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…
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…
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…
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…
Study shows fast public action could actually result in more wetlands
“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…
Senior Valeree Catangay recognized with the Brower Youth Award for her advocacy
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…
UCLA’s Deepak Rajagopal answers: What is the biggest mistake consumers make when trying to make their homes more energy efficient?
“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…
A Corporate Partners Program event
“To me, my relationship with the outdoors and nature starts with the look, sound, and feel of my huaraches”.
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…
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".
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.…
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.
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.”
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…
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…
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…
For businesses looking to promote green products, a major turning point came during the Academy Awards at the beginning of the 21st century. As millions watched worldwide, celebrities dressed to…
By Sonia Aronson The next batch of candidates for the 2018 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award include environmental justice advocates and inventors finding ways to reduce stormwater runoff pollution and…
Research finds the crayfish disrupt native predators that eat mosquito larvae
Coccolithophores are fundamental to marine ecosystems and the global carbon cycle