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David Colgan
This Thursday, January 25, UCLA Law School’s Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment continues that exploration, hosting a free, public discussion at Fowler Museum on holding fossil fuel companies accountable in California. Closing remarks will be delivered by Ken Kimmell, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Profile
David Colgan
Surfrider CEO Chad Nelsen’s economic case against Trump’s plans to expand offshore drilling
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David Colgan
Research focusing on yellow warbler looks at species’ challenges and capacity to adapt
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Holly Buck
The whole hillside, dotted with red California fuchsia, was clearly ready to burn. Anyone could walk up one of the many roads and trails in these parched hills and strike…
Review
David Colgan
Pritzker Award winner Dan Hammer’s satellite images reveal the scale of 2017’s massive fires
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Peter Kareiva
IoES Director Peter Kareiva’s must-reads from 2017—for holiday enrichment
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Amani Itani
UCLA study is a warning for other river systems around the world
Story
Alison Hewitt
Record-breaking weather consistent with climate change is fanning the flames
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Hannah Pipes
UCLA study finds that negative health effects are a powerful force to reduce consumption
Review
David Colgan
UC Berkeley scholar honored for making satellite images more accessible to journalists
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Anthony N. Pritzker
We don’t have the liberty to wait 100 years for that. We need decisive action now, and that means supporting and promoting the top young environmental minds and ideas. Dan…
Story
Claire Wacziarg
The roadway and climate change are among the challenges facing animals in the Santa Monica mountains
Review
Hannah Pipes
For better or worse, car ownership has been as American as apple pie for the past century, but that chapter may soon be coming to a close—particularly in cities—as new technology continues to transform how we get around.
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William Zou
UCLA researchers use genetics to find out whether the elusive snake is an endangered species
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Amani Itani
Study of tree rings shows Western U.S. precipitation extremes are closely aligned with the region’s past
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Peter Kareiva
Never has the pace of technological change been so rapid. Some would argue the pace of social and political change is similarly breathtaking. But one thing has remained essentially the…
Story
Rebecca Ash
UCLA climate research shows another way rising temperatures could affect California’s water resources
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Amani Itani
The events, collectively titled A Climate Series for the Ages, seek to open a dialogue between the Los Angeles community and professors, authors, researchers and experts focused on the topic.…
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Hannah Pipes
With human impacts thus concentrated, you might expect urban areas to be a focal point of environmental research. That hasn’t always been the case, said Stephanie Pincetl, director of the…
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Jennie Dean
I joined naturalists to observe wildlife in the Arctic Circle—and learned a surprising fact about Santa’s reindeer
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Amani Itani
According to UCLA Law School’s Ted Parson, those measures probably need to include climate engineering—large-scale manipulations of environmental processes to counteract global warming. That’s what he argued in an article…
