Los Angeles Times
UCLA environmental law professor and former acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Ann Carlson spoke with LA Times about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s delay in granting…
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Legal Planet
UCLA environmental law professor William Boyd wrote about widespread contamination by PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” and the failures of environmental regulation at Legal Planet and the Law & Political Economy Blog.…
Featured Faculty: William Boyd
Zócalo Public Square
In a new essay for Public Square, UCLA professors Daniel Blumstein and Thomas Smith discuss the implications of the Wilderness Act of 1964 on effective land management and climate research. They…
Featured Faculty: Daniel Blumstein and Thomas Smith
WalletHub
WalletHub compared America’s 50 states to identify the most environmentally friendly ones, ranking them based on three categories: environmental quality, eco-friendly behaviors and climate-change contributions. California took the top spot,…
Featured Faculty: Deepak Rajagopal
Dodger Blue
UCLA professor Jon Christensen discusses the Dodger Stadium gondola project lawsuit for Dodger Blue, sharing how LAPA challenges the project’s environmental impact and community implications. LAPA’s lawsuit under CEQA aims…
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SFist
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses California’s rainy season for SFist, sharing how the ‘above average’ snowpack in the Northern Sierra is notable due to the region’s shifting weather patterns.…
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Los Angeles Times
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses California’s upcoming weather for LA Times, sharing how the state is bracing for more rain and heavy snow. Swain notes that a large low-pressure…
Featured: Daniel Swain
LAist
UCLA water equity and adaptation policy cooperative extension specialist Edith De Guzman discusses the impacts of extreme weather events on vulnerable communities in Los Angeles for LAist, sharing how water…
Featured PhD Alum: Edith de Guzman
Down To Earth
Elsa Ordway, co-director of the Congo Basin Institute and Center for Tropical Research, recently collaborated with global experts in Cameroon to strategize a 10-year study on tropical forest ecology. The project,…
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Down To Earth
UCLA Center for Tropical Research and Congo Basin Institute Co-Director Elsa Ordway and Congo Basin Institute Managing Director Virginia Zaunbrecher discuss a NASA-funded project aimed at supporting the research and…
Featured Faculty: Elsa Ordway and Virginia Zaunbrecher
Los Angeles Times
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation for LA Times, sharing how it could lead to “hugely chaotic changes in global weather…
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San Francisco Chronicle
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses the major Sierra snowstorm headed towards the Western United States for San Francisco Chronicle. “It will be a big Sierra storm at the passes,…
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Voice of America
UCLA Professor Deepak Rajagopal highlights the challenges of public charging stations in Los Angeles for Voice of America. Rajagopal discusses the growing issue of long wait times due to insufficient…
Featured Faculty: Deepak Rajagopal
Los Angeles Times
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses the influence of climate change on weather extremes for LA Times, exploring how it creates hydroclimate whiplash. “We don’t have to go very far…
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National Geographic
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses what an ARkStorm is for National Geographic, explaining the mega-storm’s likelihood and plausibility. “It could happen this year, it could happen next year, it…
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Los Angeles Times
“Definitely climate change has made every single weather event different from how it used to be, a little bit,” said UCLA climate scientist Alex Hall for LA Times. “Wherever there…
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UC Davis Center for Climate Solutions
UCLA Professor and Center for Clean Air Director Suzanne Paulson and UCLA Ph.D. candidate Viraj Sawant contribute to CalSPEC report highlighting the impacts of near-roadway air pollution (NRAP) on indoor…
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BBC
“I think we’re reasonably prepared for what we’re seeing right now,” Swain in an article for BBC. “But the kinds of events we’re talking about in that paper are far…
Featured: Daniel Swain
Harvard Business Review
UCLA professor and director of the UCLA Center for Impact Magali Delmas co-authors new article for Harvard Business Review, exploring the necessity for sustainability to become a core part of…
Featured Faculty: Magali (Maggie) Delmas
Vox
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses the recent torrential storms in California for Vox, highlighting how atmospheric rivers, fueled by the strong ongoing El Niño warming pattern in the Pacific…
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The Guardian
UCLA professor Jon Christensen discusses media images of the swollen Los Angeles River during torrential storms for The Guardian, explaining it’s actually just fulfilling its intended purpose during heavy rainfall.…
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NPR
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses the role of climate change in the recent atmospheric river storm in California for NPR. “The intensity of recent atmospheric rivers is almost certainly…
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NBC News
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain explains how climate change is warming the atmosphere and the ocean, and both dynamics most likely contributed to a more intense atmospheric river storm’s battering…
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The New York Times
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses the ongoing storm’s impact on Los Angeles for NY Times, sharing how the atmospheric river is causing widespread mudslides and severe flooding. “The major…
Featured: Daniel Swain