One of California’s iconic tree species offers lessons for conservation
The valley oak is poorly adapted to rising temperatures, UCLA-led study finds
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Magali Delmas in The National Interest: Major Barriers Still Make It Hard for Individuals to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Magali Delmas and Ph.D. candidate Emma Barnosky uncovered promising solutions to the recycling crisis driven by personal benefits and social connections.
Arctic Ocean could be ice-free for part of the year as soon as 2044
UCLA study narrows the predicted timeframe for one worrying result of climate change
Activist Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim wins Pritzker Award for young environmental innovators
Native of Chad receives $100,000 for work uniting cultures around a shrinking water resource that serves four African nations
Daniel Swain in the Weather Channel: Parts of Fire-Weary California Suffer Through One of the Longest Waits For the Rainy Season on Record
Parts of California may reach one of their driest starts to the rainy season on record with no rain in sight to quench the fire-weary state’s thirst. In recent weeks…
Indigenous peoples on the front line of the climate crisis
By Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim I’m Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, an Indigenous Mbororo woman from Chad and an environmental activist. Climate change is inflicting a terrible humanitarian crisis on my people. The…
No Longer Small
By Varshini Prakash My name is Varshini Prakash, I’m 26 and I’m the Executive Director and Co-founder of Sunrise Movement. My generation has grown up bearing witness to the crisis…
The worldwide movement for climate justice is having a moment. And just in time.
By May Boeve As I write, Greta Thunberg is making her way to the UN Climate Summit by sailboat. Millions around the world will join her in a Global Climate…
Q&A with Miranda Wang, 2018 Pritzker Genius Award winner
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…
On water sustainability, L.A. County earns C+ from UCLA environmental report card
But researchers point to expected funding for stormwater capture and cleanup projects as positive step
Florida mangroves reveal complex relationship between climate and natural systems
Mangroves are tropical, salt-tolerant trees that grow in the intertidal zone of coastal waters. They don’t tolerate cold weather, particularly extreme freezes, during which they die and get replaced by…
William Boyd in Legal Planet — In Defense of Live Carbon II: Subnational Leadership in the Fight Against Tropical Deforestation
From California to Brazil, state and provinces around the world are stepping up to fight tropical deforestation. They need and deserve more support.
The Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability research on transportation demand management
The Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability sponsored three student interns to research transportation demand management (TDM) ordinances for implementation of the first ever County Sustainability plan. The…
Glen MacDonald Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Ninety-three new Fellows in the Academies of Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science have been elected by their peers for their outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievement. Recognition by…
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
Prioritizing equity helps ensure poor communities receive benefits of bond measures
In a new paper, UCLA researcher Jon Christensen investigated how it prioritized investments in disadvantaged communities. Christensen wanted to know if Prop. 1 was living up to its goals. We…
To accelerate environmental benefits of EVs, prioritize miles over ownership
Papers co-authored by UCLA professor make the case for policy and infrastructure changes
Dr. Michael Stenstrom awarded Fair Distinguished Engineering Educator Medal
The Fair Medal recognizes accomplishments in the education and development of future engineers. This award honors Gordon Maskew Fair, a professor of sanitary engineering at Harvard University. This year’s recipient,…
2019 Pritzker finalists: May Boeve, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Varshini Prakash
Announcing this year’s finalists for the Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award
UCLA Congo Basin Institute receives $1 million from Pritzker Family Foundation
Contribution triggers additional $1 million matching grant from a U.K. research fund
Magali Delmas & David Colgan win 2019 ONE Division Book Award for The Green Bundle
On August 12 in Boston, Magali Delmas and David Colgan were awarded the 2019 ONE Division Book Award for The Green Bundle: Pairing the Market with the Planet. The Organizations…
L.A. County taps UCLA to help create first-ever sustainability plan
OurCounty initiative aims for fossil-free future, addresses environmental injustices
Meet the 2019 Pritzker candidates 16-20
by Sonia Aronson Our final group of candidates for this year’s Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award are taking on global challenges using technology, storytelling and activism. Soon we will introduce…
Converting waste, ‘a leftover resource,’ to biofuels reduces emissions
UCLA study reveals how the U.S. can maximize benefits of waste-derived fuels