IoES in the News

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Premier Gazette highlighted Producer Lawrence Bender’s compassion for the environment and his work as Co-Chair of the 2018 UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Sea CO2 Change Gala.

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“It is worth noting that the majority of major historical flood events in California have been the result of a slow-moving or stalled atmospheric river,” explained IoES climate scientist, Daniel…

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Is the atmospheric river bad? The LA Times included a quote from UCLA IoES climate scientist Daniel Swain to answer their question: “This storm concerns me at least as much…

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When asked how important localized rain is for local water districts, KPCC referenced Mark Gold quote from 2017: “you see all the water that ends up going through the L.A.…

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Lady Freethinker referenced a study completed by IoES faculty member Gregory Okin that found, “meat consumption by cats and dogs creates about 64 million tons of carbon dioxide annually, which…

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The Los Angeles Times quoted IoES climate scientist Daniel Swain, describing the approaching storm as Southern California’s, “strongest storm of the year.”

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“The storm is going to pick up all that moisture in this atmospheric river and wring it out right on the Central Coast and most of Southern California,” said IoES…

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According to Ann Carlson (UCLA Law/ IoES Faculty) and Peter Frumhoff (Union of Concerned Scientists), communities can hold fossil fuel companies accountable because of the scientific connection between emissions from…

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Mercury News included information from IoES climate scientist Daniel Swain’s weather blog in their article discussing the upcoming March storm, which could be the biggest storm of the year for…

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Daniel Swain, IoES climate scientist, spoke with the Ventura County Star; “These are the areas we know already are very vulnerable during intense precipitation but this also, unfortunately, happens to…

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Thank you to Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker for supporting many of UCLA‘s endeavors, as shown in this UCLA Newsroom article. Anthony Pritzker serves on the IoES Board of Advisors and has…

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Mark Gold, associate vice chancellor of environment and sustainability at UCLA, leader of the Sustainable LA Grand Challenge, and IoES faculty member contributed an opinion piece to the LA Times.

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Veterinary Practice News referenced a study made by IoES faculty member, Gregory Okin, that found dogs and cats create the equivalent of 64 million tons of carbon dioxide per year. 

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Xinhuanet North America quoted UCLA Environmental Law professor/ IoES faculty member Ann Carlson; “If Trump doesn’t withdraw the United States from the 1992 UNFCCC, we remain a party to it…

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“All indications are we’re not even going to come close” to a normal winter, said IoES climate scientist Daniel Swain said the Sacramento Bee.

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Ann Carlson, UCLA Law professor and IoES faculty, discussed comments made by Scott Pruitt signalling an upcoming fight between the federal government and California in automotive emissions regulation. 

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Professor Magali Delmas provided her insight on the Powerhouse green building standard and discussed her thoughts on the future of green buildings to Popular Science. 

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Sean Hecht, UCLA environmental law professor and IoES faculty member spoke with Climate Liability News. “Utilities use gas for power plants, and that doesn’t make them the most sympathetic plaintiffs.”

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IoES faculty member and director of the Center for Climate Science, Alex Hall will be the principal investigator of  the, “The future of California drought, fire and forest dieback,” research…

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Mark Gold, UCLA associate vice chancellor for environment and sustainability and IoES faculty member told the UCLA Daily Bruin, “I think it’s great for the students (as) a learning opportunity…

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“We are always looking for the saving grace in California… Is this a miracle March? Is this an awesome April? Is this a miraculous turn around? It’s amazing how often…

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“As of right now it’s not yet a March miracle… We doubled it, but that’s still not nearly enough. We’d need to get multiple more storms like this to get…

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The UCLA Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (AOS) will have a new Bachelor’s degree in climate science beginning Spring 2018. UCLA Newsroom interviewed AOS/IoES researchers and faculty members Jochen…

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“As we get more and more of this evidence, it’s the duty of policy makers and urban planners to start looking at nature as a very positive solution to many…

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“This report is a sobering snapshot of the inequalities that have persisted in South Los Angeles 50 years since the 1968 report,” stated Paul Ong, director of the Center for Neighborhood…