Stephanie Pincetl is professor-in-residence at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and founding director of the institute’s California Center for Sustainable Communities. She has studied how various factors contribute to wildfires…
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…
Researchers with the California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA have been researching ways to make urban systems — including water and energy supply — more sustainable. A new book…
Dust, climate change and air pollution are triple threat to water source for a billion people
A new book by the team at CCSC gives a detail look at the UCLA Energy Atlas, published by Palgrave, with chapters written by Center directors and staff. The book…
The forecast is not encouraging. This upcoming heat event is on track to be “major, prolonged and potentially record-breaking,” according to UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain. It appears Central California…
Professor Michael K. Stenstrom, of the UCLA Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has recently been recognized as an Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Fellow. AEESP Fellows…
Q&A with UCLA energy systems expert Eric Fournier
News and other media outlets have a responsibility to create a more inclusive narrative to shape environmental policies while elevating the leadership of Indigenous and African American communities
The project is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 64% and net grid electricity consumption by 96% for all project participants over a 25 year period.
Four episodes explore environmental politics, youth activism and the New West
A highly dangerous wildfire that ignited in Sierra National Forest Friday evening exploded to 45,500 acres by Sunday. It trapped a number of people near a Fresno County reservoir on…
The finalists represent a vast range of environmental issues and approaches. All of them are working to address past and ongoing injustices.
Professor who helped found the institute in the 1990s now in top leadership role
“The fact we got such extremely large, fast destructive fires without any offshore winds is very unusual,” said UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain. “All of this hints at something which…
Magali Delmas, professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, has received the 2020 Organizations and the Natural Environment Division Distinguished Scholar Award from the Academy of Management for her work…
California has been experiencing an unprecedented heat wave since mid-August that affects the health of millions of inhabitants and promotes hundreds of fires. In Los Angeles, the city is relying on…
Prehistoric sloth unearthed in the Amazonian rainforest was killed by a giant crocodile that stalked the swamps 13 million years ago, bite-scarred shin bone reveals. The study of the fossilized…
A series of massive fires in northern and central California forced more evacuations as they quickly spread Thursday, darkening the skies and dangerously affecting air quality. Evacuation orders were expanded…
Meet the 2020 Pritzker Candidates #16-21 By Sonia Aronson It’s no secret that environmental issues are also social and racial issues — which makes it critical to develop comprehensive, resilient…
Emerging research method saves conservationists time and money and aids in preservation
by Ashley Kruythoff Our next five candidates for the 2020 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award are uplifting female scientists based in Africa. They are providing homeowners with retail wind power,…
UCLA study finds that continued climate change will deliver a dangerous one-two punch for state’s water managers
By Sonia Aronson The next five candidates for the Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award are pioneering breakthrough inventions in tree planting, DNA scanning and solar power. They include a Marshallese…