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Study reveals which outdoor lighting minimizes harm to insects
David Colgan
UCLA–Smithsonian research confirms certain LED colors cause less damage than others
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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
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Turtles ‘in horrible shape’ with grim future due to rising sea levels
David Colgan
Expansive phylogenetic tree reveals clues about the animals’ past, future
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Evidence mounts that eco-friendly wine tastes better
David Colgan
Certified organic French wines rated higher by experts, UCLA-led study finds
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Warming and acidification form dual threat to corals
David Colgan
UCLA-led research finds that stress from rising water temperatures reduces their ability to adapt
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Tribal leader Clara Pratte wins Pritzker Award for young environmental innovators
David Colgan
Navajo sustainable business advocate receives $100,000 for grassroots and national efforts
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Activism in pandemic times: Q&A with Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, 2019 Pritzker Award winner
David Colgan
In her multiple roles: UN Sustainable Development Goal Advocate, founder/president of the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT), and Conservation International senior fellow, Ibrahim continued advocating for…
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California needs policies to protect communities moving to renewable energy
Mary Hardin
Without careful planning, UCLA study finds, shift to green power could cost more and strain the state’s grid
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Extreme rainfall projected to get more severe, frequent with warming
David Colgan
Climate and population changes would expose millions more to severe flooding in continental U.S.
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KCET and UCLA launch new season of Earth Focus with Link TV and Thompson Reuters
David Colgan
Four episodes explore environmental politics, youth activism and the New West
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2020 Pritzker finalists: Clara Pratte, Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner, Leah Penniman
David Colgan
The finalists represent a vast range of environmental issues and approaches. All of them are working to address past and ongoing injustices.
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Marilyn Raphael takes helm at UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
David Colgan
Professor who helped found the institute in the 1990s now in top leadership role
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Tiny endangered shrimp may get big hand from environmental DNA testing
David Colgan
Emerging research method saves conservationists time and money and aids in preservation
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2020 environmental science students persevere through pandemic to graduate
David Colgan
The next day, classes and trips started getting cancelled. Within a week, UCLA was preparing to close to all but essential workers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The chancellor…
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Researchers create framework for evaluating environmental stopgap measures
David Colgan
UCLA study offers new way to look at temporary solutions that could buy more time for our planet
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As climate change messes with temperature and precipitation, California newts suffer
David Colgan
Study shows how drought affects native amphibians, harbingers of what’s to come
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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
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Oysters as Catch of the Day? Perhaps not, if ocean acidity keeps rising
David Colgan
UCLA research explores how shell-forming marine species respond to acidification
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One of California’s iconic tree species offers lessons for conservation
David Colgan
The valley oak is poorly adapted to rising temperatures, UCLA-led study finds
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Activist Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim wins Pritzker Award for young environmental innovators
David Colgan
Native of Chad receives $100,000 for work uniting cultures around a shrinking water resource that serves four African nations
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Q&A with Miranda Wang, 2018 Pritzker Genius Award winner
David Colgan
Since winning the 2018 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award last November, the 25-year-old chemist and the company she co-founded, BioCellection, have been refining a new system that breaks down previously…