IoES in the News

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Wildlife markets are also a hotbed for transmission since wild animals from all around the world are put in small cages in close proximity to each other, ecology and evolutionary…

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We are in the midst of a mass extinction, many scientists have warned — this one driven not by a catastrophic natural event, but by humans. The unnatural loss of biodiversity is…

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This spring, as the COVID-19 pandemic led people to hunker down at home, outdoor air quality improved dramatically in many cities and countries. In the northeastern U.S., for instance, air…

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California is bracing for the possibility of a devastating wildfire season amid the coronavirus pandemic. Northern CA, which just recorded one of its driest winters on record, could be especially…

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An associate adjunct professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Travis Longcore said the pandemic has exposed the country’s deep-seated economic and racial disparities. “It’s just laid…

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Imperial Beach’s attempt to hold the oil industry accountable for climate change will move forward in state court.  AnnCarlson of UCLA Law and Institute of Environment and Sustainability says “I…

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The University of California, or UC, has divested the last of its $1 billion of fossil fuel assets, thereby becoming the largest U.S. educational institution to do so. Deepak Rajagopal, an…

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A panel of federal judges on Tuesday ruled that California climate lawsuits aiming to force major fossil fuel companies to pay for their role in causing the environmental crisis must…

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Congratulations to Tracy Johnson, professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology and holder of the Keith and Cecilia Terasaki Presidential Endowed Chair, has been named dean of the division of…

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The University of California Board of Regents Investments Committee announced Tuesday it has completely divested from fossil fuels. The massive decline in the cost of renewable energy from solar, wind,…

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Experts say transitioning to cleaner technology for all things mobile including the larger contributors of emissions like ships and trucks will lead to more sustainable long-term changes. Dr. Yifang Zhu…

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In a recent webinar, three environmental law experts including UCLA’s Ann Carlson discussed the current regulatory landscape. Carlson says that, once in office, the Trump administration quickly attempted to alter…

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Peter Daszak, senior research fellow at Center for Tropical Research was featured on a 60 Minutes segment called Pandemic Politics. The Trump administration cut funding for Peter Daszak, a coronavirus…

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Mary Nichols, chair of the California Air Resources Board, and her staff at proposed the world’s first zero-emission sales mandate on commercial trucks, even as COVID-19 triggered the worst U.S.…

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Hurricanes and wildfires, weather phenomena often associated with disasters, are seasonal and, therefore, inevitable. Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA, explains that both become possible in May, before usually becoming…

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A decrease in Southern California traffic led to decreases in microscopic air pollutants known as fine particulate matter, or PM 2.5. This contributed to a 20% improvement in air quality…

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Yifang Zhu, a professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability, published a study that could serve as a guideline for the…

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Since millions of Californians began staying at home and off the roads in March, air quality in the Golden State has visibly improved. In a peer-reviewed study published May 4 in the…

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After a summer-like pattern of high pressure and offshore flow prevailing through at least Thursday in Southern California, much cooler conditions and a thicker marine layer will begin to return Friday and over the weekend into early next week, the National Weather Service said.  While this may be the last…

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The fossilised remains of 22 elephant-sized sloths dating back to the Ice Age have been found. Palaeontologists made the grand discovery preserved in asphalt during a dig at the Tanque…

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A team of UCLA students won first place in the demonstration project category for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s eighth annual Campus RainWorks Challenge, a national competition that engages college…

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Nanobubbles increase productivity in agriculture, horticulture, and aquaculture by increasing dissolved oxygen levels and oxygen utilization rates.  Independent research was conducted by Professor Michael Stenstrom, UCLA’s Institue of Environment and…

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The air quality Californians are enjoying during the stay-at-home order could one day be the status quo, if the state follows the instructions of a UCLA study.  The study, published…

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Achieving net-zero emissions in California by 2050 can prevent thousands of deaths annually — in every community — researchers say.  “It doesn’t need to take a global pandemic to create…

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“It doesn’t need to take a global pandemic to create cleaner air and healthier lives,” said Yifang Zhu, one of the study’s lead authors and a professor of environmental health sciences at…