IoES in the News

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In a recent study, published in the journal Demography, Barreca and his team analyzed birth records in the U.S. from 1931 to 2010 along with weather data. They found that…

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The fact that the Supreme Court has stepped in to stop the lawsuit, even if temporarily, is “certainly a signal that the court is uncomfortable with the underlying legal theory…

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For the first time ever, the MTV EMA is recognizing the inspiring, young changemakers of the world with the MTV EMA Generation Change award. The five changemakers nominated for the…

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“Tourism is a major income generator for the country. Unfortunately, much of our tourism is focused on numbers of tourists [rather than] the investment they make in the country,” says…

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Ann Carlson, a professor of environmental law at the University of California Los Angeles, said that the Supreme Court stepping in on a case like this strongly suggests there’s something…

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A new vegan documentary will be available to watch online – including on Plant Based News‘ YouTube channel and Facebook page – from November 11. The film, Let Us Be…

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That environment of the unknown — and protecting it — was the inspiration behind the band Animal Collective’s latest album and video, Tangerine Reef. Created to coincide with the International…

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UCLA’s Deepak Rajagopal answers: What is the biggest mistake consumers make when trying to make their homes more energy efficient?

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It’s been debated for years, but the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that paint companies need to clean up the mess from its lead paints.

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Concerns about gentrification in Los Angeles have reached the point where it’s not just art galleries and coffee shops that trigger alarm bells — parks and bicycle paths are in…

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Barreca: “In the context of climate change, more hot weather is going to hinder people’s ability to have the family size that’s right for them.”

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DoSomething.org is partnering with incredibly influential and impactful brands to register young people, including theSkimm, Warby Parker, PopSugar, When We All Vote, Upworthy, Quizlet, Reddit, Twilio, CAA, Smosh, Sweetgreen, Splashthat,…

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“Ann Carlson, a professor of environmental law at UCLA, worries about a case that the Court will likely hear in the next few years: whether the Trump administration can revoke…

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This is a process. We have all been affected by capitalism, colonization and white supremacy. As such, it's going to take all of us—native and non-native alike—to dismantle these systems of oppression. However, White allies in particular must be held accountable for their role in the dismantling of white supremacy and extractive economies. We need our allies to join us in pushing back against the narratives of colonization and to incorporate the frameworks of intersectionality, indigenous feminism, and indigenous story-based strategies in their allyship.

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Essentially, the system is becoming more volatile, said Neil Berg, an associate director of UCLA’s Center for Climate Science. “We might have the same amount of water over a 20…

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“To me, my relationship with the outdoors and nature starts with the look, sound, and feel of my huaraches”. 

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According to a new study published in the journal Demography, global warming is making it more difficult for couples to conceive.

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UCLA alum and longtime benefactor Morton La Kretz donated another $15 million toward renovation of the Westwood campus’ Botany Building, padding the $5 million he previously gave to the project,…

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By Amanda Wagner The biggest news from last week’s Global Climate Action Summit came from Governor Jerry Brown, who signed Senate Bill 100, committing the state to 100 percent clean…

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At 6:30 a.m., before summer crowds swarm the beach, Aydogan Ozcan and his research team arrive below the Santa Monica Pier. One researcher scoops up ocean water with a jar…

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Noah Strycker, who holds to world record for birding, writes: "In this entertaining Birding interview, Cooper dishes about SoCal’s dippers, jackrabbits, fritillaries, and Ficus—and the connections that keep it all real". 

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If the 20th century was the century of mass migrations, the 21st century will be the century of the children of immigrants. The reality is that the children of immigrants are the only sector of the population in nearly all high-income countries that is growing, and we must seek to integrate them.

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“The Central Valley supported Trump over Hillary Clinton and its auto dealers have been plaintiffs in cases challenging California’s emissions standards,” said Ann Carlson, a University of California at Los Angeles law professor. “This is ironic because the auto standards Trump wants to repeal would go along way toward cleaning up the valley’s air pollution.”

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“There’s no question that people with preexisting lung diseases, particularly asthmatics, have had a harder time this year than they would have in previous years where there weren’t so many exceedances,” said Michael Jerrett, who chairs the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health.

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"David Neelin, UCLA professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, is leading a new multi-institutional research project that has been awarded a $1.63 million grant by NOAA Research’s MAPP Program to create a one-stop shop of diagnostic tools for scientists to help streamline the process for improving their weather and climate models. “Diagnostics” refers to finding the best way to analyze observations and make sure every step of the physical process is well understood and represented in the scientific models".