By Sophia Rockefeller The last five 2021 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award candidates are leaders in areas such as conservation and politics. By advocating for environmental justice, capturing images that…
By Sophia Rockefeller From voyaging to mitigating hunger by reducing food waste, the next group of Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award candidates is addressing some of our biggest challenges. They…
By Sophie Rockefeller The next four candidates for the 2021 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award are developing technologies and creating human networks to improve our relationship with the ocean and…
By Ashley Kruythoff Our first group of five candidates for the 2021 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award includes conservation scientists using technology and ingenuity to respond to environmental threats, and…
‘Earth Focus’ episode explores environmental and human costs of coal mining in South Africa
While there are many benefits to electrifying your gas appliances, there are also costs. The costs and benefits are different for each type of appliance. We wrote this Guidebook as a starting point, to help you begin thinking about these decisions. Many people can’t afford to replace all their gas appliances, so this Guidebook can help you prioritize your choices, to make the best decision for you and your family. Your decision to electrify will depend on what is most important to you, such as improving your indoor air quality, keeping your utility costs low, or helping to slow climate change and improving outdoor air quality.
The 18 candidates include policy experts, community organizers, tech-focused entrepreneurs, artists and more — taking on problems such as food insecurity, climate change, environmental justice, and conservation on land and…
“This is not a localized freak event,” climate scientist Daniel Swain told The Guardian. “It is definitely part of a coherent global pattern.”
Google announced in April the first cohort of 86 recipients, representing more than 50 universities in 15 countries. The program was created to support early-career faculty working on cutting-edge research across…
UCLA-led research improves value of environmental DNA for fisheries and conservation along the California Current
Marilyn Raphael to serve as the institute’s full director
Atmospheric moisture decreased by a third in California and Nevada since 1950, a study led by Karen Mckinnon of ULCA’s Insitute of the Environment and Sustainability finds. For an already…
Atmospheric moisture decreased by a third in California and Nevada, study finds
ESE student Oscar Neyra-Nazarrett’s mining startup listed as a 2020-2021 Spark Grant Recipient in Harvard Innovation Labs’ article.
Everyone was making small talk, trying to figure out what they had in common. Jacob told me he was a microbiology major from a tiny town in upstate New York…
Costa Rica is often considered an environmental leader and success story. Home to 28 national parks and various other reserves, protected areas account for over a quarter of its total…
“Natural gas bans” refer to a diversity of municipal building code changes that disallow certain uses of natural gas in new residential buildings. Gas bans vary in terms of their provisions, but all are intended, along with complementary building electrification programs, to limit the amount of fossil fuels that must be extracted, transported, and burned to meet residential energy needs, thus reducing carbon emissions from buildings, which currently account for approximately 30 percent of the US’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
UCLA-led study finds voluntary legal agreements protect at-risk species more efficiently than public lands
A study by UCLA scientists raises a concern about the makeup of some of the fertilizers being used on crops, gardens, and landscaping. A portion of the fertilizer used in…
Deepak talks about the current state of electric vehicles in California on KPCC's TakeTwo podcast
As billions of dollars become available, UCLA-Liberty Hill Foundation report recommends actions for community-informed, integrated infrastructure to improve quality of life for Angelenos Affordable housing adjacent to a public transit…
The UCLA research suggests that fertilizer could contain far more plastic particles — as much as 25 times more — than was previously suspected. How tiny particles of plastic called…
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…
Dr. Longcore is an associate adjunct professor at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and conducts research on the conservation of biodiversity in cities. He has taught at Sage…