA of deep sea mining for minerals
Deepak Rajagopal, a professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, explains that LCA is valuable for individual mining contractors to identify where much of the cost and…
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J.R. DeShazo in Business Wire: California’s Historic EV Carbon Reduction Strategy Must Put Equity First or Risk Falling Short of Benchmarks
o reach Gov. Gavin Newsom’s net-zero emission vehicle (ZEV) goal by 2035, officials must put equity goals at the forefront of the state’s ZEV strategy – or risk falling short…
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Laurent Pilon apart of team that wins $7.5 million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE
A group of UCLA engineers has become the first university team to win the grand prize in the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE global competition. By mitigating the carbon footprint of concrete,…
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Stephanie Pincetl and Glen MacDonald in The Guardian: How bad will California’s fire season be? Experts on the threat – and what can be done
After the third-driest year ever recorded in the state, California risks disaster just months after a devastating 2020. Though environmental conditions exacerbate risks, a key problem lies with people, according…
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Stephanie Pincetl quoted in The Hill: California races to get ahead of another bad fire season
“We have 100 years of legacy in this state and we have a lot of federal land over which the state does not have a lot of power. So it has to be a coupled effort between the feds and the state to address the accumulated brush and understory growth,” said Stephanie Pincetl, director of the California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA.
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Dr. Pincetl in the Guardian: California is poised for a catastrophic fire season. Experts say its plan isn’t nearly enough
The plan also sets aside $25m to grant food to low-income homeowners to fund the updates and renovations needed to fireproof their homes. “Of course, it’s good – but the question is how far will this money go?” said Stephanie Pincetl, a professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability who specializes in the intersection of urban planning and environmental policy.
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Yifang Zhu in NBC News Los Angeles — UCLA: COVID-19 Deaths Linked to Poor Air Quality
Los Angeles County neighborhoods with the worst air quality saw a 60% increase in COVID-19 fatalities, compared with communities with the best air quality. “We know that Traffic-Related Air Pollution…
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Greg Pierce in UCLA Newsroom: Report sets path toward clean drinking water for all Californians
A new study published by the California State Water Board and supported by UCLA research identifies a risk for failure among a significant portion of the state’s small and medium-sized…