L.A.’s path to independence from imported water
After a yearlong reprieve, Southern California is again under severe water scarcity conditions: Only 2 1/2 inches of rain have fallen in Los Angeles during the past 12 months. This…
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Food Team Photo Stream: Winter 2018
Keep up to date with the SAR Food project with weekly photos from the team!
L.A.’s dry air is a seldom-discussed threat to public health
You’d be wrong. I moved to L.A. from New Orleans in August. There are plenty of differences between the two places, from food to politics. And people in New Orleans…
Strategies to motivate energy conservation in urban India
UCLA study finds that negative health effects are a powerful force to reduce consumption
Safe water is a right, not a privilege
Safe water is a basic human right, not a privilege. Yet each year, more than one million Californians are exposed to unsafe drinking water from the taps in their…
Climate change could bring much earlier water runoff in Sierra Nevada by century’s end
UCLA climate research shows another way rising temperatures could affect California’s water resources
Mahendra receives Paul L. Busch award for technology to clean water of pollutants
Shaily Mahendra, a UCLA associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Samueli Fellow, has received the 2017 Paul L. Bush Award from the nonprofit Water Environment & Reuse Foundation, in recognition…
GSWRG Prepares for the World Water Forum College Grant Program for 2018-2019, starting on October 13.
This year, the GSWRG is disseminating information about the upcoming World Water Forum College Grant Program, which is administered by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. (MWD) Additional sponsors…
UCLA Graduate Student Water Resources Group Organizes for the 2017-2018 School Year
The Graduate Student Water Resources Group (GSWRG) was first started in 2012, and is now organizing its fifth year. The 2017-2018 Co-Chairs include Sonali Abraham, a 2nd year Environmental Science…
A tiny fraction of oceans could satisfy the world’s fish demand
New global study maps out where fish and seafood can be sustainably farmed in the world's oceans.
The truth about cats’ and dogs’ environmental impact
I can’t has cheezburger: UCLA researcher finds that feeding pets creates the equivalent of 64 million tons of carbon dioxide a year
Greening your grocery cart
We crunched the numbers for you. Here's how to make simple choices that fight climate change from your grocery cart.
Getting to the bottom of L.A.’s future water supply
UCLA researchers created a comprehensive model to find out how L.A. County can reduce its reliance on imported water.
