The Hill
“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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The Guardian
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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NBC Los Angeles
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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UCLA Newsroom
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…
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E&E News
President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan includes measures to build and retrofit affordable, energy-efficient homes, something that efficiency advocates say could alleviate energy and housing insecurity while also creating jobs.…
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The Academic Times
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Wired
Lightning strikes have become more common in the Arctic over the last decade, and they’re expected to become ever more frequent over the next century. Two new studies present evidence…
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The New York Times
The lack of rain and snow during what is usually California’s wet season has shrunk the state’s water supply. The Sierra Nevada snowpack, a crucial source of water as it…
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National Geographic
Scientists suspected that vortexes could form high in Earth’s atmosphere, but this is the first time one has been seen twirling the northern lights like a baton. As the study…
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UCLA Newsroom
New research by UCLA and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute shows how the kind of light people use makes a big difference, even in one of the buggiest places on…
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The Detroit Bureau
“The case for society to undertake the necessary investments to facilitate quicker adoption of electric trucks has never been stronger,” said Deepak Rajagopal, co-author and associate professor at the University…
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UCLA Newsroom
The air quality gains of spring 2020 couldn’t overpower the return to driving, record-high heat waves or apocalyptic wildfires, but they did offer a glimpse of what is possible, researchers…
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UCLA Newsroom
Halfway through President Biden’s first 100 days, UCLA environmental law and climate change experts weigh in on what his administration has already accomplished and look ahead at the challenges to…
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Los Angeles Times
The Senate confirmed Michael Regan on Wednesday to run the Environmental Protection Agency, putting an environmental regulator known for consensus-building at the helm of the agency that will lead President…
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Bloomberg
President Joe Biden has an opportunity to shape one of the most important federal courts for environmental policy and other regulations after Judge David S. Tatel announced plans to take…
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Los Angeles Times
“Even if engineers had made risk assessments that were accurate at the time these structures were built, they aren’t accurate now, and won’t be anymore due to climate change,” said…
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The Washington Post
A long-expected consequence of global warming has come to fruition, a study finds: California’s rainy season is starting later in the year than it used to, extending the threat of…
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UCLA Newsroom
A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals new findings about turtles’ evolution so far and the tough prospects they face for survival. “Turtles are…
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Marketplace
The U.S. coal industry isn’t likely to prosper under the Biden administration, but it wasn’t exactly gangbusters under the previous one either, despite all those promises. On top of natural…
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UCLA Newsroom
A new study by Magali Delmas, an environmental economist at UCLA Anderson School of Management, and Olivier Gergaud, an economist at the Kedge Business School in Bordeaux, France, found that organic…
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Popular Science
Last week, General Motors announced that it plans to eliminate emissions from its passenger vehicles by 2035, and become carbon-neutral across its operations by 2040. Still, it may be an…
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Daily Bruin
Some UCLA faculty said the United States and the University of California should take more progressive steps to fight climate change. The U.S. could use the power of the federal…
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The Independent
The unprecedented and devastating 2020 California wildfires have left some regions vulnerable to mudslides and debris flows. Daniel Swain, a PhD climate scientist at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, told the Tahoe…
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Inside Climate News
Research suggests that much of the state will endure more extreme precipitation events that drive floods, mudslides, and debris flows. It could get worse. Stronger atmospheric rivers are part of…
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