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LENS at UCLA elevates ethnic media perspectives on watersheds
The stories, which appeared in newspapers, on television, and in online publications, were produced with support from a fellowship and training provided by UCLA’s Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies and Ethnic Media…
My Journey to Create the Future of Plastic Recycling
Plastic pollution is a global crisis that results in wildlife entrapment, water and food contamination, and human health problems. Globally, only 9% of plastics produced are recycled; the rest is…
California’s fourth climate change assessment report | KPCC-FM
“The state is a really diverse place, climatically and in terms of populations and how they use resources. So the adaptation challenge really is at the local level,” said UCLA’s…
Civil and environmental engineering professor receives major international honor
Shaily Mahendra, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Samueli Fellow, has received a 2018 Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Samman award from the Government of India Non-Resident Indian…
Editing nature: Scientists call for careful oversight of environmental gene editing
Emma Marris is an environmental writer and an Institute Fellow at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Here, Marris writes about newly developed gene-editing techniques such as CRISPR might…
Giant ‘waves’ in the sky are wreaking havoc on our weather, study says
Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA and the National Center for Atmospheric Research who was not involved with the new research, told Inside Climate News the study has some “compelling…
UCLA Graduate Student Water Resources Group Welcomes New and Continuing Members to the 2018-2019 School Year
During the 2017-2018 school year, the Graduate Student Water Resources Group (GSWRG) put on three well-attended seminars, featuring water experts discussing water conservation, sustainable groundwater management plans and stormwater management…
New hope for Southern California’s besieged wetlands
Study shows fast public action could actually result in more wetlands
Biology’s role in horror music- NPR
“Through a serendipitous experience I had, I was holding a baby marmot and suddenly it screamed, and I had this emotional response. And I wondered why I was having an…
UCLA student wins award for climate action and social justice
Senior Valeree Catangay recognized with the Brower Youth Award for her advocacy
The Supreme Court stepped in to stall a climate lawsuit. That’s really weird.
Ann Carlson, a professor of environmental law at the University of California Los Angeles, said that the Supreme Court stepping in on a case like this strongly suggests there’s something…
Wallet Hub- 2018’s Most and Least Energy Efficient States
UCLA’s Deepak Rajagopal answers: What is the biggest mistake consumers make when trying to make their homes more energy efficient?
Animal Collective’s “Tangerine Reef”: A Q&A with Ursula Heise
“Music is not an easy medium for discussing environmental stuff,” said Ursula Heise, a UCLA expert on environmental art and narratives. That doesn’t mean it’s ineffective. For Animal Collective and…
Corporate leaders break down the challenges of supply chain sustainability
A Corporate Partners Program event
José González, Pritzker nominee, in Bay Nature
“To me, my relationship with the outdoors and nature starts with the look, sound, and feel of my huaraches”.
Young climate heroes on display at summit
By Amanda Wagner The biggest news from last week’s Global Climate Action Summit came from Governor Jerry Brown, who signed Senate Bill 100, committing the state to 100 percent clean…
Dan Cooper “A Birding Interview”
Noah Strycker, who holds to world record for birding, writes: "In this entertaining Birding interview, Cooper dishes about SoCal’s dippers, jackrabbits, fritillaries, and Ficus—and the connections that keep it all real".
Level up for the environment with a graduate degree from UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
The effects of climate change are ramping up. Jobs are booming in green business. And the world’s cities keep growing, while human needs place an increasing strain on natural systems.…
Developing Observational Large Ensembles for climate variability
In two recent papers published in the Journal of Climate, McKinnon and coauthors propose a complementary approach to create ensembles for seasonal-average temperature and precipitation over land that can also be used to study internal variability.
Building a vast new city on L.A.’s northern edges: A solution for region’s housing crunch?
Tejon Centennial is looking to develop a new large community in Tejon Ranch, where Los Angeles and Kern meets. They believe it will help with the housing shortage in the city. However, there are still some doubts even after coming to an agreement with environmental opposition. "The consequences of that kind of exurban land development are becoming more and more apparent," said UCLA's Stephanie Pincetl. “We are not using our urban fabric very well, and instead we jump out to the suburbs or beyond the suburbs.”
2018 Pritzker Finalists: Miranda Wang, Asha de Vos, Chioma Ukonu
UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability is proud to announce the 2018 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award finalists, as selected by a faculty committee. Chioma Ukonu, Asha de Vos…
UCLA students dig into Santa Monica Pier’s waste problem
If global food waste were a country, it would be the third highest emitter of greenhouse gases, behind only China and the United States. A team of UCLA students investigated…
Meet the 2018 Pritzker Award candidates: #16-20
By Sonia Aronson Our final group of candidates for this year’s Pritzker Award are taking on global challenges using tools ranging from public policy to sustainable new methods of recycling…