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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…
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Rebecca Ash
Kareiva made the statement in announcing six finalists for the inaugural Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award, launched in July with financial support from the Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation.…
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Daniel Swain
The decade-plus since the first movie has seen record-breaking climate changes and extremes
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Jessica Arriens
She’s spent a lifetime traveling and trekking, and the decades of backpacking, rock-climbing and the slow march of time have taken their toll. She’s had two hip replacements, and then…
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David Colgan
New global study maps out where fish and seafood can be sustainably farmed in the world’s oceans.
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Samantha Attwood
The second installment in a three-part companion series to An Inconvenient Sequel. How much does voting matter? Our experts estimate the carbon output of Trump versus Clinton.
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Alison Hewitt
I can’t has cheezburger: UCLA researcher finds that feeding pets creates the equivalent of 64 million tons of carbon dioxide a year
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David Colgan
Two months ago, the professor was named UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability’s 2017 Pritzker Fellow. Now he’s preparing to take stage in front of a worldwide audience. Today, TEDGlobal…
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Peter Kareiva
We crunched the numbers for you. Here’s how to make simple choices that fight climate change from your grocery cart.
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David Colgan
Fueled by her experiences, Aradhna Tripati has helped create the Center for Diverse Leadership in Science, which will provide opportunities for underrepresented minorities.
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David Colgan
The first major environmental award to target the under-40 crowd hopes to invest in novel solutions for the planet.
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David Colgan
UCLA researchers created a comprehensive model to find out how L.A. County can reduce its reliance on imported water.
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Belinda Waymouth
UCLA environmental science major Alex Wolfson envisions his future as a funny scientist.
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David Colgan
A UCLA student-led survey uncovered stark disparities in public health outcomes for L.A. neighborhoods with oil and gas drilling.
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Belinda Waymouth
Overuse of antibiotics has led to superbugs that resist even powerful last-line-of-defense antibiotics. UCLA researchers have learned that antibiotic resistant genes are everywhere, including places people are encouraged to go for fun—parks.
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David Colgan
Using satellite and laser detection, a new carbon density map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo empowers global efforts to stem climate change and deforestation.
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Belinda Waymouth
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) wants prospective host cities to provide game plans that ensure all future Olympics and Paralympics are sustainable low-carbon events. For the two cities vying to host the 2024 games, Los Angles and Paris, it may come down to which has the green edge.
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David Colgan
The program playfully approaches the critical global issue in episodes that are just seven to 10 minutes long. The first two on thinking about climate change and going green have…
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Belinda Waymouth
UCLA weather expert Daniel Swain is part of a team that created a new four-step “framework” to more accurately test how climate change is pushing unprecedented weather events. It’s the latest study in a burgeoning field of climate science known as “extreme event attribution.” Testing their new framework, researchers found that human induced warming has increased the odds of severely hot weather across more than 80 percent of the globe.
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Alison Hewitt
First episode of ‘Climate Lab’ airing today asks why humans are so bad at thinking about climate change.
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Stephanie Pincetl
Stephanie Pincetl is one of the official speakers at Saturday’s March for Science. Here’s why she’s marching.