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UCLA’s Energy Atlas expands to provide consumption data for most of Southern California
Online tool updated to include solar capacity, as California aims for 100% renewable energy
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Air quality app influences behavior by linking environment to health
Air quality mobile applications could mitigate these health risks by educating people and promoting preventive behavioral changes, a UCLA study found. “I think information can be very powerful to change your behavior,” said the study’s lead author, Magali Delmas, a professor of management at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and the Anderson…
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Not just homeowners — businesses need sustainable landscaping too
California is coming off the heels of an exceptionally wet February which saw multiple atmospheric rivers drench the state. But this a land of extremes, and while the state is flush with water now, we’re coming off a historic drought and another is all but inevitable. Responding to the drought in April 2015, Governor Jerry…
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Student practicum team drills into urban oil fields
A student-led survey has uncovered stark disparities in public health outcomes for L.A. neighborhoods with oil and gas drilling.
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