IoES in the News

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In a new TED Talk, climate activist, geographer and one of OkayAfrica’s 100 Women 2020, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, discusses the role that indigenous knowledge can play in combatting climate change.

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To tackle a problem as large as climate change, we need both science and Indigenous wisdom, says environmental activist Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim. In this engaging talk, she shares how her…

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Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) is a strategy of the essential importance for chemistry and pharmacy, based on the idea that when we change a structure of a molecule then also the activity or property…

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UCLA study offers new way to look at temporary solutions that could buy more time for our planet. The paper sheds light on the social implications of climate change solutions, where…

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In general, higher latitudes are expected to see more total precipitation, particularly in rainfall as the Earth warms.  All in all, we should see “more intense but less frequent precipitation”…

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With some shots of rain and snow still arriving, and reservoirs at near average levels, the state still remains far short in total rain and snow statewide as it heads…

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In California, a county public health officer’s order can limit access to lands managed by federal, state, tribal or city authorities in an emergency. It’s a step that some counties,…

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Peter Daszak, senior research fellow at UCLA Center for Tropical Research and president of the EcoHealth Alliance is featured in a PBS Newshour special podcast on the coronavirus pandemic.

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A UCLA-led study, in the Nature journal Scientific Reports examined body condition of newts across their entire range, from San Diego to Mendocino. In the south, researchers discovered that body condition —…

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Health.com put together a day-to-day, room-to-room road map of easy places to start building the healthiest home possible.  Depending on where you live, work, and shop, trying to make environmentally…

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Many Los Angeles universities slid into disarray after schools announced last week they would shut down in-person classes to prevent the spread of COVID-19. For UCLA, which is on the…

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The president has overturned a 50-year waiver that allows the state to set its own standards—but California, allied with other states, is fighting back.  California’s ZEV program, which requires car companies…

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Companies dabbling in a novel food space are attracting increasing attention from pet owners, regulators, financiers and the veterinary profession.  Hungry dogs and cats account for 25-30% of the environmental…

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Research led by UCLA professor Travis Longcore could inform guidelines to protect wildlife at L.A. beaches. “It’s going to be the largest database of ground-based whole-sky light pollution measures,” Longcore…

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UCLA Institue of Environment and Sustainability professor & director of Leadership in Sustainability Certificate Program Deepak Rajagopal writes opinion for Business Line on how zero-emission vehicles should comprise at least 20%…

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For a more detailed analysis of weather patterns and how climate change is altering them, The Mendocino Voice recommends meteorologist Daniel Swain’s Weather West blog. The Weather West blog is…

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Through UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, students are working on new ways to improve the Los Angeles River.  Students are developing an interactive map that shows what type of contaminants…

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As the novel coronavirus wreaks havoc on societies and economies around the world, many are wondering if the return of summer might put a crimp in the virus’s spread across…

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The 163 million dogs and cats in the U.S. ate one-quarter of the 94.3 billion pounds of meat the country produced in 2015, or as much as 62 million Americans did, according…

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A growing number of students and faculty members across University of California campuses walked out of class, held rallies and signed letters this week, as a systemwide movement takes hold…

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Social media users in Colorado posted amazed pictures this week as they spotted a strange row of lights moving slowly through the sky. The unusual sighting was identified as a…

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“It’s virtually impossible at this point for March/April precipitation to completely make up the very large accumulated seasonal deficit, but a series of last-minute storms would still help delay the…

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Some climate scientists think that calling climate change an existential threat is misleading. “I don’t think it’s an existential threat to humanity or ‘life on Earth,’” Daniel Swain, a climate…

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This February “was not just merely a below-average month,” Dr. Swain said. “It was, in a lot of places, a completely dry month, which is truly extraordinary.”  

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The 21 young plaintiffs who lost their ambitious climate lawsuit against the federal government are seeking another shot to make their case in court, a move that could push the…