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Meet the 2025 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award Candidates #10–13
Claire Griffiths
Building climate solutions from fungi, sediment, timber and uranium, four leaders under 40 show what next-generation innovation looks like in today’s world
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Claire Griffiths
Building climate solutions from fungi, sediment, timber and uranium, four leaders under 40 show what next-generation innovation looks like in today’s world
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Claire Griffiths
These four nominees are focused on housing, conservation, fashion and public space — tackling environmental issues by redesigning how systems work at the local level
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Claire Griffiths
These five mid-career leaders are creating climate solutions in areas and communities often left out of conventional planning
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Claire Griffiths
Thirteen nominees. Five continents. One common denominator: a new blueprint for environmental leadership.
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Alison Hewitt
The longest and rarest heat waves — which can last for weeks — show the greatest increase in frequency
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Alison Hewitt
UCLA’s annual Project Phoenix aims to document how birds change their behavior when there’s more wildfire smoke
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Claire Griffiths
As climate urgency grows, UCLA’s newest environmental scientists bring curiosity, clarity and resolve
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Claire Griffiths
Seven environmental science seniors funded their entire trip through a crowdfunding campaign, carrying their research from Westwood to the mountains of western Guatemala
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Climate transition planning, Scope 3 reporting gaps identified in UCLA Anderson Center for Impact annual report
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Claire Griffiths
Scientists find that most forest carbon credit protocols fall short of ensuring real climate benefits, raising concerns about the reliability of a fast-growing tool in global emissions reduction efforts
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Claire Griffiths
One of the highest honors a scientist can receive, Raphael and three other UCLA faculty join an elite group of Nobel laureates and internationally recognized scholars
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Claire Griffiths
University of Notre Dame’s Emily Grubert breaks down why the mid-transition from using fossil fuel to clean energy is more chaotic than either endpoint — and why careful planning is critical
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Claire Griffiths
A closer look at the decisions, data and trade-offs behind LA’s plan to reach 100% renewable energy by 2035 — without leaving vulnerable communities behind
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Claire Griffiths
Marine heatwaves could become 16 times more frequent, with kelp forests in the Northern Hemisphere facing the most extreme losses, new research finds
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Claire Griffiths
New UCLA–NRDC report reveals basin-wide gaps in wastewater reuse despite worsening water shortages
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Claire Griffiths
Widely regarded as the greatest living sci-fi writer, he’s spent decades crafting visions of the future. Now, he warns that a real dystopia is unfolding.
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Claire Griffiths
The study found that recent extreme ice losses are unprecedented in over a century, signaling a fundamental shift in the Antarctic sea ice system — one that could have global consequences
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Alison Hewitt
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain to “Stand Up for Science”
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Claire Griffiths
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain warns that more staffing cuts may be coming, further jeopardizing climate research and economic stability
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Benjamin Paul
Alex Hall, new director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, explains how the response to LA’s recent fires are part of a larger push to change our world
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Claire Griffiths
Birds serve as critical indicators of environmental health, and their steep decline signals widespread ecological disruption, according to experts.