L.A. County gets C+ from UCLA on environmental issues
Region has made progress, but dirty air, polluted water, resource inequality and lack of data still pose problems
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A look inside the study: UCLA gives L.A. County a C+ on the environment
By Alison Hewitt Originally posted in UCLA Newsroom UCLA today issued the first comprehensive environmental report card for Los Angeles County. The county’s overall performance marks it as an unimpressive…
New Solutions For Dire California Drought
Originally aired on March 24, 2015 Yoram Cohen, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and a member of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, was interviewed by NPR’s…
Microbeads: Water’s Tiny Trash Problem
Originally posted by KCET’s “SoCal Connected” It’s a new kind of plastic that is too small to recycle and too tiny to filter out of our waste water. They are…
IoES Professor Appointed as L.A. County Regional Planning Commissioner
Dr. Stephanie Pincetl has been selected to the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission (RPC) by Supervisor Sheila Kuehl. Supervisor Kuehl was recently elected to represent the Third District in Los Angeles County, a region of two million constituents and 431 square miles.
Congo Basin Institute (French Subtitles)
Video about the Congo Basin Institute, dedicated to finding solutions to the interconnected issues of climate change, human disease, food and water security, and loss of biodiversity.
UCLA’s Real Action Heroes: Fighting for sustainability one green mission at a time
By Tetra Balestri, Student Contributor
Submission: Eco-friendly approaches to landscaping can cut water usage
By Alessandro Lallas and Joshua Naftulin Originally published in the Daily Bruin Amidst the bore and bustle of everyday life on campus, California’s current drought is likely an afterthought for…
Design for the Circular Economy in the Ecological Century
An Oppenheim Lecture with William McDonough, Chief Executive, McDonough Innovation held Feb 18, 2015.
Landi Renzo Goes for Gold
It is with great enthusiasm that Landi Renzo announces our Gold Corporate Partnership with UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) Corporate Partners Program. UCLA’s Corporate Partners Program was…
Taking on Water
UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and Hammer Museum partner to present a year-long series of public programs about water
Sacramento beats L.A. in water conservation
Sacramento residents recently achieved something significant in dealing with the drought gripping California: In November, they used less water per person than residents of Los Angeles.
UCLA-led study shows how rivers of meltwater on Greenland’s ice sheet contribute to rising sea levels
Research will help improve understanding of global warming’s impact
Aradhna Tripati honored with E.O. Wilson Award for biodiversity conservation
Originally posted in UCLA Newsroom Aradhna Tripati, a UCLA assistant professor in the departments of Earth, planetary and space sciences, and atmospheric and oceanic sciences, was presented the annual E.O.…
Protecting Biodiversity
Watch the video on NSF Video from the National Science Foundation website about the Central African Biodiversity Alliance (CABA), an international partnership of scientists, students, and policy makers working to…
UCLA ecologists save endangered turtles weakened by the drought
Biologists with the UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science recently went on a rescue mission to save endangered turtles that have become dehydrated, emaciated and stressed-out by the extended drought
UCLA researchers project Southern California rainfall levels through end of century
Models show more precipitation will be rain instead of snow, which would increase flood risk and limit chance to capture water
Los Angeles, City of Water
On December 7, 2014, The New York Times Week in Review included an opinion editorial piece by JACQUES LESLIEDEC which focuses about how the Los Angeles Region is leading the way in the arid Southwest for cities that are becoming “water sustainable” reducing their reliance on imported water from other regions and making better use of local resources.
Coping with the California Drought
On November 24, 2014 at the request of the Long Beach Water Department the Aquarium of the Pacific convened a group of 10 water experts from throughout California and one…
Climate Change Impacts on Precipitation: an Interview with David Neelin
David Neelin is a Professor in UCLA’s Atmospheric Sciences who works on climate modeling, including precipitation predictions in the face of climate change. Dr. Neelin’s work has contributed to understanding…
How Severe has the California Drought been?
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Program Office released their Drought Task Force report on the California Drought on December 4th 2014.
Forecast: L.A.’s Green Infrastructure Will Come from an Integrated Approach
On December 10, the UCLA Anderson Forecast quarterly economic outlook presents Parched Lawns, Severe Congestion, and Flickering Lights: Rebuilding, Reinventing, and Reimagining California’s Infrastructure. A panel of experts from UCLA, local…
Scientists stress conservation of water in midst of drought
By Miriam Hernandez Originally posted by Eyewitness News ABC7 Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (KABC) — This year, rain levels are one-fourth of normal. According to projections by JPL, you will…