From field to fork, city to town, people need safe air to breathe, clean water to drink and nutritious food to eat. Our research looks at the various aspects of these vital resources to understand how 7.7 billion people can get what we need to live while preserving the natural systems we depend on.
Magazine
When communities are asked to trust that environmental projects will improve conditions for their neighborhoods, predictions alone are not enough. Associate Director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment and…
Story
Strategic “designer flows” can help maintain the ecological health of rivers below important dams.
Story
UCLA professor and air-quality expert Suzanne Paulson answers questions about how to more confidently determine your local air quality, whether to mask outdoors and if the air is safe in Southern California.
Story
UCLA experts warn of extreme wildfire risks, how Santa Ana winds are making the fire worse, what you need to know about fire safety and more.
In the News
Prof. Paulson, director of Center for Clean Air, appeared on KCRW's wildfire panel on Jan 15 regarding immediate and long-term health considerations for families and individuals returning to homes within the immediate vicinity of the fires and everyone coping with the recovery.
UCLA IoES Professor Jon Christensen discusses the restoration of the Los Angeles River for Smithsonian Magazine, sharing how efforts to ‘rewild’ the Taylor Yard area have led to the return…
UCLA IoES professor Rebecca Shipe discusses the recent bioluminescent waves along Southern California’s coast for Los Angeles Times, sharing how a massive algae bloom has created dazzling displays of electric…
UCLA epidemiologist Dr. Anne Rimoin joined KTLA News to discuss California’s strong and persistent COVID spike this summer in a new video. She shared what we need to know, along…
Videos
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain joined EarthSky’s Dave Adalian for a live discussion on the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events caused by climate change. Swain, known for…
Robert Eagle Tripati, Assistant Professor, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Centers
Eco-friendly wines taste better, but they don’t command higher prices in the marketplace. Learn why from UCLA professor Magali Delmas and Bonterra Organic Vineyards
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