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Vegetation browning from drought hits L.A.’s disadvantaged communities hardest
David Colgan
UCLA-led study reveals a ‘geography of inequality’ across region’s coastal areas
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New professor Alesia Montgomery examines environmental justice in urban redevelopment
David Colgan
Who gets to make those decisions (and how) is the focus of ethnographer Alesia Montgomery, a new faculty member at UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Racialized, low-income communities…
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Beating the heat in L.A.: County’s ‘informal’ cooling centers are used more than official ones
David Colgan
With climate change making heat waves longer and more severe, Los Angeles County has for several years provided cooling centers — many of which are in libraries, parks or other…
Story
Air for disadvantaged L.A. residents is more polluted, more toxic
David Colgan
Levels and sources of contamination vary by location, UCLA-led study finds
Story
Wildfires drive L.A.’s mountain lions to take deadly risks
David Colgan
UCLA and National Park Service researchers studied the cougars’ movements before and after the Woolsey Fire
Story
As climate change worsens deadly heat waves, policymakers begin to act
Anna Novoselov
Extreme heat disproportionately harms already-vulnerable communities and individuals
Story
Most California incentive programs meant to reduce energy use have the opposite effect
David Colgan
UCLA-led study finds products’ energy savings estimates are often inaccurate
Story
Changing bus schedules can protect riders from deadly heat, study finds
David Colgan
Rerouting 10% of Phoenix’ bus fleet could reduce exposure to extreme heat by 35%
Story
Intricacies of L.A.’s urban ecosystem are focus of new UCLA podcast
Jonathan Van Dyke
Just witness the excitement around sightings of the city’s famous wild animals. One recent Los Angeles Times headline read, “Famed mountain lion P-22 makes dramatic appearance in Beachwood Canyon backyard.”…
Story
Using electric vehicles for ride-sharing in New Delhi can boost air quality for millions
David Colgan
UCLA-led research shows how the transition could improve public health and save money
Story
In 3 California regions, big cities lag smaller cities in ‘neighborhood biodiversity’
David Colgan
Animal species are less evenly distributed in large urban areas, UCLA-led study finds
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Human wastewater is feeding harmful algae blooms off of Southern California’s coast
Sonia Aronson
The estimated 23 million people who live along the coast from Tijuana, Mexico, to Santa Barbara, California, produce tons of sewage each day. That sewage is treated by water treatment…
Story
Simulations show how city building configurations affect pedestrians’ air quality
David Colgan
Pollution at street level is worst with buildings in tight rows, UCLA study finds
Story
Drought restrictions had side benefit: Lowering risk of mosquito-borne disease
Sonia Aronson
Study finds Southern California mosquito populations would have been around 40% higher without water-use mandates
Story
State of Fire
Alison Hewitt
UCLA wildfire research reveals the patterns and future threats of blazes in California — and offers a foundation for how to face the flames.
Story
New book from UCLA urban sustainability experts: Q&A with Stephanie Pincetl
Sonia Aronson
A quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions come from buildings in California — over 100 million tons per year. And while the state is a leader in setting ambitious climate…
Story
Announcing the Candidates for the 2020 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award
Sonia Aronson
Candidates for the 4th annual Pritzker Award are artists, leaders and inventors under the age of 40 fighting for a more sustainable future. They include a college dropout who invented…
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Air conditioning: Environmental loss, human win
Paul Stainier
With a warming climate, a key win-lose solution is air conditioning. In hotter conditions, workplace productivity suffers, students learn less, and mortality rates are higher. Fortunately, we have a way…
Story
Study draws Southern California coastal light pollution into focus
Sonia Aronson
Research led by UCLA professor could inform guidelines to protect wildlife at L.A. beaches
Story
Effort to limit dust pollution in Owens Valley is advancing, but still room to improve
David Colgan
Study produced by national panel of experts including UCLA geography chair Gregory Okin
Story
Drone monitoring of ship emissions could save lives, protect health
Students partnered with tech company on project that explored public health outcomes in L.A. and Long Beach port communities