Environmental problems affect everyone on the planet, but disenfranchised communities are often the most affected and least represented. We mentor and develop a diverse contingent of experts while confronting injustices at the community and global level.
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Lee Zeldin, the former New York congressman President-elect Donald Trump chose to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, is a perplexing choice, says UCLA environmental law expert Ann Carlson. In fact, all of…
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The Indigenous rights activist was honored for her grassroots leadership and policy advocacy in the Ecuadorian Amazon and beyond
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All under age 40, this year’s finalists are multitalented, using research, education, policy advocacy and grassroots organization as part of their comprehensive approaches to solving environmental problems and alleviating social…
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UCLA IoES Professor Stephanie Pincetl discusses Los Angeles’ rebuilding efforts after the devastating wildfires for The Economist, asserting that the city should use this moment to address its housing crisis…
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UCLA’s Center for Diverse Leadership in Science (CDLS) hosted a packed panel and documentary screening on climate justice with the civic engagement group the Hip Hop Caucus, covered by Spectrum…
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By 2024 Pritzker Award Finalist Adenike Oladosu Titilope I was born when Nigeria had a series of environmental challenges, especially in the region of Lake Chad, a place where many environmentalists…
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Pritzker Award finalist Nina Gualinga reflects on her childhood in the Ecuadorian Amazon and her fight for Indigenous rights, gender and climate justice
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UCLA ecologist and adjunct professor Travis Longcore discussed the effects of light pollution through the leens of environmental injustice for National Geographic. From insomnia to cancer, the pervasive impacts of…
Videos
A student-led survey has uncovered stark disparities in public health outcomes for L.A. neighborhoods with oil and gas drilling.
Recently, crew of college students from UCLA and Cameroon left convenience behind and plunged into the rainforest. Their objective: reopen a field station that had been shuttered for two decades,…
Centers
The first-ever university center for diversity in environmental science was launched at UCLA in 2018.
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