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Climate change isn’t a green problem — it’s a greed one
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
CCSC Part of the Team Awarded $9M Grant for Blockchain-based Renewables Project
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.
KCET and UCLA launch new season of Earth Focus with Link TV and Thompson Reuters
Four episodes explore environmental politics, youth activism and the New West
Daniel Swain in San Francisco Chronicle: Helicopters rescue 200 trapped by fast-moving Creek Fire in Sierra National Forest
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…
2020 Pritzker finalists: Clara Pratte, Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner, Leah Penniman
The finalists represent a vast range of environmental issues and approaches. All of them are working to address past and ongoing injustices.
Marilyn Raphael takes helm at UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Professor who helped found the institute in the 1990s now in top leadership role
Daniel Swain in Bakersfield.com: Why California’s 2020 lightning fires got so big so fast
“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…
Environmental economist wins award for sustainable management research
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…
Edith deGuzman in Noticias Ulitmas: In the face of the heat wave, Los Angeles is testing innovative solutions to cool its streets
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…
Emily Lindsey in The Daily Mail: Prehistoric sloth unearthed in the Amazonian rainforest was killed by a giant crocodile
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…
Daniel Swain in Bangkok Press: More evacuations as massive fires rapidly expand in California
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 Award Candidates #16-21
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…
Tiny endangered shrimp may get big hand from environmental DNA testing
Emerging research method saves conservationists time and money and aids in preservation
Meet the 2020 Pritzker Award Candidates #11-15
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,…
A warming California sets the stage for future floods
UCLA study finds that continued climate change will deliver a dangerous one-two punch for state’s water managers
Meet the 2020 Pritzker Award Candidates #6-10
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…
Meet the 2020 Pritzker Award Candidates #1-5
by Ashley Kruythoff The first five candidates for the 2020 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award address issues including river pollution, inequity and coexistence with wildlife. From ensuring ecosystem restoration to…
Announcing the Candidates for the 2020 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award
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…
Air conditioning: Environmental loss, human win
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…
Discovery opens up new path in study of marine evolution and biodiversity
Two UCLA studies of ocean mollusks shed light on how new species develop
Clean energy revolution may leave disadvantaged communities behind
Study finds affluent L.A. neighborhoods use more energy and reap greater benefits from government incentive programs
2020 senior practicum adapts to recent global conditions with strong research
Any scientist doing field work can tell you things rarely go according to plan. And in the case of this year’s senior practicum teams, they really didn’t. As the world…
Community Garden Glory
A SAR creative writing assignment on the story of your project in 10 years (Winter 2020) Community Garden Glory “What’s that?” Rosemary turns to her friend, Dill an, pointing at…